Not the point of the post, but Adam's site is beautiful to me. Simple, accessible, and yet still handsome. Whenever I try to make a website it ends up looking l

Not the point of the post, but Adam's site is beautiful to me. Simple, accessible, and yet still handsome. Whenever I try to make a website it ends up looking like a mid-90s burnout. Is there anywhere besides a graphic design school to go about learning some principles of what makes things look good?