traditional print and design art books. "best of the year" design compilations "best of the web" website design compilations
The first and most important thing, for me, is to get a grasp for size and space. everything you do should hold together in black and white. Then, move into color, and learn how colors work together, how they can be used to compliment, contrast, even clash. The difference between warm and cold, and how color affects mood. then move into typography, how fonts work to convey info and mood. Most web designers skip these basics, and the end results highlights this lack. Once you've got the basics, go through the compilations i mentioned, and critique them. what are they doing wrong? right? Then, as all designers do, steal, steal, steal. Just my thoughts. On 5/3/07, Bruce Sorge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Now that I have the correct address in the to line...... > > I want to improve my web design skills (look and feel, not back-end > programming). Can anyone recommend any good books out there for artistically > challenged folks like me? Something with the current trends and > technologies. I have the entire Macromedia Studio MX 2004 suite (Flash, > Fireworks, Dreamweaver, Freehand, Homesite). I also have Photoshop 6 I > believe. > > Thanks, > > -- > Bruce Sorge > > "I'm a mawg: half man, half dog. I'm my own best friend!" > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Macromedia ColdFusion MX7 Upgrade to MX7 & experience time-saving features, more productivity. http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion?sdid=RVJW Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:233841 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
