How You Can Train Yourself To Think Like A Designer

Toward the end of last week’s post concluding my short series about design concepts, I mentioned that you want to consistently look at other designs and ask yourself questions about what you see. I want to spend today expanding on that idea a little.

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Personal Taste And Why Appreciating Different Perspectives Is Important

How much time do you put in to understanding the perspective of others? Do you judge anything that differs from your own personal taste as poor quality?

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If You Think You Can…

Whether you think you can or you think you can’t—you’re right
—Henry Ford

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What I’d Tell My Younger Self To Offer Context For Learning Web Design And Development

When it comes to learning, I always stress that both theory and practice are important. One reason theory is important is because it helps you build a context for learning. It helps you direct your study and it helps you better understand the subject you’re learning.

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What I’d Tell My Younger Self About Learning HTML/CSS

It usually doesn’t take long to figure out that html and css are the first things to learn if you want to develop websites, but is there a best way to go about learning them? Do you simply memorize syntax and start developing websites or is there something more you can do to improve your learning?

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