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Which Season are You?: Your Free Brand Guidelines
A cohesive identity can be a real game changer so let’s craft a mindful brand. Visual styles often follow the seasons. Consider whether you are: youthful Spring, energetic Summer, comforting Autumn or decadent Winter. Stay true to this when making aesthetic decisions.
Design Principles: Negative Space
Remember when someone told you about the arrow in the FedEx logo? You didn’t focus on it in the first place, but when you notice its unobtrusive existence — you can’t unseen it. This is what the negative space is. Since then, we bet you’ve started looking for other clever examples of negative space usage!

Diversity of experiences and perspectives is vital precisely because we all have our blind spots. That’s why it’s important for designers to actually engage their audiences and users to get a better understanding of what’s important to them, how they use what you design and how they see and interpret what you create.