Hi all,<p>I suck at design, i can't for the life of me figure out which 4 colors work well together, and how to put them together. Is there any definitive design books to read to figure out these questions? Such as SICP in Computer Science.<p>Thanks a lot!<p>Jason
I recommend checking out 'universal principles of design' and o'reillys 'designing web navigation'. These two will give you a good overview of different aspects of design while helping you understand how design works on the web. I think that in starting to learn about all of this, it would be advantageous to approach things from an 'information' angle. That is, web design is information first and aesthetics second.<p>Beyond that 'A Designer's Research Manual' is well worth reading.<p>And for colors check out <a href="http://www.colourlovers.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.colourlovers.com</a>
I don't think it's the SICP of Design but the non-designers design book is a good terse book of design for us CS folk. Though for strict design and not aesthetics the "universal principals of design" should serve well.