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A designer job is infinitely hard to do and I learnt it from our various tries to get something good looking. Maybe I have a dream of being a good designer and

by dan_sim 17y ago

A designer job is infinitely hard to do and I learnt it from our various tries to get something good looking. Maybe I have a dream of being a good designer and that's why I can't delegate it ;) On your side, what do you do to have a good design?

pxlpshr 17y ago
Every designer has his own process: some prefer to sketch first, some use photoshop as their sketch tool. When people watch me use Photoshop, it's very much akin to hacking because I've got all the keyboard shortcuts memorized like the back of my hand. That being said, I tend to start with PS because I'm faster and it's more eco friendly. If you really want to be a designer, then you need to teach yourself the basics. Photoshop suffers from being too accessible, so a lot of amateurs tend to ignore the basic universal rules of design. For starters, learn the basics of grid design, information architecture, and typography. There are a lot of great books on Amazon, but you should be able to get a strong grasp of the basics just by googling: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/03/26/grid-based-design-six-creative-column-techniques/ http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/03/26/grid-based-design... http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/design/resources-grid-based-design/ http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/design/resources-grid-based-d... Here's another link that went around Twitter, a lot of simple things (but not obvious to a developer) I think you can apply to ss5u.png such as proper white space / padding, etc.. http://wefunction.com/2009/04/quality-within-web-design/ http://wefunction.com/2009/04/quality-within-web-design/ Like all crafts, you can't expect to be a design god overnight... it takes practice, studying other's work, reading, etc. I think it's admirable that you are learning to design, and if you really love it — keep doing it!!! But from a professional standpoint and as a business owner, don't practice on your company until you're absolutely confident you're up to snuff. If you were B2B product, I think design can be a much lower priority to an extent.
pxlpshr 17y ago
It's also worth noting that you're not wasting your time. When a designer and developer are working TOGETHER (ie: they understand each other), it's clockwork. You're learning how he thinks, and it will only make you both a better developer and product manager.

by dan_sim 17y ago

pxlpshr 17y ago

Every designer has his own process: some prefer to sketch first, some use photoshop as their sketch tool. When people watch me use Photoshop, it's very much akin to hacking because I've got all the keyboard shortcuts memorized like the back of my hand. That being said, I tend to start with PS because I'm faster and it's more eco friendly. If you really want to be a designer, then you need to teach yourself the basics. Photoshop suffers from being too accessible, so a lot of amateurs tend to ignore the basic universal rules of design. For starters, learn the basics of grid design, information architecture, and typography. There are a lot of great books on Amazon, but you should be able to get a strong grasp of the basics just by googling: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/03/26/grid-based-design-six-creative-column-techniques/ http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/03/26/grid-based-design... http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/design/resources-grid-based-design/ http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/design/resources-grid-based-d... Here's another link that went around Twitter, a lot of simple things (but not obvious to a developer) I think you can apply to ss5u.png such as proper white space / padding, etc.. http://wefunction.com/2009/04/quality-within-web-design/ http://wefunction.com/2009/04/quality-within-web-design/ Like all crafts, you can't expect to be a design god overnight... it takes practice, studying other's work, reading, etc. I think it's admirable that you are learning to design, and if you really love it — keep doing it!!! But from a professional standpoint and as a business owner, don't practice on your company until you're absolutely confident you're up to snuff. If you were B2B product, I think design can be a much lower priority to an extent.

pxlpshr 17y ago

It's also worth noting that you're not wasting your time. When a designer and developer are working TOGETHER (ie: they understand each other), it's clockwork. You're learning how he thinks, and it will only make you both a better developer and product manager.