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Design

Fidel Torres
Fidel Torres
25,286 Points
Posted by Fidel Torres
Fidel Torres
25,286 Points

Web Designer Track

As far as I concern there is only one track(Web Design) in treehouse.

Which contains:

  • Foundations: CSS, Design, Photoshop, Illustrator.
  • Basic: Logo, Brand, UX.

After finishing this course and some other in TTH I realize that the website that I have made(Around 10 after start a 1+ year ago at TTH) need more of the design side to be Better.

Question: For Web Designer OR Graphic Designer where to go, after finishing this course?

1 Answer

Luke Pettway
Luke Pettway
16,593 Points
Luke Pettway
Luke Pettway
16,593 Points

There are a lot of resources out there, and design itself is a very very broad discipline. Here are a few good resources:

Visual Perception and Gestalt Psychology: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2014/03/design-principles-visual-perception-and-the-principles-of-gestalt/

Typography: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/04/8-simple-ways-to-improve-typography-in-your-designs/

Interaction Design basics and UX: http://www.usability.gov/what-and-why/interaction-design.html http://www.nngroup.com/

Pretty much everything: http://abookapart.com/

Those are just a few of the many resources I personally reference a lot. I always try to have one or two books at a time that I go through covering anything from responsive design to performance tuning. There are numerous amazing blogs out there and they almost always feature at least one design related post a week if not more.

Do you currently work at a place with designers that you can show your work to and get feedback? The best way to get better at design is to have real projects to work on and don't be afraid to be critical or get critiques on your work. If you don't currently have people that can mentor you, there are places (including Treehouse) where you are welcome to show work and see what you can improve on.