Recently I’ve been partnering with a designer for most of my side projects. I’ve worked with Seth Louey, Daniel Kempe, Joe Arcuri and Dimitar Raykov on recent projects. Since I was going to be document the process of making, from start to finish I thought I’d design this one myself (kinda off).

Although I’m not a designer, I’ve been working along side designers for my whole career, and I’ve tried to learn as much as I can. I currently work at AREA 17, a digital product agency with deep roots in design.

AREA 17 has published its design philosophy in a guide they encourage everyone at the company to read, and is now also available for anyone outside the company to read…

Although not available yet Refactoring UI, by Adam Wathan and Steve Schoger looks like it will become an invaluable resource for developers who want to make great looking websites. The case studies they have shared so far have been fantastic.

Good design is hard, but with a little guidance you can get a long way, until you can get some professional assistance.