Start designing apps (for non-designers)

If you aren't comfortable picking up a pencil and sketching your ideas, this will be helpful. If you know how to draw, skip it....See More

Get set up on Figma for free. It's the only design tool you'll need....See More

15 minutes that gives context to all the resources below....See More

Visual design principles....See More

Visual perception principles....See More

Interaction design principles. (Style of writing is a bit tech-y, but contains good info)....See More

3 helpful psychology principles applied to design....See More

19 psychological principles applied to design....See More

A comprehensive list of cognitive biases and design principles (with examples and tips)...See More

Accessibility principles (and why it's so important)....See More

Fifty 2-5 minute videos, each covering a different principle....See More

Similar breakdown as the Skillshare class above, but Lynda is free with your library card 😊...See More

Excellent and realistic web typography overview. Introduces key vocab and why it matters so much....See More

Do's and don'ts of applying type principles to the web....See More

Free fonts (so you don't have to deal with licensing)....See More

Easily set up type scales. Works with any Google Font. (Major/Minor Third tend to be my preference, though some of the more dramatic scales are good for fun marketing sites)...See More

Makes you love and understand type. And the typesetting... swoon...See More

History + technology + theory + exercises...See More

Short color theory overview (skip if you already know the basics)...See More

Color theory for UI design is different... one brand color + grey palette + action colors....See More

Check if your color combo is accessible. Only use combos with AA or AAA grades....See More

There are lots of color palette generators out there but this one is simple and my favorite....See More

Outlines 5 common approaches and a typical process. You don't have to read anything after "People to follow" because the it's outdated....See More

Succinct definition of usability and testing....See More

Learn UX design principles by analyzing common mistakes. Contains a helpful images with captions about what's good/bad in the design....See More

Deeper dive into usability. Especially great if you have a real project to work on....See More

JTBD is one of the most popular frameworks for understanding how people use your product....See More

Intro to wireframing....See More

Learn how wireframes contribute to the overall software development process. See an example of wireframing a to-do app....See More

Design Thinking sometimes feels buzzword-y to me, but it's worth a skim through this to get acquainted with the premise....See More

One of the most recommended UX reads of all time....See More

Interesting read but stays pretty general. Good for inspo and high-level concepts....See More

One of the best explainers of different kinds of data visualizations and how to make an on-brand yet functional color palette for them....See More

Design process in Figma...See More

1.5hr video entirely based on examples. He narrates while he designs, so you can understand why he's making the decisions he makes....See More

Common terms you'll encounter....See More

Start thinking in terms of reusable design components to make your life (and your engineer's life) easier....See More

7 quick things you can do to improve your design....See More

Free and popular icon set....See More

Find custom icons and/or icons to build into larger graphics when you have the space....See More

How to see apps like a designer in order to learn from them....See More

Swiss-trained design educator discusses how she teaches her students to see. If you want to know what it's like in design school, this is pretty close......See More

Step-by-step breakdowns of what is working/not working in these designs. Start with Duolingo....See More

App experiences annotated in a comic book format to help you learn what's working and what's not....See More

Common iOS app patterns...See More

I only use dribbble for very specific visual inspiration (i.e. styles of horizontal filters). Beware of all the design on there that's "beautiful" but not functional or even real.....See More

For when you inevitably doubt yourself... know that it's a part of the process ❤️...See More

The business of designing products....See More

Define your own metric to answer the question "How many people are really using your product?"...See More

Design with business goals in mind....See More

Touches on the importance of copywriting (which designers should be able to do well) and conversion funnels....See More

Watch video recordings of people using your app. Learn about everything that's broken....See More

Netflix has a show about design called Abstract. This episode from Season 2 is about product design....See More

Husband and wife creative duo that designed iconic physical products in the 50s/60s....See More

Documentary about modern typography....See More

All about beautiful industrial design....See More

Free movie that profiles designers at big tech companies working today....See More