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Re:Ask HN: What "Hello World" is for programmers, _____ is f... by pdelgallego on Sunday December 12, 2010 @07:00PM (#1998564)
I have been teaching the same to myself. So far, I have learned:

- how to do low def wireframes (mokingbird, balsamiq, etc)

- from wireframes to psd files (fireworks, photoshop, etc)/

- learn how to slice a psd to css.

What to learn:

- UI/UX Desing Patterns [1]

- Css Positioning [2]

- Grid Systems [3], [4]

[1] http://developer.yahoo.com/ypatterns/about/libraries.html

[2] http://www.alistapart.com/articles/css-positioning-101/

[3] http://960.gs

[4] http://www.dexigner.com/news/22052

Re:Ask HN: What "Hello World" is for programmers, _____ is f... by orlandop on Sunday December 12, 2010 @07:18PM (#1998614)
Thanks! Just bought the "Ordering Disorder" book from link 4 on Kindle for iPad. That's a great start, doing the first layout seems to be my main problem.