An Introduction to Design
Learn the fundamentals of design and apply them to your own work.
What you'll learn
Design is all around us but most of us don't notice it. By the end of this course you'll start to notice design elements in everyday life. By understanding the fundamentals of design, you can start to apply them to your software UI & UX, marketing materials, emails, web design and pretty much anything else you produce.
Table of contents
- Module Overview 1m
- What is Typography? 2m
- A Brief History of Typography 3m
- Typeface or Font? 2m
- Typeface Families 3m
- Basic Anatomy of Type 5m
- Categories of Typeface 4m
- The Difference between Legibility and Readability 4m
- Readability in Context 3m
- Better Typography: Measure 2m
- Better Typography: Leading 2m
- Better Typography: Scale 2m
- Better Typography: Vertical Rhythm 3m
- Better Typography: Kerning 2m
- Module Summary 1m
- Module Overview 1m
- The Science of Light and Color 6m
- Color models: RGB and CMYK 2m
- Color and Meaning: Red 2m
- Color and Meaning: Green 1m
- Color and Meaning: Blue 2m
- Color and Meaning: Orange 2m
- Color and Meaning: Purple 1m
- Color and Meaning: Yellow 1m
- Color and Meaning: Brown 1m
- Color and Meaning: Black and White 1m
- Cultural Color Differences 2m
- Demo: Color Schemes 6m
- Taking Inspiration from the Real World 1m
- Module Summary 1m
- Module Overview 1m
- The Principle of Proximity 3m
- The Principle of Similarity 2m
- The Principle of Figure-Ground 2m
- The Principle of Symmetry 1m
- The Principle of Closure 2m
- The Principle of Common Fate 1m
- The Principle of Uniform Connectedness 1m
- The Principle of Good Continuation 1m
- The Interplay of Principles 2m
- Exercise: Spot the Principle 2m
- Summary 1m
About the author
With over 15 years of experience in both frontend and backend software development, Jason Roberts is a freelance developer, trainer, and author. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in computing, is the author of several books, and writes at his blog DontCodeTired.com. Jason is an open source contributor and in addition to enterprise software development, he has designed and developed Windows Store and Windows Phone apps.