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I, as a self-taught programmer, would learn design if I knew how. I just couldn't find any good material on this. I'm wondering if it is because designers are b

I, as a self-taught programmer, would learn design if I knew how. I just couldn't find any good material on this. I'm wondering if it is because designers are bad teachers or what. I subscribed to one of those courses that popped up here in hacker news. It was terrible. All it did was send me weekly emails with videos about how cool apple products are, or tasks that were way too far away from the actual work. I'm sorry don't remember its name. Does anyone know of a good book/tutorial/course to learn the very basics? How the hell do I choose a good colour combination? I've read about the colour theory. Now what?

codeoclock 13y ago
I'll keep you posted on whether or not the Design for Hackers book is any good.
quahada 13y ago
This reminds me of the time I taught myself photography through online resources. All of the 'photo' tutorials taught how to use the camera, which a) doesn't teach you fundamentals on what makes a good picture and b) is not necessary with modern cameras. What I found much more useful was tutorials on how to paint, because they started off by teaching artistic fundamentals, such as composition, colors, etc.