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		zaidf on Oct 28, 2007 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask YC: Best way to learn CSS/UI design? I would first make a distinction between CSS and UI design. You can make sucky UIs in CSS and you can make great UIs without CSS. UI design is really more of a set of beliefs than coding. Start by reading Defensive Web Design for the Web by 37Signals guys. Jakob Nielsen's useit.com alertbox articles are a great place to start too-- http://www.useit.com/alertbox/ Back in high school I printed all his useit.com articles at the library printer and compiled it neatly in a binder:) Also checkout Jakob Nielsen's Homepage Usability: 50 Websites Deconstructed.

ed on Oct 29, 2007 [–]

Along the same lines, "Don't make me think" by Steve Krug provides an awesome Usability foundation. (Better than Nielson, IMO.)

http://www.amazon.com/Dont-Make-Me-Think-Usability/dp/078972...

zaidf on Oct 30, 2007 | [–]

Ah, how did I miss that:) It's the last UI book I bought.

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