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I can memorize different tag names and attributes, and look at how other people have used HTML & CSS to achieve beautiful designs, but I've come to the conclusi
by commandlinefan 8y ago
I can memorize different tag names and attributes, and look at how other people have used HTML & CSS to achieve beautiful designs, but I've come to the conclusion that there's an artistic sensibility in actually using them that I just don't have and will never be able to cultivate. I wish that front-end "design" wasn't such a lowly-regarded skill; I'll always be able to create rock-solid applications that are as ruthlessly efficient and reliable as possible, but they'll never be pleasant to use unless somebody who CAN produce aesthetically pleasing designs can work with me to produce a finished product.
- user68858788 8y agoI second the sentiment of wishing design was more valued. It's a shame, really, that the majority of engineers look down on something that is so essential to customer experience.
- brailsafe 8y agoEngineers aren't the ones paying for design, it's not their praise that's to be won.
- codyb 8y agoDesign has always been painfully slow for me as well, despite the ease with which I can implement a design handed to me. If you actually do want to get good at design I recommend just building five or ten nonfunctional web designs based on already built sites on the web. I bet you'd get better at laying out a decent site without bootstrap or anything else relatively quickly.