Design Fundamentals

Finally master the fundamentals of design in less than 6 weeksA no-fluff course for developers to learn design principles0 LESSONS30 video lessons with downloads and case studiesNO-FLUFFSuper actionable with a ‘no-fluff guarantee’AT YOUR OWN PACEAccess the course forever with free updatesAs a developer, you’re likely involved in design decisions on a daily basis. Maybe you’re being asked to add a new feature to your company’s web app, or you’ve had an idea for a side project that you want to look half-decent. Many tasks you work on involve some level of design skills.And so design becomes that thing that you can’t seem to get away from. It’s always there: something you wish you could do but don’t know how to start.I’ve been there. I appreciated good design but could never seem to replicate it, despite having invested over 5 years into design college and university. Every course I took was insightful and technically ‘made sense’, yet when I was left to design something on my own, I hit a brick wall.Now, after almost a decade of self-taught designing, I finally feel like I can call myself a designer. And the way I taught myself was a far cry from what I learned in design school. That’s why I’ve created this course. I’m going to give you the shortcuts I wish I had when learning design and leave you with a solid foundation in everything from colour to typography to imagery on the web.This course will help you get to a stage where you can not only be confident in your abilities (and trust me, you have plenty of ability to learn design) but it’ll also teach you all the tricks I’ve learned in the last 8+ years of professional design work.What will I learn?The goal of this course is to give you a solid design foundation to start building upon. It’s not going to teach you everything under the sun about design but it’ll teach you the most important things you can do to improve your designs today — no matter how “artistic” you are (or, more likely, aren’t!). Some highlights include:EASY TO FOLLOW PROCESSMy workflow I use for almost every project from finding inspiration to colour and typographyTHINK LIKE A DESIGNERHow you can train your eye to spot what’s wrong in a design and, most importantly, fix itREAL CASE STUDIESOver-the-shoulder case studies showing how I’ve designed different websites from scratchVISUALS MADE EASYImage and illustration treatment that anyone can do – even if you can’t draw a wonky line6 Modules, 30 videosYou can binge watch all these videos in one go, or come back and reference them at any time throughout whatever project you’re working on.PlanningMODULE 1Getting your content ready for a design projectDifferent design styles and which one to useGathering (useful) inspirationLayoutMODULE 2Sketching layoutsFilling in your contentSpacing and alignment (and why they’re the two most important principles!)Common layout mistakes and how to avoid them (3 lessons)TypographyMODULE 3Choosing body text fontsChoosing fonts for headlinesMaking your type look goodTypographic detailsColourMODULE 4Choosing a base colourFinding your accentUsing grey effectivelyWhen your colours look ‘off’ImageryMODULE 5Sourcing photographyPhoto editing for web designCutting out imagesUsing icons in web designSourcing illustrationsUsing illustrationsDisplaying screenshotsPolishMODULE 6How to identify and fix problem areasResponsive design tips and tricksConsistency in designHave you ever wanted to see first hand how a designer works?Sometimes the easiest way to learn is just to watch someone work. You’ll pick up tricks that you never thought to look for before! Within the course, you’ll find a number of case studies where you can see how I created each of the following websites from scratch (including all mistakes and mishaps).CONTINOUSLY UPDATEDAs I take on more projects, these case studies will be updated with new, exciting projects.WITH FULL COMMENTARYIn each video, I’ll be articulating why specific choices were made and highlighting important bits.“Design is something that I didn’t think could be taught… until I came across your course. You’re very talented as a designer but being able to teach such an abstract skill has blown my mind.”THIS COURSE IS FOR YOU IF:You want to master the fundamentals of design without spending years in design school (and don’t necessarily want to think of yourself as a designer)You want to build, launch, and sell your own products and not have them look uglyYou have clients asking for you to add some design polish to the projects you built for themYou want to learn from “over-the-shoulder” walkthroughs of how designers really designYou want to stop feeling embarrassed when you give someone a link to your portfolioTHIS COURSE IS NOT FOR YOU IF:You’re not willing to commit to putting into practice what the course teaches (you won’t learn just by watching the videos!)You have the time to teach yourself design through trial and error (it is possible, but it’ll take longer)You don’t have the motivation to start learning design just yetYou want to learn abstract design principles about movement, balance, rhythm …You favour standing out and trends as opposed to designing for usability and conversionsStop letting your lack of ‘design voodoo’ hold you back from creating kick-ass products.Access to 30 in-depth videosLifetime access to the classUnlimited updatesWorksheets and cheatsheets6 week accountabilityLive critiques on your designs