Design Fundamentals

What it does

“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.

Finally master the fundamentals of design in less than 6 weeks. A no-fluff course for developers to learn design principles.

As 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…from designacademy.io

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