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This isn't a design principles cohort (a great idea, btw), but here are a few resources you might want to check out if you haven't already:

⭐ Don't make me think, revisited : a common sense approach to Web usability by Steve Krug https://search.worldcat.org/en/title/859556499.

Usability is usually associated with pure website design, but I believe the underlying principles and guidance are applicable in a much broader context. Anyone designing content that'll be accessed and consumed on a screen, including eLearning developers, trainers, technical writers, bloggers, etc., should read this book.

WorldCat description: Hundreds of thousands of Web designers and developers have relied on usability guru Steve Krug's guide to understand the principles of intuitive navigation and information design. Witty, commonsensical, and eminently practical, it's one of the best loved and most recommended books on the subject. It's a core foundational book that every Web designer must internalize to make their designs truly effective. In this substantially revised edition, Steve returns with fresh perspective to reconsider the principles he originally laid out--commenting, amending, amplifying, and offering fresh new examples to underscore their importance. This edition adds an important new chapter on mobile as well as integrating coverage of mobile throughout.

Slide:ology : the art and science of creating great presentations by Nancy Duarte https://search.worldcat.org/en/title/229024760.

This is the book that first got me thinking about the importance of applying graphic design principles to presentations & training.

WorldCat description: No matter where you are on the organizational ladder, the odds are high that you've delivered a high-stakes presentation to your peers, your boss, your customers, or the general public. Presentation software is one of the few tools that requires professionals to think visually on an almost daily basis. But unlike verbal skills, effective visual expression is not easy, natural, or actively taught in schools or business training programs. slide:ology fills that void. Written by Nancy Duarte, Principal of Duarte Design, the firm that created the presentation for Al Gore's Oscar-winning film, An Inconvenient Truth, this book is full of practical approaches to visual story development that can be applied by anyone. The book combines conceptual thinking and inspirational design, with insightful case studies from the world's leading brands ... Millions of presentations and billions of slides have been produced - and most of them miss the mark. slide:ology will challenge your traditional approach to creating slides by teaching you how to be a visual thinker. And it will help your career by creating momentum for your cause.

Presentation zen design : simple design principles and techniques to enhance your presentations by Garr Reynolds https://search.worldcat.org/en/title/406138786. 

WorldCat description: In his internationally acclaimed, best-selling book 'Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery', presentation master Garr Reynolds gave readers the framework for planning, putting together, and delivering successful presentations. Now, he takes us further into the design realm and shows how we can apply time-honored design principles to presentation layouts.