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There are times when a student may be having trouble communicating their design decisions or expressing themselves. The following resources and tools will help broaden their overall approach in articulation as a designer and instill confidence in communications within the industry.

Here are some online resources:

 

• The Futur: a great place to learn tips of becoming a successful designer and presenting design. 

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSkoolRocks/featured

• It’s Nice That: a blog with endless resources for design and creative inspiration.

https://www.itsnicethat.com/

• Principles of Product Design: an article highlighting the importance of storytelling.

https://www.designbetter.co/principles-of-product-design

 

• Writing for Designers: a great book for both new and seasoned designers.

 

https://abookapart.com/products/writing-for-designers

• 12 Writing Tips for Designers: a fantastic list written by our content lead.

https://trydesignlab.com/blog/12-writing-tips-for-designers-non-writers/

For designers who want to improve their sentence structures, vocabulary, and grammar:

 

• LanguageTool: a free proofreading software.

https://languagetool.org

• Duolingo: learn languages for free online or on your phone by playing a game with nice UI.

https://www.duolingo.com/

• Grammarly: an online grammar checking and spell checking platform.

https://www.grammarly.com/