As far as front-end web development is concerned, I was in a similar boat – not sure what was the best place to start learning 'everything'. Then I found a cop

As far as front-end web development is concerned, I was in a similar boat – not sure what was the best place to start learning 'everything'. Then I found a copy of _Javascript: The Definitive Guide_ and it solved the problem. The book has everything in it, Javascript, HTML5, CSS, Node, JQuery, Ajax, etc. I spent one evening skimming through it and now I have a solid foundation. Now all I need are docs and Stack Overflow. OTOH, though _The Guide_ is full of "best practice" tips, they evolve so quickly that this is something I'd like to see curated. Psyched to check out this website. For design, especially UX/IxD, there are a number of 'guide' type books, but there's something fussy about design that makes it less amenable to being contained in book like that. I think it's very important in design to be constantly exposing yourself to new information. I'm still looking for a good graphic design basics book.