John McWade's site and magazine "Before and After"[0] does a wonderful job of combining principles and imitation by way of taking a problematic design and decon

John McWade's site and magazine "Before and After"[0] does a wonderful job of combining principles and imitation by way of taking a problematic design and deconstructing why it's not as good as it could be and then showing how it can be made better. In the process he touches on many foundational principles of design but in a practical, applied setting. I learned more about good design from watching/reading him than anyone else. His examples often focus on print materials but the concepts are universal and medium-agnostic. He's since joined Lynda.com/LinkedIn and is still teaching. [0]http://www.bamagazine.com/ http://www.bamagazine.com/