Design Shack
designshack.co.uk · Group blog · on HN since 2008
Design Shack publishes web design articles on layouts, CSS grids, logos, interface design and front-end techniques.
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- 1Applying the Golden Ratio to Your Web Designs2 people · 6 points · first shared 2010 · 1 comments on HN
- 2Website Layouts1 people · 141 points · first shared 2011 · 10 comments on HN
- 3Mac Apps With Beautiful Interfaces1 people · 80 points · first shared 2010 · 42 comments on HN
- 4Clever Logos1 people · 20 points · first shared 2011 · 4 comments on HN
- 5Rolling Your Own Grid Layouts on the Fly Without a Framework1 people · 17 points · first shared 2011 · 7 comments on HN
- 6The LESS CSS Grid1 people · 14 points · first shared 2011 · 18 comments on HN
- 7Creating a Virtual jQuery Keyboard1 people · 10 points · first shared 2008 · 2 comments on HN
- 8Farewell Floats: The Future of CSS Layout1 people · 8 points · first shared 2011 · discussion on HN
- 910 Great Google Font Combinations You Can Copy1 people · 7 points · first shared 2011 · discussion on HN
- 10How Persuasive Is Your Website’s Copy? A Simple, Five-Step Checklist1 people · 3 points · first shared 2010 · discussion on HN
- 11Why Adobe Doesn't Understand Web Designers1 people · 3 points · first shared 2011 · discussion on HN
- 12Notebooks and Sketchbooks for Designers1 people · 2 points · first shared 2010 · discussion on HN
- 13Feedback From a Theory X and Theory Y Perspective1 people · 2 points · first shared 2010 · discussion on HN
- 1455 T-Shirts Made Just for Designers1 people · 2 points · first shared 2011 · discussion on HN
- 15How to implement icons using a font and CSS1 people · 1 points · first shared 2011 · discussion on HN
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ryanteo · 2010-10-02
Hi,
You might find these websites more useful in terms of substance and practicality.
uxmovement.com - Usability articles
designshack.co.uk - Well-written articles on design
www.alistapart.com - Web design
I guess you'll also be interested in the presentation of information and statistics. I recommend Edward Tufte's books. I second the recommendation of Steve Krug's book, probably one of the most practical and well-written guides.
For typography, I found these articles quite good as an introduction:
Basics of Typography
http://designshack.co.uk/articles/typography/8-rules-for-creating-effe…
If you have Illustrator, you can design some pretty nice text
http://designshack.co.uk/articles/graphics/an-in-depth-guide-to-workin…
This is a pretty good introduction to some classic fonts: http://www.blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/articles/25-classic-fonts-that-wil…
Have fun! (I'm also picking up skills to be more well-rounded)
Ryan =)
Travis · 2010-11-02
E.g., just ran across this article on design in the HN newest section. It's on how to apply phi (golden ratio) to your designs.
http://designshack.co.uk/articles/graphics/applying-the-golden-ratio-t…