6 Design Principles to Elevate Your Skills and build your design confidence!

The Design Principles are fundamental (tried and tested) concepts that help you create visually appealing, effective, and harmonious designs that engage your audience and enhance your overall design capabilities. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned professional, this video provides valuable tips and techniques to refine your design approach and take your creative projects to the next level.


💡 WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
► How symmetrical and asymmetrical balance affects people’s attention
► Ways to rearrange visual elements to create contrast
► How to juxtapose dark and light colors properly
► How is proportion employed in template’s designs
► The connection of alignment with every design principle
► Tips to properly use white and blank space in designs



⏳ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:35 The importance of design principles for success
01:50 How balance and visual weight affect attention
03:26 Ways contrast can improve readability and emphasis
04:14 Why emphasis is vital for guiding users through a design
05:17 How proportion can provide a sense of realism
05:57 Ways alignment can show users how elements are grouped together
06:19 The vital significance of white space usage
07:51 Tips to use design principles as a checklist to edit a template
09:06 Wrapping up


With his creative energy and passion for design, Josh is the Design Lead for Social, Content and Community at Canva, where he develops educational and social content that empowers the world to design. With a growing team, Josh leads content creation for YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest and sets the visual direction and vision for the Design School brand.


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