Re: [Flashcoders] [OT] Improve my design skills
You are welcome,Marcelo. Bassam - Original Message From: Marcelo de Moraes Serpa [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 11:21:41 PM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] [OT] Improve my design skills Thanks a lot Bassam. These tips were really helpful! Marcelo. On 8/17/07, bassam mohaisen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think this link will help http://www.computerarts.co.uk/ Bassam - Original Message From: Joe Cutting [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 9:09:21 PM Subject: [Flashcoders] [OT] Improve my design skills I'm currently mainly a coder, but I also love graphics design and design in general. I would love to improve my overall design awareness. Does anyone have any book (or any other resource such as website, magazine, mailing list, whatever) to recommend ? If so, I would be grateful! By far the best books for non designers to learn the nuts and bolts of graphic design are The Non-Designers Design Book and The Non-Designers Type Book both by Robin Williams. available from Amazon and elsewhere. For those of us coming from an engineering the step by step approach these books will teach you far more than the traditional be inspired by this approach to graphic design. Those coming from a design background will probably find it a bit narrow. Cheers Joe Joe Cutting Computer exhibits and installations www.joecutting.com 35 Hospital Fields Road, York, YO10 4DZ 01904 624681 As of 31st May 2007 I have another new office so please note my new address. Phone number and email stay the same. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com Choose the right car based on your needs. Check out Yahoo! Autos new Car Finder tool. http://autos.yahoo.com/carfinder/ ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com Building a website is a piece of cake. Yahoo! Small Business gives you all the tools to get online. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/webhosting ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] [OT] Improve my design skills
I have added many of these links to Script_in_Action Ron Jesse Graupmann wrote: Just look around, go to a contemporary bookstore and read up on design history, and then see how it has evolved. http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html http://www.architectureweek.com/2001/0905/culture_1-1.html http://www.typorganism.com/ http://typographica.org/ http://diuf.unifr.ch/people/bertinie/visuale/ http://infosthetics.com/ http://www.howdesign.com/blog/ http://www.smashingmagazine.com/ http://www.youworkforthem.com/ http://www.core77.com/ http://www.k10k.net/ http://styleboost.com/ http://www.thefwa.com/ http://www.joshspear.com/ http://spearcollective.com/ http://www.boredomisyourfault.com/blog/ http://www.designobserver.com/index.html http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/ http://www.hallmonitor.org/blog/ http://www.commarts.com/ http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/id/ http://www.teague.com/ http://www.aiga.org/ http://www.wertco.com/ - industry resources http://gizmodo.com http://www.hackaday.com http://www.richardbanks.com/trends/ ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] [OT] Improve my design skills
Marcelo de Moraes Serpa wrote: Hello folks, I'm currently mainly a coder, but I also love graphics design and design in general. I would love to improve my overall design awareness. Does anyone have any book (or any other resource such as website, magazine, mailing list, whatever) to recommend ? If so, I would be grateful! About ten years ago, I read a book from Microsoft Press (really!). It was named Desktop Publishing by Design. Half of it was tutorials for Adobe PageMaker (which are now utterly irrelevant), but the other half went into quite a lot of detail about the printing process, page layout, font selection, and particularly the EFFECT of different page layouts and font, graphic, and color selections on the tone and feel of your work. I don't know if the series is still around, but perhaps you can find an old revision of the book for pennies on the dollar. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] [OT] Improve my design skills
One of the best books is Head First Design Patterns. Really nice code. Well explained and shows how to get a lot of mileage out of code through thoughtful design. It will make you a better coder and get you thinking about design in new ways. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Script_in_Action has links to more book and on-line resources Ron Marcelo de Moraes Serpa wrote: Hello folks, I'm currently mainly a coder, but I also love graphics design and design in general. I would love to improve my overall design awareness. Does anyone have any book (or any other resource such as website, magazine, mailing list, whatever) to recommend ? If so, I would be grateful! Thanks, Marcelo. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] [OT] Improve my design skills
// concepts// http://www.alistapart.com/ //design forums// http://www.cre8asiteforums.com/index.php //css design and tutorials// http://www.dezwozhere.com/links.html //landing page discussions// http://www.digital-web.com/articles/11_ways_to_improve_landing_pages/ //and a bunch of links to different types of design and creativity pages and articles// http://www.alvit.de/web-dev/ hth Hermit Hello folks, I'm currently mainly a coder, but I also love graphics design and design in general. I would love to improve my overall design awareness. Does anyone have any book (or any other resource such as website, magazine, mailing list, whatever) to recommend ? If so, I would be grateful! Thanks, Marcelo. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] [OT] Improve my design skills
Ron Wheeler wrote: One of the best books is Head First Design Patterns. Really nice code. Well explained and shows how to get a lot of mileage out of code through thoughtful design. It will make you a better coder and get you thinking about design in new ways. He was talking about graphic design, but I've skimmed Head First Design Patterns and I agree with you. If you know nothing about design patterns, the book eases you into it quite smoothly, with lots of examples and metaphors. Quality material for AS 2.0 and 3.0 coders who want to learn the true advantages of object-oriented programming. (I only skimmed it because I'd already learned patterns from the Fowler and Gang of Four books... if you're a real propellerhead, you don't need the more friendly approach of Head First.) ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] [OT] Improve my design skills
Thank you all for thee help, and also for the software engineering suggestion :), actually I've already heard head first dp is really good, I might look into it soon! I've also found that FriendsofEd has many good books that focus on (graphics/web) design subjects. Regards, Marcelo. On 8/17/07, Alan MacDougall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ron Wheeler wrote: One of the best books is Head First Design Patterns. Really nice code. Well explained and shows how to get a lot of mileage out of code through thoughtful design. It will make you a better coder and get you thinking about design in new ways. He was talking about graphic design, but I've skimmed Head First Design Patterns and I agree with you. If you know nothing about design patterns, the book eases you into it quite smoothly, with lots of examples and metaphors. Quality material for AS 2.0 and 3.0 coders who want to learn the true advantages of object-oriented programming. (I only skimmed it because I'd already learned patterns from the Fowler and Gang of Four books... if you're a real propellerhead, you don't need the more friendly approach of Head First.) ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
RE: [Flashcoders] [OT] Improve my design skills
How about this one?: Advanced ActionScript 3 with Design Patterns, 1/e By Joey Lott, Danny Patterson -Original Message- From: Alan MacDougall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 10:42 AM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] [OT] Improve my design skills Ron Wheeler wrote: One of the best books is Head First Design Patterns. Really nice code. Well explained and shows how to get a lot of mileage out of code through thoughtful design. It will make you a better coder and get you thinking about design in new ways. He was talking about graphic design, but I've skimmed Head First Design Patterns and I agree with you. If you know nothing about design patterns, the book eases you into it quite smoothly, with lots of examples and metaphors. Quality material for AS 2.0 and 3.0 coders who want to learn the true advantages of object-oriented programming. (I only skimmed it because I'd already learned patterns from the Fowler and Gang of Four books... if you're a real propellerhead, you don't need the more friendly approach of Head First.) ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] [OT] Improve my design skills
I think this link will help http://www.computerarts.co.uk/ Bassam - Original Message From: Joe Cutting [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 9:09:21 PM Subject: [Flashcoders] [OT] Improve my design skills I'm currently mainly a coder, but I also love graphics design and design in general. I would love to improve my overall design awareness. Does anyone have any book (or any other resource such as website, magazine, mailing list, whatever) to recommend ? If so, I would be grateful! By far the best books for non designers to learn the nuts and bolts of graphic design are The Non-Designers Design Book and The Non-Designers Type Book both by Robin Williams. available from Amazon and elsewhere. For those of us coming from an engineering the step by step approach these books will teach you far more than the traditional be inspired by this approach to graphic design. Those coming from a design background will probably find it a bit narrow. Cheers Joe Joe Cutting Computer exhibits and installations www.joecutting.com 35 Hospital Fields Road, York, YO10 4DZ 01904 624681 As of 31st May 2007 I have another new office so please note my new address. Phone number and email stay the same. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com Choose the right car based on your needs. Check out Yahoo! Autos new Car Finder tool. http://autos.yahoo.com/carfinder/ ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
RE: [Flashcoders] [OT] Improve my design skills
Just look around, go to a contemporary bookstore and read up on design history, and then see how it has evolved. http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html http://www.architectureweek.com/2001/0905/culture_1-1.html http://www.typorganism.com/ http://typographica.org/ http://diuf.unifr.ch/people/bertinie/visuale/ http://infosthetics.com/ http://www.howdesign.com/blog/ http://www.smashingmagazine.com/ http://www.youworkforthem.com/ http://www.core77.com/ http://www.k10k.net/ http://styleboost.com/ http://www.thefwa.com/ http://www.joshspear.com/ http://spearcollective.com/ http://www.boredomisyourfault.com/blog/ http://www.designobserver.com/index.html http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/ http://www.hallmonitor.org/blog/ http://www.commarts.com/ http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/id/ http://www.teague.com/ http://www.aiga.org/ http://www.wertco.com/ - industry resources http://gizmodo.com http://www.hackaday.com http://www.richardbanks.com/trends/ ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] [OT] Improve my design skills
Thanks a lot Bassam. These tips were really helpful! Marcelo. On 8/17/07, bassam mohaisen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think this link will help http://www.computerarts.co.uk/ Bassam - Original Message From: Joe Cutting [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 9:09:21 PM Subject: [Flashcoders] [OT] Improve my design skills I'm currently mainly a coder, but I also love graphics design and design in general. I would love to improve my overall design awareness. Does anyone have any book (or any other resource such as website, magazine, mailing list, whatever) to recommend ? If so, I would be grateful! By far the best books for non designers to learn the nuts and bolts of graphic design are The Non-Designers Design Book and The Non-Designers Type Book both by Robin Williams. available from Amazon and elsewhere. For those of us coming from an engineering the step by step approach these books will teach you far more than the traditional be inspired by this approach to graphic design. Those coming from a design background will probably find it a bit narrow. Cheers Joe Joe Cutting Computer exhibits and installations www.joecutting.com 35 Hospital Fields Road, York, YO10 4DZ 01904 624681 As of 31st May 2007 I have another new office so please note my new address. Phone number and email stay the same. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com Choose the right car based on your needs. Check out Yahoo! Autos new Car Finder tool. http://autos.yahoo.com/carfinder/ ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
RE: [Flashcoders] [OT] Improve my design skills
Jesse Graupmann wrote: Just look around, go to a contemporary bookstore Ok, since it's Friday afternoon, I'll bite. What's a bookstore? ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
