User Experience Design is an evolved form of Graphic Design. They both use the same basic elements — text, shapes, colour and images, but apply them differently. Learning the basic rules of Graphic Design will help you build a mental foundation for designing just about anything.

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How to practice

• Browse images on social media and identify the elements of design used
• Use https://boolean.method.ac/ to learn how shapes are formed
• Explain the different principles of design to a friend
• Use https://color.method.ac/ to practise colour matching
• Compare website homepages and write essays on how they use colour differently

Checklist

• [ ] Given a piece of graphic design, I can identify the design elements used
• [ ] I can explain principles of design like balance and repetition
• [ ] I have a basic grasp of how colour is used to communicate in design