Portfolio and Career
How to Build a Design Portfolio That Gets Noticed
For a designer, a portfolio matters more than a resume, because it shows what you can actually do.
Layout and composition writer
Mara writes about the principles behind good layout, aimed at people who want their work to look intentional rather than accidental.
Portfolio and Career
For a designer, a portfolio matters more than a resume, because it shows what you can actually do.
Layout Principles
Some designs feel balanced and effortless while others feel cluttered and awkward, and the difference is rarely luck.
Games
For aspiring designers, video games are an underrated source of learning.
Web Design
Not all interface design aims simply to help you do what you came to do.
Games
Video games are, among many other things, a continuous lesson in visual layout and composition.
Layout Principles
Every good layout quietly tells the viewer where to look first, second, and third, guiding the eye through the content in the...