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gomes · 12-06-2007, 20:42

After lurking around these parts for a while (quite a while actually...) I've finally manned up and decided to start contributing. And what a better way to do that, than to flood you fine gentlemen with a thousand questions?

Anyway, I'm not another asian bloke looking for design-in-a-box-add-some-water-and-you're-done (sorry to let you down..) and I know better than to say a designer is a photoshop user (okay...he's not completely daft, you say). What I do need is some guidance...I've searched around the forum and have found loads of books referred to as good, but I dont know which ones to take a look at first, or have any idea which ones are appropriate for someone who is rather new to this. If you could help me sort it out I'd be greatful

As I'm sure you know, I'm still not allowed to post urls, and that makes it a bit tricker...

So, before jumping into the design part, lets talk a bit about programming.

CSS
Beginning CSS Web Development: From Novice to Professional
Transcending CSS: The Fine Art of Web Design
CSS Mastery: Advanced Web Standards Solutions

I reckon PHP might also be helpful, but that is a subject for another thread.

Now, actual design books.

Typography
The Elements of Typographic Style
Stop Stealing Sheep and Find Out How Type Works
Typographie (Emil Ruder)

Graphic Design
Grid Systems in Graphic Design
Swiss Graphic Design
Less Is More: The New Simplicity in Graphic Design

Color Theory
The Elements of Color (Johannes Itten)
The Art of Color: The Subjective Experience and Objective Rationale of Color (Johannes Itten)
Interaction of Color (Josef Albers)

I know this list is far from complete, but I have either not found any info on good books, or cant really remember it right now (had a long long day...)

Oh, I was also looking for random articles/websites on usability and many other related/unrelated subjects (usability was the only thing that came to mind)...feel free to copy+paste your two million bookmarked links

Finally, whose work should I pay close attention to?

Thanks a lot for taking the time to read all this (I know its long)

12-06-2007, 20:42	#1 (permalink)
gomes that foreign guy Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Portugal Posts: 106	new kid in the block - recommend me books/websites After lurking around these parts for a while (quite a while actually...) I've finally manned up and decided to start contributing. And what a better way to do that, than to flood you fine gentlemen with a thousand questions? Anyway, I'm not another asian bloke looking for design-in-a-box-add-some-water-and-you're-done (sorry to let you down..) and I know better than to say a designer is a photoshop user (okay...he's not completely daft, you say). What I do need is some guidance...I've searched around the forum and have found loads of books referred to as good, but I dont know which ones to take a look at first, or have any idea which ones are appropriate for someone who is rather new to this. If you could help me sort it out I'd be greatful As I'm sure you know, I'm still not allowed to post urls, and that makes it a bit tricker... So, before jumping into the design part, lets talk a bit about programming. CSS Beginning CSS Web Development: From Novice to Professional Transcending CSS: The Fine Art of Web Design CSS Mastery: Advanced Web Standards Solutions I reckon PHP might also be helpful, but that is a subject for another thread. Now, actual design books. Typography The Elements of Typographic Style Stop Stealing Sheep and Find Out How Type Works Typographie (Emil Ruder) Graphic Design Grid Systems in Graphic Design Swiss Graphic Design Less Is More: The New Simplicity in Graphic Design Color Theory The Elements of Color (Johannes Itten) The Art of Color: The Subjective Experience and Objective Rationale of Color (Johannes Itten) Interaction of Color (Josef Albers) I know this list is far from complete, but I have either not found any info on good books, or cant really remember it right now (had a long long day...) Oh, I was also looking for random articles/websites on usability and many other related/unrelated subjects (usability was the only thing that came to mind)...feel free to copy+paste your two million bookmarked links Finally, whose work should I pay close attention to? Thanks a lot for taking the time to read all this (I know its long)