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David Reinfurt's Princeton Graphic Design courseworkby Bharat Agarwal

Hi guys,

Sometimes we lose ourselves in industry terminology, and forget that essentially, design is about visual communication. In my efforts to teach myself graphic design, I've observed a unique problem with books - most are heavy on design history, and light on actual theory.

Recently I found the coursework of David Reinfurt, that addresses the core aspects of this communication, and wanted to share this with the community here.

t-y-p-o-g-r-a-p-h-y.org

g-e-s-t-a-l-t.org/

c-i-r-c-u-l-a-t-i-o-n.org/

i-n-t-e-r-f-a-c-e.org/

whats-in-a-form.org/

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Bharat AgarwalHi, I'm an architect by training, and have been dabbling in UX Design for the past few months. · 44w

For sure, the site design is definitely esoteric. Yes, the important content is under readings.

I should've pointed out, these readings should help with the intangible aspects of graphic design - one you the ideas of x-height, kerning etc. It's almost art-oriented, but I feel will give a better understanding of graphic design rather than being led down a history of graphic design again.

It's probably a resource for someone who wants to take a deep dive.

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