[wccrawford]

The post is aimed at people who admit they can't design well. Starting with the boring run-of-the-mill stuff is exactly what they need.

For people with some good designs of their own under their belt, moving onto more advanced topics is appropriate.

[schrijver]

That’s like saying that if you want to learn how to paint you shouldn’t be visiting the Louvre, you should go to a mediocre art fair instead! That’s not true, you need great examples at each stage of the journey.