01.03. Basic and fundamental elements of design
Learn the most basic and fundamental, but critical design elements when executing your design. Without these elements the design would not exist.
01.03. Design Elements Index
01. Lines and dots, the minimal particles of design
The minimal particles of design. Learning to use them will help us to create tension, hierarchy and nuance.
Points, Dots, And Lines: The Elements Of Design Part II
Steven Bradley
Vanseo Design
Level Beginner
12/07/10
The Meaning of Lines: Developing A Visual Grammar
Steven Bradley
Vanseo Design
Level Beginner
29/03/10
02. Learn to use shapes and their visual grammar.
Everything has a form, and that form expresses emotions, but what emotions do we want to achieve? Learn to use form and its visual grammar.
The Meaning Of Shapes: Developing Visual Grammar
Steven Bradley
Vanseo Design
Level Beginner
05/04/10
03. Learn how to use colour and its psychological impact.
One of the most key elements is undoubtedly colour. Learn how to use colour, its psychological transformations and its different impact on different societies.
Color Theory, The Color Wheel And Color Schemes
Steven Bradley
Vanseo Design
Level Beginner
09/02/10
Using Color to Enhance Your Design
Kelley Gordon
NN Group
Level Beginner
06/06/21
Color Theory for Designers, Part 1: The Meaning of Color
Cameron Chapman
Smashing Magazine
Level Medium
28/01/10
The color system
Material Design
Material.io
Level Beginner
Unknown
The Meaning of Colors in Cultures Around the World
Shutterstock
Shutterstock
Level Beginner
30/10/20
Color Theory For Designers, Part 2: Understanding Concepts And Color Terminology
Cameron Chapman
Smashing Magazine
Level Medium
02/02/10
Why all designers need to understand color blindness
Alex Bigman
99 Designs
Level Beginner
2013
Color Theory for Designers: How To Create Your Own Color Schemes
Cameron Chapman
Smashing Magazine
Level Medium
08/02/10
04. Learn how to use typography to express non-verbal language.
We need to be able to verbalise our design without the use of our mouth or our facial expressions or non-verbal language, and how can we achieve this? By learning to use typography.
A brief history of type technology
Alex Bigman
99 Designs
Level Beginner
2012
What is Leading in Typography?
Nikita Prokhorov
Shillington Design Blog
Level Beginner
01/06/20
The typographic scale
Spencer Mortensen
Spencer Mortensen
Level Medium
2011
Why is Vertical Rhythm an Important Typography Practice?
Zell Liew
Zell
Level Advanced
24/02/16
Chapter 54: A History of Typeface
Guity Novin
Guity Novin
Level Medium
Unknown
Making Sense Of Type Classification (Part 1)
Joseph Alessio
Smashing Magazine
Level Beginner
17/04/13
Making Sense Of Type Classification (Part 2)
Joseph Alessio
Smashing Magazine
Level Beginner
19/06/13
How We Read
Jason Santa Maria
A List Apart
Level Beginner
05/08/14
Size Matters: Balancing Line Length And Font Size In Responsive Web Design
Laura Franz
Smashing Magazine
Level Beginner
29/09/14
A Visual Guide to the Anatomy of Typography [Infographic]
Orana Velarde
Visme
Level Beginner
Unknown
Typography 101: Type Properties
Matthew Brownoff
Matthew Brownoff
Level Beginner
18/08/20
How to use kerning & tracking
Steve McKinney
Iamsteve
Level Beginner
07/03/17
05. Learn how to use space in design
As with typography, we have to learn how silence, pause, rest materialises in design, thanks to space or air.
How To Use Space In Design
Steven Bradley
Vanseo Design
Level Beginner
21/06/10
Design Principles: Space and the Figure-Ground Relationship
Steven Bradley
Smashing Magazine
Level Advanced
16/05/14
06. Learn how to enhance design with added value and texture.
Design does not live by colour alone. Learn the elements of value and texture to create dynamism, depth and tangible structures.
Elements of Design – Value and Texture
Guy Manning
Guy Manning Photography
Level Beginner
04/04/12
Basic Art Element — Value
Teresa Bernard
Teresa Bernard
Level Beginner
01/02/16
Basic Art Element — Texture
Teresa Bernard
Teresa Bernard
Level Beginner
01/02/16
07. The importance of network systems in design
We have to learn to distribute our designs by the rules we proclaim; but to proclaim these rules, we must first know what the pieces of the game are. Learn how to create compositions, grids, fibonacci...
Importance of Grid Systems in Graphic Design [Tips & History]
Team Designlab
DesignLab
Level Beginner
22/07/18
Space, Grids, and Layouts
Elliot Dahl
Design Systems
Level Beginner
Unknown
Building Better UI Designs With Layout Grids
Nick Babich
Smashing Magazine
Level Beginner
20/12/17
A guide to the Golden Ratio for designers
Emily Esposito
InVision
Level Beginner
19/10/18
Intro to The 8-Point Grid System
Elliot Dahl
VMWare
Level Medium
14/12/16
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Design Methods Overview ->
Learning the different design methodologies will give us a global view of how to structure the design phases, using user-centred methodologies, design thinking or agile design sprints.
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