5 ms·
"The non-designer's design book" is really great, I learned a lot from it. It helps to know these things, even though I am a software developer and normally do
by struppi 15y ago
"The non-designer's design book" is really great, I learned a lot from it. It helps to know these things, even though I am a software developer and normally do little to no design work for my clients.
Currently I read "Visual Language for Designers" (-) which is also very interesting. It describes how our brain processes visual information and how you can use this to create better (easier to understand) designs.
(-) http://www.amazon.com/Visual-Language-Designers-Principles-Understand/dp/1592537413/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1322229312&sr=8-1 http://www.amazon.com/Visual-Language-Designers-Principles-U...
- bad_user 15y agoInteresting. Somebody also suggested "The Design of Design: Essays from a Computer Scientist", by Frederick P. Brooks (Mythical Man Month) ... http://amzn.to/ueRrkv http://amzn.to/ueRrkv
- sbuk 15y agoIf you are interested in the theory design and if you can find them (no, they're not the A-Team, just maybe out of print), have a look at "Design and Form" and "The Elements of Colour" both by Johannes Itten and "Principles of Form and Design" by Wucious Wong.
- danmaz74 15y agoI really loved - not something that happens often to me - "Designing visual interfaces" by Mullet and Sano. The examples are dated now, but the techniques and the suggestions are pure gold.