Why Companies Are ‘Debranding’
Logos and branding imagery change over time, but what drives this change? Here’s a great explanation of the most recent trend of simplification that is dubbed “debranding.” Bloomberg Opinion’s Ben Schott breaks down this trending direction of brand identity. From Burger King and Toyota to Intel and Warner Brothers, major brands are discarding detail and […]
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Typography for Developers Tutorial – Full Course
Typography is one of the most important aspects of good design. In this course, you’ll learn all you need to know about creating good typography as a UX Designer: how to choose a typeface; what to look for when laying out type, how to create typographic hierarchy, laying out type, and creating responsive typography. This […]
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Create a Design System with CSS – Web Development Course
Learn how to create your own design system while building a Space Travel Website with CSS guru Kevin Powell. You can also follow the interactive Scrimba version of this course by clicking here: Code on GitHub: https://github.com/kevin-powell/space-tourism
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Create a Design System with Figma
Learn how to build a design system in Figma. By the end of this course you will become a master of building design systems in Figma and understanding master components. Time Stamps: ⌨️ (0:00:00) Introduction ⌨️ (0:03:03) Creating a Color System ⌨️ (0:22:23) Building a Type System in Figma ⌨️ (0:35:16) Elevation ⌨️ (0:57:33) Product […]
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How to use GIMP – Beginner Tutorial
Do you need to edit images but don’t want to shell out the money for Photoshop or Canva? In this step-by-step overview, learn how to use GIMP, a free open-source image editing software. We start with how to download and install GIMP. We then explore the interface, including the toolbox, tool options, color selection, docks […]
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Power Apps Design Philosophy
In this 15-minute citizen developer-focused demo, May Alhajri focuses on structured planning before building. The planning process or “Canvas” includes assessing customer profile, value mapping and fit. Start with a customer profile – what customer wants to achieve, what they are doing today, their pains, their potential gains. Then create a value map including products […]
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What is Design Thinking and Why Should You Care?
In this webinar, design thinking all-stars, Jeremy Utley and Perry Klebahn, break down the basics of design thinking and show you how to apply a creative lens to challenges you’re facing at work or at home. To demonstrate the power of design thinking, Perry and Jeremy work through challenges submitted by the audience in real-time. […]
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UI Design For Coders
In this video from Traversy Media you will learn important design principles and what to think about when creating UI/layouts including contrast, typography, whitespace, and more. Video index: 0:00 – Brad’s Intro 0:58 – Gary’s Intro 2:41 – A look at the first design 6:12 – Header Redesign 18:21 – Hero Section 31:00 – Features […]
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The Golden Ratio in Art
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Frank
- June 11, 2020
- 1:1.6
- 1:1.618
- Art 101
- Art Appreciation
- Art Online
- Davidson art
- Davidson art online
- DavidsonArtOnline
- Fibonacci
- Fibonacci sequence
- Golden art
- Golden design
- Golden Mean
- golden ratio
- Golden Ratio Art
- Golden ratio design
- Golden Ratio explained
- Golden Ratio=Mind Blown
- Golden Section
- Golden spiral
- Harding Art
- Harding Art 101
- khan academy art
- khan golden ratio
- khan phi
- Mind blown
- Phi
- smarthistory golden ratio
- smarthistory phi
- Tessa Davidson
The Golden Ratio straddles the worlds of art, design, and mathematics. DavidsonArtOnline provides a basic explanation of the Golden Ratio and the Fibonacci sequence in an easy, enthusiastic, and accessible manner.
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Deconstructing the 8-bit Arcade Font
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Frank
- April 6, 2020
- 1980s
- 8-bit
- 8-bit games
- angry video game nerd
- arcade
- arcade game
- arcade screen
- arcade sprite
- argus
- astroids
- atari
- Atari 2600
- computer programming
- donkey kong
- explain
- explainer
- gaiapolis
- galaga
- galaxian
- graphic design
- jaleco
- marble madness
- monster bash
- motion graphics
- namco
- pac-man
- phozon
- retro arcade game
- sega
- skyfox
- sprint 2
- taito
- tron
- typography
- video game design
- video games
- vintage
- vintage arcade game
- vox
- Vox.com
- zelda
Last week, I explained to my son how 8-bit graphics worked. I can’t tell you how many sheets of graph paper I went through designing sprites back in the day. Although it was possible, I never made my own on Font on the Commodore 64. In his book Arcade Game Typography, type designer Toshi Omagari […]
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