The DIY Design philosophy foresees a world where you and you alone have all those easy-to-use tools to design your dream idea. Like suppose it’s a logo you want done – you get to choose the shapes, the text, the colors, the placement and everything in between. Oh yes all this without Photoshop-level expert knowledge or experience that is, which is what makes DIY all the more appealing. More choices mean more win for everybody involved. Let’s get this DIY show on the road with this 8 step guide to making your own designs.

1. 8 Steps To Do It Yourself Design Like A Pro

2. Do It Yourself
is the activity of doing or ma
king something (as in woodw
orking, home repair or desig
n) without professional traini
ng or assistance.

3. Put down an
elaborate design
brief.
Outline what is to
be done and how t
o go about it.

4. Elements of a good design brief.

5. Know your industry colors
Choose an existing one or come
up with your own color palette!

6. Industry-wise color distribution

7. Pick Font: Don’t
confuse yourself
with a plethora of
typefaces. Select a
type combo and stick
with it.

8. Popular Font Combos

9. Create a library of icons:
Minimalism is in vogue. T
he flatter icon you can fin
d the better!

10. How to select an icon?

11. Find the right DIY Tool: Create a list of tools you can use.

14. PRACTICE PUTS BRAINS IN YOUR MUSCLES.

15. Get Feedback from peers:
Create two to three mockups o
f the design and get feedback.

16. The feedback loop

17. Adapt and improve:
Based on feedback,
make changes to the
design and finalize a
copy.

18. Improvement Cycle

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