So you want to be a Web Designer, but don’t know where to begin? Or maybe you already are a Web Designer but feel that your skills need improvement. Regardless here is a short list of resources that you might want to look at.
Typography
- Typography Intro - http://psd.tutsplus.com/articles/techniques/a-20-minute-intro-to-typography-basics/
- Typographic History - http://ilovetypography.com/2007/11/06/type-terminology-humanist-2/
- Typographic Terminology - http://ilovetypography.com/2008/03/21/extreme-type-terminology/
- Typographic Hierarchy - http://blog.typekit.com/2011/03/17/type-study-typographic-hierarchy/
- Mixing Fonts - http://www.typography.com/ask/recentTopic.php?rtID=92
- Typography Book (the de facto standard) – Elements of Typographic Style by Binghurst -http://www.amazon.com/Elements-Typographic-Style-Robert-Bringhurst/dp/0881791326
- Also, Thinking with Type - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1568984480?ie=UTF8&tag=thedescub-20&creativeASIN=1568984480 – (available electronically) - http://www.thinkingwithtype.com/
- Typography on the Web -
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2011/03/14/technical-web-typography-guidelines-and-techniques/
http://www.webtypography.net
http://webdesign.tutsplus.com/articles/choosing-the-right-font-a-practical-guide-to-typography-on-the-web/
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/on-web-typography/
Design
- Design Theory - http://webdesign.tutsplus.com/sessions/web-design-theory/
- Design Principles -
http://www.digital-web.com/articles/principles_of_design/
http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/the-lost-principles-of-design/
http://inspectelement.com/articles/the-principles-of-good-web-design-part-1-layout/
http://desktoppub.about.com/od/designprinciples/Principles_of_Design.htm - Layout - http://www.alistapart.com/articles/whitespace/
- Grid Design -
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/04/14/designing-with-grid-based-approach/
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/outsidethegrid/ - Rhythm - http://24ways.org/2006/compose-to-a-vertical-rhythm
- Visual Hierarchy - http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2010/01/the-principle-of-proximity-in-web-design/
- Color Theory - http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/a-look-into-color-theory-in-web-design/
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/01/28/color-theory-for-designers-part-1-the-meaning-of-color/ - Color Applets – Contrast Analyzer: http://snook.ca/technical/colour_contrast/colour.html
Color combinations: http://www.colourlovers.com/, http://kuler.adobe.com, http://www.0to255.com - Art Direction - http://www.alistapart.com/articles/art-direction-and-design/
- Print Design - http://www.underconsideration.com/fpo/
- Brand / Logo Design - http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/
http://justcreativedesign.com/2009/07/27/what-makes-a-good-logo/ - Design History -
http://designishistory.com/
http://www.designhistory.org/ - Random graphic design theory -
http://psd.tutsplus.com/articles/web/50-totally-free-lessons-in-graphic-design-theory/
http://psd.tutsplus.com/articles/inspiration/teach-yourself-graphic-design-a-self-study-course-outline/
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