[Afal]

I'm currently reading "Design for Hackers". It's an interesting book and with some parts it's made me think differently with how I see things.

I know a lot of people will probably dismiss "learning how to design something" as "don't try it" or "if you're coder then you're not going to get it" but I kinda disagree. It doesn't hurt for someone from a coding background to learn about design or to try design themselves, or at least know what makes a good design. Even knowing just a little bit could be beneficial.

[anthonyb]

Oldies but goodies - The Mac is not a typewriter and Beyond the Mac is not a typewriter by Robyn Williams. It's not Mac-specific, and both have a lot of examples of how you can improve design.

Fairly eye-opening if you're not used to having a design eye. Even simple things like alignment and grouping related things can have a big impact.

[antidoh]

I agree with you. For example, not all of your projects are going to need a designer. Your code won't be used without a front end, and sometimes the only person to do it is you.

[kadavy]

Hey, thanks for mentioning Design for Hackers!