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Your go-to reference for design education — covering graphic design, UX/UI, ergonomics, and industrial design through concise, well-cited articles packed with visuals and infographics.

Design Foundations06/22/2026, 11:20:44 PM

Color Theory for UI Designers: Hue, Value, Chroma, and Contrast

A practical guide to using hue, value, chroma, contrast, and color roles to build accessible UI color systems instead of one-off palettes.

Design Foundations06/15/2026, 11:11:28 PM

Grid systems: the invisible structure behind every layout

Every layout decision lives on a grid — even when you can't see one. This article unpacks what grids are made of (columns, gutters, margins), the six main grid types, the history from Gutenberg to Müller-Brockmann to Figma, the 8pt grid standard for digital interfaces, and five rules every designer should keep.

Design Foundations06/08/2026, 11:16:14 PM

Gestalt principles: how your brain organizes what you see

Six foundational Gestalt principles — proximity, similarity, closure, figure/ground, continuity, and Prägnanz — explained with cross-discipline examples across graphic design, UX/UI, industrial design, and ergonomics.

Design Foundations06/05/2026, 10:46:09 AM

Typography fundamentals every designer should know

Four foundational areas — type classification, type scale, pairing, and variable fonts — with the evidence and rules behind each, so you can make type decisions on principle rather than instinct.

Design Foundations05/12/2026, 04:26:41 PM

Design in the Age of Average

Spring 2026 AI tools reshaped all four design disciplines — here's what each one means for practitioners.

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