I came from an engineering background to design - My advice would be to use a few principles to get you started for UI design: - map visual hierarchy to infor

I came from an engineering background to design - My advice would be to use a few principles to get you started for UI design: - map visual hierarchy to information hierarchy (more important titles bigger) - use legacy (familiar layouts such as a top navigation don't require a learning curve) - use visual metaphors / skeuomorphism to hint to the user where they are and what they can do (buttons look clickable, draggable elements have ridges that the user could imagine gripping, overlays have a shadow to imply something is above another) - keep things simple - people tend to be more interested in utility than ornaments when it comes to design but once you gain a bit more confidants you can start looking at adding in more little details as 'delight ears' There is a bit of a gut instinct element when it comes to spacing things out but some grid templates might help with that to start with.