LibGuides: Visual Design Tutorials: Visual design basics

Newsletters

Create an e-Newsletter or e-Porfolio using Google Sites
Note: These instructions are for webpages created using "Classic Sites"

Guide: Startups, this is how design works
This introductory guide by Wells Riley offers non-designers a brief background in design, with information such as the definition of design, what makes "good design" and the various types of design out there.
Damn You Art School
A collection of apps, tools and resources for a variety of artists, from architectures to fashion designers, illustrators and photographers

ColourLovers - Colour trends & palettes
ColourLovers.com is an online community where users share colors, color palettes and patterns that serves as a great site for inspiration
Adobe Color
This free, web-based tool allows you to browse through thousands of color themes or create your own and share with others in the Adobe Color community.
Color Scheme Designer
Use the color wheel to choose your primary color and find complementary color combinations that work.

dafont.com
Browse through thousands of downloadable fonts that are available as freeware, shareware, demo versions or public domain.
Google Web Fonts
Google provides a free directory of open source, web-friendly fonts that can be used on your computer or the web.
Free Font Converter
This free, web-based application allows you to convert between many font formats and works on any operating system including Windows, Mac and Linux.
Type Connection - a typographic dating game
Learn more about font pairings and the keys to making a good match
Metaflop's Modulator - font design tool
This free web tool allows you to design your own fonts and download to use on your computer!