Remember we used to trace letters when learning the alphabet? It’s the same process.
- Want to learn design?
Recreate screens of your favorite app in Figma. Making it pixel-perfect teaches you a lot of things. You get to internalize the design decisions like colors, spacing, typography, etc. being used.
- Want to learn frontend?
Clone a web app. You don’t need to have revolutionary ideas.
- Want to learn backend?
Copy an API. Write test cases.
- Want to learn video editing?
Recreate the effects of a short reel you like.
- Want to master copywriting?
Write out the best pieces word by word.
Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist. — Pablo Picasso