[tvphan]

I recently read Refactoring UI by Adam Wathan, which goes more into detail about basic design principles in a manner that noobs can understand. There are also a whole bunch of examples and stuff. Highly recommended:

https://refactoringui.com/

https://twitter.com/adamwathan

[pugworthy]

We bought a copy for work - well worth it. I really like the materials presented, as well as the walk through videos showing transformations of UI.