Design
Free
Online
Monday, 03 February, 2025
12
–
2
pm
EST
Beginner's Guide to Visual Design | Free Class
About This Class
Are you looking to understand visual design fundamentals to communicate your specific message to a targeted audience, but aren’t sure where to start? This Intro to Visual Design is perfect for you!
In this free, two-hour livestream, we’ll cover the purpose of visual design, the theory behind design thinking, and how it relates to UX design. You'll learn some basic visual elements and design principles, including typography, colour, contrast, gestalt principles of perception, and more. You'll leave with an understanding of the UX fundamentals of visual design and design thinking, and the knowledge to go on and create work of your own.
Join us for Intro to Visual Design to learn the basics, and gain the essential skills to create your own design collateral!
Takeaways
- Understand the purpose of visual design and the value it brings to the overall user experience.
- Gain a vocabulary for critiquing and communicating visual problems and solutions to the user interface.
- Learn the background of key visual design elements and components.
- Start to identify aspects that make certain design principles work (or not work).
- Come away with an idea of how UX and design work in relation to a website or app.
Preparation
- This class is taken completely online, and requires a computer and a strong internet connection.
- We will provide a link to the platform on the day of the class. NOTE: Some domains block our automated emails, so If you don’t receive sign-in instructions within 1 hour of the livestream, please reach out to help@generalassemb.ly and we’ll send sign-in instructions right away!
About the Instructor
Tor Johnson
Tech Professional | Instructor
As a strategic technology executive, I bring a proven record of success in driving the development and management of global teams, delivering forward-looking support structures and scalable infrastructures that fosters future development, growth, and performance. I am highly valued for my technical leadership in enterprise systems and security architecture, engineering, and implementations, with a focus on digitization, automation, and operational streamlining.
As a transformative and data-driven leader, I have successfully mentored and provided leadership to global technical and business operations staff, achieving high performance standards while creating a positive and innovative work culture. My experience in all facets of global technology have allowed me to deliver immediate impact in all of my former roles.
Throughout my career, I have bridged communication gaps to ensure understanding of tasks and deliverables by adopting a leadership style that empowers individuals and fosters collaboration across global environments.
I am passionate about leveraging technology to drive business growth and success. If you are looking for a technology executive who can provide strategic leadership, foster innovation, and deliver exceptional results, I would welcome the opportunity to connect.
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