Layout principles

Design principles are especially helpful in helping newbie designers stay on track. A good visual hierarchy helps your readers understand your content, and that’s the goal of design, to improve comprehension. These are the most comprehensive design principles to help you create effective designs. As with all rules, their purpose is to assist you rather than constrain you. Master them first, then learn to break them. Follow @kenny.kenray for more branding and design mindset shifts. #bran...

gestalt psychology

Poster design covering the Gestalt priciples and design

This is in conjunction with a post on the General Scappin' board titled *Fundamental Principles of Design*

For some people, the first version of the product doesn’t need to be nice and perfect. Just go ugly early with one killer single-feature, so you can test your concept and find out what market actually really want before you spend more money on it. Yes, we know this as minimum viable product or MVP.

So what are the principles of design and why do they matter? Simply put, the principles of design are the building blocks of good design in page layout, or in any work of art. When used together with thought and purpose, the principles can yield very strong compositions that please the eye and interest the…

Design principles are what UX/UI designers use intentionally or subconsciously in their day-to-day workflow. These are the fundamental rules that help achieve great results in the visual, user interface, graphic, or any other kind of design. These rules are based on the Gestalt principles created b