Ask HN: Learning Web Design — http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1604915
Ask HN: How can I get better at design? —http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1474315
I’ve found this online book great — http://designingfortheweb.co.uk/book/index.php
Experienced designers always emphasize learning about typography, and which seemed unintuitive to me until I began to study it. Bringhurst is a fantastic place to start there:
http://www.amazon.com/Elements-Typographic-Style-Robert-Brin...