I would first make a distinction between CSS and UI design. You can make sucky UIs in CSS and you can make great UIs without CSS. UI design is really more of a

I would first make a distinction between CSS and UI design. You can make sucky UIs in CSS and you can make great UIs without CSS. UI design is really more of a set of beliefs than coding. Start by reading Defensive Web Design for the Web by 37Signals guys. Jakob Nielsen's useit.com alertbox articles are a great place to start too-- http://www.useit.com/alertbox/ http://www.useit.com/alertbox/ Back in high school I printed all his useit.com articles at the library printer and compiled it neatly in a binder:) Also checkout Jakob Nielsen's Homepage Usability: 50 Websites Deconstructed.