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A small creative reset: notice the design around you, put a few lines on paper, and make time to practise. Three videos, three exercises, one place to start.
CHAPTER 01
Good design gives you something to notice in an ordinary street. Start by looking, before reaching for a blank page.
TED · ENGLISH
Why city flags may be the worst-designed thing you've never noticed
Watch on YouTube (opens in a new tab)WHY THIS PICK
Flags make a surprisingly useful starting point: a small space, a few shapes, and a message that has to survive at a distance. After watching, pick a sign or symbol you pass every day. Sketch it from memory, then compare your sketch with the original. What stayed with you?
00:00 — Watch the design story (opens in a new tab)Take a short walk. Photograph one sign that communicates well and one that leaves you guessing.
CHAPTER 02
Move from looking to making. A pen and a scrap of paper are enough for this part.
TEDx Talks · ENGLISH
Why people believe they can't draw — and how to prove they can
Watch on YouTube (opens in a new tab)WHY THIS PICK
Watch this with paper beside you and join in. The point of this pick is to get your hand moving, rather than collect another lesson for someday. Keep the first drawing. Make a second one, changing just one thing. You now have something concrete to compare.
00:00 — Start the drawing session (opens in a new tab)Draw the same object three times. Each time, simplify one detail.
CHAPTER 03
A useful collection ends with something you can do. Give your next session a small, specific job.
TED-Ed · ENGLISH
How to practice effectively...for just about anything
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Use this short explanation to think about how you practise. For our drawing exercise, choose one detail to work on, such as the shape of a handle or the spacing between two objects. Save your sketches together and revisit them after a few sessions.
00:00 — Watch before your next practice (opens in a new tab)Set aside ten minutes tomorrow. Choose the object and the one detail you will work on today.
THAT IS WHAT A COLLECTION ADDS
You did not have to make any of these videos to put together something useful. The selection, sequence and exercises are the contribution.
Create your own collectionGOOD TO KNOW
Yes. The links open real videos from the credited channels. The introduction, sequence, notes and suggested exercises were written for this YouSave example.
They make a short route from noticing design, to trying a drawing, to choosing a repeatable practice. A collection gives individual videos an order and your own explanation.
Create a collection in your account and add your chosen links, sections and original notes. Automatic copying of another collection is not available.
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Start a private draft. Add your first video. Make it yours.
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