I'm not subscribed to Community, but I think this is somewhat on topic as a lot of programmers would like better design / front-end skills.
My suggestion? Don't bother with design books as they're generally a small portion based on a single (or a few) design styles. I have a few that were good for about 5 minutes and than out of date. Whenever I need some inspiration, I check out the submissions to design contest and deconstruct them. Take a screen capture, bring it into Photoshop and start to pick apart the elements to see how it's done by zooming in to see the added details. Another good source is check out template sites as they offer a general overview of current design trends. Cheers, !k -----Original Message----- From: Bruce Sorge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 9:28 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Book Recommendations 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!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Deploy Web Applications Quickly across the enterprise with ColdFusion MX7 & Flex 2 Free Trial http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:276932 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
