Comments on: Learning from Other Designers

By: Val

Val — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:35:04 +0000

Definitely a good read. The delicious tip on detailing bookmarks is certainly well taken. Along with having more contact with the design community. Time to get involved!!

By: Raymond Selda

Raymond Selda — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:09:24 +0000

Great tips! I already use Google Reader but never starred anything. I vowed to finish at least one tutorial per day but these days it’s not anymore possible. After reading this I’m definitely going to star a lot of articles and one tutorial per week really sounds good. I’ll try to make it a couple of articles though. hehehe.

By: Web Design Tutorials

Web Design Tutorials — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:12:59 +0000

Great advice. However, I don’t add many sites to my RSS reader. Instead, if I have a site I would like to remember, I just keep it’s tab open in my Opera browser, or write it on my dry-erase board I have handy.

Most of the time when I look at a site (this one included) I think “How could I design this site?” Sometimes I even do that with fliers or billboards I see out in town. So I don’t usually interact directly with other designers, I just learn from their work.

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By: How to Follow Design Tutorials

How to Follow Design Tutorials — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:46:15 +0000

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By: Vandelay Design

Vandelay Design — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 15:45:23 +0000

Wayne,
Thanks for sharing your process with us. It sounds like having a specific folder would be good for organization and actually being able to find it again when you need it.

Jesse,
Goo point. Twitter is a daily tool for a lot of people. I still use it in a more limited role.

Graham,
Thanks for the compliment. I also check the bottom for links to the designer from time-to-time. Sometimes I’m just curious.

Sumesh,
Time is definitely a challenge. I wish I could follow tutorials and read articles as a full-time job for about a year straight, but it’s just not possible.

By: Sumesh

Sumesh — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 15:20:06 +0000

Useful tips. Sometimes I find designers doing crappy designs, and I remind myself “this guy needs a time machine into the present” (because he is still designing for the past).
Spot on about updating yourselves to the trends. The only challenge is on how to balance that and the actual design work, especially if you’re not working full time (like me, for example ).

By: Thomas

Thomas — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 06:59:03 +0000

Floated, Nice post thanks

By: Graham Strong

Graham Strong — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:42:41 +0000

Brad sort of touched on it — blogs are a great way to learn from other designers. Vandelay is certainly one of the good ones.

The great thing about web design blogs is that not only do different ones discuss different topics (as all blogs do…) but you can also get a “feel” from the different styles. Best of all, *no* designer blog I’ve come across has a WordPress cookie-cutter design…

Other than that — if I come across a well-designed website, I’ll check the bottom for links back to the designer. Not sure if this falls into you definition of “learning from a designer” or not. But I get a lot from it, seeing different samples of their styles and learning more who they are.

~Graham

By: CPG

CPG — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:48:35 +0000

thanks for sharing
I’ve mention your site on my last post on my personal blog.