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Great post, as an engineer I've never really thought about learning design principles and have usually just found designs I like and basically copied them (or p
by TimJRobinson 16y ago
Great post, as an engineer I've never really thought about learning design principles and have usually just found designs I like and basically copied them (or purchased something off theme forest).
Where do you recommend an engineer should go to learn the basics of good design/typography etc?
- ehutch79 16y agoThis may sound dumb, but the best way is to work directly with (good) designers on projects. Like engineering, design is something you learn through experience. You can be taught the basic patterns and rules of thumb easily enough. You will however, end up running into situations where things don't fit nicely into those patterns pretty quickly.
- carols10cents 16y agoThe book that changed my outlook (as an engineer) and got me started on the road to appreciating good design is The Non-Designer's Design Book (http://www.amazon.com/Non-Designers-Design-Book-Robin-Williams/dp/0321534042/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1294074978&sr=8-1 http://www.amazon.com/Non-Designers-Design-Book-Robin-Willia...). It taught me the basics of what makes a good design vs a poor design-- but beware, after reading this you will notice (and be annoyed by) poor design forever :D