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Design Aesthetic Foundations Principles Harmony, Contrast, and Emphasis

Samarth AGARWAL
Samarth AGARWAL
858 Points
Posted by Samarth AGARWAL
Samarth AGARWAL
858 Points

Should I do design foundations, or Aesthetic foundations first?

I'm not sure which would be a better starting point, I'm going with aesthetics right now because it seems more basic. although, I haven't tried out design foundations.

5 Answers

Calvin Nix
Calvin Nix
43,828 Points
Calvin Nix
Calvin Nix
43,828 Points

Aesthetic foundations is a great place to start. It gives you a great understanding of how there are so many little things that come together to make a design great. I would definitely recommend to stick with Aesthetic foundations as your starting point.

But going along with what Zack said, as long as you complete both you should be fine. :)

Zack Taylor
Zack Taylor
9,021 Points
Zack Taylor
Zack Taylor
9,021 Points

I really dont think it matters. As long as you complete them both your then have a good understanding of both subjects. :D Good luck on your journey Samarth.

Robert Bloom
Robert Bloom
1,262 Points
Robert Bloom
Robert Bloom
1,262 Points

Design Foundations has four parts:

  1. Introduction to Design
  2. Understanding Aesthetics
  3. Becoming a Problem Solver
  4. Design Foundations Final (a comprehensive quiz)

Understanding Aesthetics and Aesthetic Foundations pretty much cover the same material.

Understanding Aesthetics does a better job of visually explaining the elements and principles, while Aesthetic Foundations does a better job of explaining their application through examples of real websites, and goes into color more, including how to mix color.

I would recommend watching the first two parts of Design Foundations, switching to watch Aesthetic Foundations, then resuming the last two parts of Design Foundations.

brandonking6
brandonking6
4,446 Points
brandonking6
brandonking6
4,446 Points

I would recommend that you not do Design Foundations. All they did was throw out design topics with no real-world examples, making it easily forgettable. I know that this course is older but it appears to be better than the Design Foundations, maybe partly due to Nick Pettit being the teacher.