This resource can help you pick a design area to focus on between design areas including visual identity design, marketing design, packaging design, and more.
→ 2. Design Elements & Principles
Learn about the 8 fundamental design elements, as well as the 9 fundamental design principles, along with examples that demonstrate each.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqQx75OPRa0
→ 3. Getting Started With Design Systems: A Primer by Figma
A series of 5 articles that provide guides to getting started with design systems including typography, color, and layout-related information.
→ 4. What Steps Are There in the Design Process?
Although there are different design approaches out there, at a basic level almost all design projects follow this series of six steps.
→ 5. Typography Tutorial for Beginners
A comprehensive introduction to all things typographic.
→ 6. Visual Research in Graphic Design
A detailed introduction to how and why to conduct design research.
→ 7. How to Draw Invisible Programming Concepts - Pt 1
This article is a great introduction for how to plan and visualize abstract concepts using illustration. The lesson can be generalized beyond programming.
→ 8. Method of Action Games for Learning Design Skills
This site can help you develop an eye for design elements like typography (through type setting and letterform games), as well as an eye for color theory through a color picking game.
→ (Optional) A Short Self-Guided Introduction to Graphic Design History
A free self-guided resource for learning about the history of graphic design in 14 parts.
→ (Optional) 'Introduction to Graphic Design History' Free Online Course
A free 7-part online class about the history of graphic design that you can follow at your own pace.
An extremely comprehensive resource on typography that works up from letters, to text, to grids.
A supplementary guide to some of the less discussed aspects of typography.
→ 'Abstract: The Art of Design' Docuseries on Netflix
Each episode in this show is an ode to a designer who has had a huge impact on the creative field in our lifetime. Each show is made in the creative style of its subject.
→ 'Getting Started in Design' Playlist by The Futur on YouTube
A playlist of 35 videos that provides a well-rounded introduction to the many areas and possible focuses in graphic design, including identity & branding.
→ 'Branding & Marketing' Playlist by The Futur on YouTube
A playlist with 28 videos that cover the basics of branding and marketing.
→ 'Building a Brand' Series by The Futur on YouTube
A design docuseries that chronicles the creation of a beer brand from beginning to end of the design process.
→ 'Typography & Design' Playlist by The Futur on YouTube
A playlist with 29 videos that introduces typography in different contexts, including in-project examples.
→ 'Logo Design & Lettering' Playlist by The Futur on YouTube
A playlist with 24 videos that cover the basics of logo design, including critiques, project tutorials, and case studies.
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