DESIGN BASICS / EXLA

A little design sense.

Better tools help you make things. Design basics help you make them work.

This is a free collection of 40 visual design ideas, explained with examples you can see and exercises you can try. Use it for your next website, slide or poster. Start anywhere; no course enrolment required.

Learn one change at a time

1. Notice the difference in the example.
2. Read why it helps and where it applies.
3. Try an exercise, then use the idea in your own work.

Principles, not recipes

Most visual rules are useful starting points, not universal truths. Exercises describe a specific goal and accept sensible variations. Accessibility requirements are labelled separately. Every article links to sources for further reading.

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