In this episode, Amy and James talk about 5 more design principles: alignment, emphasis, proportion, white space, and movement, and how they can be applied to real-life projects.

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Show Notes

0:00 Introduction

0:50 Sponsor: ZEAL

2:06 This past week...

3:53 Design Principle #1: Alignment

5:41 Power Tip: Using Guides

6:57 Left Aligned is best

8:40 Optical Alignment

10:26 Working with a 12 Column Grid System

11:31 Breaking the Grid

12:04 Sponsor: KwesForms

12:32 Design Principle #2: Emphasis

15:29 Design Principle #3: Proportion

18:05 Units of Measure

20:16 Using srcset

21:50 HTML Picture Element

22:34 8 Point Grid

23:06 Design Principle #4: White Space or Negative Space

25:04 Proximity

26:37 Sponsor: Vercel

27:34 Design Principle #5: Movement

Clarifying what is happening for the user
Creating a Mental Modal of how elements are laid out

30:51 Grab Bag Question: Could you recommend any free resources for website colors?

34:12 Amy's Pick - Instax Mini LiPlay Camera

35:26 Amy's Plug - SelfTeach.me YouTube

36:31 James's Pick - Amplication

37:22 James's Plug - Learn Build Teach Discord Server