“I know good design when I see it. I start every project thinking ‘this is going to look so slick & awesome’... and the results are just completely underwhelming” Sound familiar? If so, Design Fundamentals is for you 💪 Design Fundamentals is a no-fluff course for developers to learn design principles.
This is one of the best courses I've taken. @laurium combines video + text + illustrations to help you avoid common design mistakes.
My favorite section was "How to identify and fix problem areas," where she gives a practical tips on fixing problems in your web designs.
Highly recommended!
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@laurium@mijustin You forgot to mention that the content quality is really great. Which is super awesome as well.
Hey all!
Thanks so much to Justin for hunting Design Fundamentals. This course has been in the works for 3(!) years so I'm thrilled that it's finally released and in the wild.
I made this course after spending years struggling with design. I went to design school for 5 years and came out with a myriad of great ideas... but no skills to actually make anything look decent.
Eventually I started to grasp design. But it took far longer than it should have so I made this course to help teach people how designers *really* learn how to design — minus all the fluff and ponce.
Would love to hear what you think — the course is particularly geared towards developers who want to build and launch their own side projects without needing to hire a designer. The goal is to not have you feel like design is the ONE thing that holds you back.
Happy to answer any questions and thanks again to Justin for the kind words and support :-D
You know how sometimes you buy a course and you start it and then you're like, "I can't listen to this person for five hours"...? Sometimes even if the content is great, the teaching skills or presentation are lacking and really hurt the process...
This is *not* one of those courses. I found myself powering through the videos just because they were so enjoyable to watch.
This is a great course, even if you consider yourself more of a designer than a developer. Really thoughtful and insightful lessons with easy wins that improve your designs immediately.
It's hard to pick a favorite module because they are all so informative. But if I had to, I would go with module 5 on color and module 7 on polishing.
Very highly recommended. And very worth your time.
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I always had problems with deciding what font to use. Now I know everything.
PS. There's much more usable content :)
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Every lesson combines video and written instructions which I liked a lot.
Pros:Really well-done, clear, practical advice on web design!
Cons:None I've found
I'd really wish it was released years ago.
Pros:Great content
Cons:well.. if you don't use the tips you don't learn
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Laura spent a tremendous amount of time in scripting, researching, and designing this course. And it shows.
Pros:Great, in-depth lessons on design fundamentals. Fantastic production quality. Custom courseware that's probably the best I've seen.
Cons:Nothing yet