Design: Theory vs. Practice

Shannel Wheeler
3 min readApr 21, 2024

There’s a difference between learning about design and actually doing it.

Where does learning end and putting what you learned into practice begin? Honestly, it’s not a linear motion. It’s a cycle of learning and doing. Gain new information but don’t stay in the “getting ready to” phase. You’ve got to get to the part where you actually try it out in real-time. This is particularly the case with graphic design:

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Shannel Wheeler

Left-brain creative | Brand/Design Implementation | Design Instruction and Inspiration | Creating with Purpose: https://shannelwheeler.com