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It’s not just having an eye for it; UI design is an entire field, and human computer interaction (HCI) has existed since the 70s. I think that a large part of t
by seanp2k2 9y ago
It’s not just having an eye for it; UI design is an entire field, and human computer interaction (HCI) has existed since the 70s. I think that a large part of the problem is PMs / managers / tech leads not understanding that design has subjective elements but can also be objectively good or bad, and that they can’t tell the difference between a design that is correct and works well but might not look very flashy vs something that gets lots of likes on Dribble but is awful to use. This feeds into itself and leads to more people thinking that they know what good design is (pretty) and hiring other people who call themselves designers who have no idea about the actual science behind it.
- mediocrejoker 9y agoAs a developer who appreciates good design but doesn’t really know how to create it, can you suggest a good entry level resource that summarizes what we’ve learned over the last 50 years about HCI and how to make usable interfaces?
- pjmlp 9y agoPluralsight has a few nice courses.
- brailsafe 9y agoDon't Make Me Think be Steve Krugg,Grid systems in Graphic Design by Josef Müller Brockman, Designing with Grids by Mark Boulton, Any of Ellen Lupton's Type Design books. All light reads except Josef's.
- brailsafe 9y agoAlso, the classic Elements of Typographic Style by Robert Bringhurst, and probably just go and read everything on Smashing Magazine from about 2010 to now.
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