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> Nike
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> Apple
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10 Design Lessons In 10 Tweets
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> Nike
> Tesla
> Apple
Grasping the basics will enrich your life and help you succeed.
[ THREAD ]
10 Design Lessons In 10 Tweets
Let's go 👇
1:
Align Everything
Nothing should be arbitrary. Every element should have some visual connection with another.
This drives unity within the design.
Align Everything
Nothing should be arbitrary. Every element should have some visual connection with another.
This drives unity within the design.
2:
Group Related Things
Combine intellectually connected elements into groups. Use white space to ensure the grouping is really obvious.
If things are unrelated, move them apart!
Group Related Things
Combine intellectually connected elements into groups. Use white space to ensure the grouping is really obvious.
If things are unrelated, move them apart!
3:
Employ Contrast
Strong visual hierarchies guide your logical progression by showing what is important.
Weak visual hierarchies provide little or no guidance about what is important.
Employ Contrast
Strong visual hierarchies guide your logical progression by showing what is important.
Weak visual hierarchies provide little or no guidance about what is important.
4:
Manage Your White Space
White space is one of the most powerful tools you have.
Use it to emphasize important things. To group related things. And to distinguish unrelated things.
White Space : Your Design :: Oxygen : Air
Manage Your White Space
White space is one of the most powerful tools you have.
Use it to emphasize important things. To group related things. And to distinguish unrelated things.
White Space : Your Design :: Oxygen : Air
5:
Exert A Clear Hierarchy
Design requires hard choices.
Remember, good design is about clear communication. And clear communication comes from clear thinking.
Figure out what’s most important and what’s supporting information. Have your design reflect that.
Exert A Clear Hierarchy
Design requires hard choices.
Remember, good design is about clear communication. And clear communication comes from clear thinking.
Figure out what’s most important and what’s supporting information. Have your design reflect that.
6:
Put Everything On A Grid
Grids are the true secret to design.
Find a good grid.
Use it.
Put Everything On A Grid
Grids are the true secret to design.
Find a good grid.
Use it.
7:
Respect the Elements of Design (part 1)
There are two fundamental keys to design:
1. Understand the Levers at your disposal
2. Limit how many levers you use
Here are the Levers:
Respect the Elements of Design (part 1)
There are two fundamental keys to design:
1. Understand the Levers at your disposal
2. Limit how many levers you use
Here are the Levers:
8:
Respect the Elements of Design (part 2)
Here's how you limit your Levers:
Respect the Elements of Design (part 2)
Here's how you limit your Levers:
9:
Create Stability Through Repetition
You produce a strong, clean design by repeating elements of a composition.
Repeat elements like:
> Shape
> Color
> Size
> Weight
Create Stability Through Repetition
You produce a strong, clean design by repeating elements of a composition.
Repeat elements like:
> Shape
> Color
> Size
> Weight
10:
Be A Savage - Cut Out All The Fat
Good design comes from rigorous application of the principles discussed.
Be exacting.
Aggressively eliminate extraneous information.
Be A Savage - Cut Out All The Fat
Good design comes from rigorous application of the principles discussed.
Be exacting.
Aggressively eliminate extraneous information.
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