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u/sylvan · 4 pointsr/web_design

According to most salary surveys I've seen, you'd be looking at a step down. Unless you really hate coding and feel you aren't suited for it, from a practical career perspective, you're better off focussing on programming rather than visual design. Java/PHP/Ruby/Python coders will fetch more than webmonkeys.

That said, if you're working in web development, of course you should have a solid understanding of how html and css work, and have a foundation in layout & design.

I cannot recommend Robin Williams' (no, not the comedian) Non-Designer's Design Book enough. Also take a look at her Non-Designer's Web Book, Non-Designer's Type Book and Web Design Workshop.

Also get Jakob Nielsen's Designing Web Usability.

A List Apart is fantastic for techniques & ideas. Add Smashing Magazine to your RSS for visual design ideas & trends. Jakob Nielsen's site is also worthwhile (don't let the ugly design fool you, the articles are great).


u/caucazoid · 2 pointsr/askTO

The Bible: https://www.amazon.ca/Designing-Web-Usability-Jakob-Nielsen/dp/156205810X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1525391665&sr=8-1&keywords=jakob+nielsen

You could make a business on his radical designs for the handicapped and take a huge shit over any AODA requirements.

Some think he's a nazi because he thought you should never change link colours and they should always be underlined.

u/uteunawaytay · 1 pointr/web_design

http://www.amazon.com/Designing-Usability-VOICES-Jakob-Nielsen/dp/156205810X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1215119380&sr=8-2


Old but on topic

u/smellycoat · 0 pointsr/web_design

I.. don't think this is a must-have. It was a very well produced and entertainingly-written book, certainly, but I didn't feel that it said anything that wasn't obvious.

If you need a source to show a manager or a client, then it's very good for that, but you're unlikely to learn anything really new from it.

I'm not really a designer. Just a coder trying to make stuff that sucks less. So maybe I missed the point, I don't know.

Despite the fact many people seem to hate it, and it's well out of date now, I found Neilsen's Designing Web Usability to be more insightful.