Resources to be an extraordinary Visual Designer
Resources for beginners Visual Designers
Books 📚
These books are exceptional contributions to the User Experience (UX) field. As a Visual Designer, it is vital to have a solid foundation in this area.
- Designing with the Mind in Mind: Simple Guide to Understanding User Interface Design Guidelines by Jeff Johnson.
Available on Amazon - The Design of Everyday Things: Revised and Expanded Edition by Don Norman.
Available on Amazon - Don’t Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (3rd Edition) by Steve Krug.
Available on Amazon
Courses 🎯
Follow this career path to be an extraordinary Visual Designer. We extremely recommended these courses from the Interaction Design Foundation.
Learning path as Visual Designer on ID Foundation
As a Visual Designer, your job is to build prototypes, icons, graphics, etc. with consistent visual aesthetics — and our learning path trains you to do just that.
Featured courses
- User Experience
- Design Thinking
- UI Design Patterns for Successful Software
- Gestalt Psychology and Web Design: The Ultimate Guide
Bonus 🌟
Some additional resources
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