What's to be done? Follow the course, or read the Book Design Systems Handbook first?

Hello Allen Halsay

This course is about working with Design Systems, a great tool in the design process but they can be a little overwhelming for someone just starting with learning design. I would recommend some design foundations content first. Also, while design systems are great they may not make the most sense when working alone. Just something to consider.

I would personally recommend going through one of the visual design tracks. (Tracks are a collection of courses to help you master the foundations of a particular topic.)

I would say either:

Design Skills for Web Developers

https://teamtreehouse.com/tracks/design-skills-for-web-developers

This track even includes "Introduction to Design Systems" if you're still interested in learning about working with design systems.

or

UX: Visual Design Process

https://teamtreehouse.com/tracks/ux-visual-design-process

Both tracks overlap quite a bit as they share a majority of the same content. So you can't go wrong with either choice. I would just pick whichever sounded closer to what you were looking for and skip any courses you might not necessarily need such as the courses on feedback for UX designers. But it's still great content to check out if you'll be designing or working with designers :-)