well said for one should be able to discern, i.e., one gains a semblance after thousands upon thousands of impressions
> Sorry, enough poetry
don't apologize! poetry is quite analogous to design i find: some to tend to overlook the fact that poetry is not simply a literary form/genre but a manner of seeing the world [and a manner of being-in-the-world (an assemblage: a way of assembling one's life)]
aside from, say, starting an archive of design you find noteworthy on something like are.na, these are on my to-read to which op might find seedful: - Ways of Seeing: https://www.ways-of-seeing.com/ - Designing Design: https://www.lars-mueller-publishers.com/designing-design - The Politics of Design: http://thepoliticsofdesign.com/about-the-book
Good developers thrive on ?
Good designers thrive on taste.
To develop taste, study the world. Become an explorer of elegance.
Build things. Watch people struggle with your designs. Listen to their feedback.
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Sorry, enough poetry. Here are some links :)
• The Design of Everyday Things: https://www.amazon.com/Design-Everyday-Things-Revised-Expand...
• Visual Display of Quantitative Information: https://www.amazon.com/Visual-Display-Quantitative-Informati...
• 99% Invisible: https://99percentinvisible.org