The beginning designer must complete a thorough study of design principles and elements of design before beginning to attempt to design pages for printed or electronic media. If you are a student who has not learned any preliminary information about design elements and principles, click on the hyperlinks below to review that material. You will be given interactive computer-based quizzes to test your comprehension of the material, so be sure to read EVERYTHING that is contained on the page. If there are hyperlinks to look at illustrations, be certain to view that information, as some of the questions on the quizzes come from them and their captions.

Chapter One - "Learning About Design"

Chapter Two - "Design Principles"

Chapter Three - "Basic Shapes of 2-D Design"

BE CERTAIN to read everything carefully, there will be tests and quizzes along the way!