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Ask HN: How do I cultivate design thinking?

I am adept at building the backend for mobile/web applications but when it comes to building the UI, I end up building something mediocre. How do I get to a point where I am able to think like a designer AND build out a professional, non-noob UI?

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Impossible in what sense?
It's all a pipe dream unless you are able to identify and persuade relevant influencers.
nice, maybe users can submit a word, say "fucked up" and a related color value to add to your database
Re:Show HN: NumRace - Can You Count From 1 To 9? on Tuesday July 22, 2014 @04:13AM (#8067835)
Ah yes just saw it!
Re:Show HN: NumRace - Can You Count From 1 To 9? on Tuesday July 22, 2014 @04:03AM (#8067817)
My high score so far is 30. You should have a leader board perhaps in the next update.

I've been pondering Unity for a while,. BTW, how long would it take to get the hang of it? (I am an intermediate programmer)

Re:Show HN: NumRace - Can You Count From 1 To 9? on Tuesday July 22, 2014 @03:55AM (#8067798)
fun! well made, I see that you are using Unity, did you have to buy the full version to publish an app with it?

Also, the app store description says that it requires iOS 4.3 and later. Does this depend on the version of Xcode you are using? I recently released an app and it requires iOS 7.1 and later!

Re:Internet Of Things Microcontrollers on Tuesday July 22, 2014 @12:13AM (#8067359)
Not an answer to your question, but I can't seem to decide between Spark and Arduino.
Re:Show HN: Weavi – Nonlinear Text on Tuesday July 22, 2014 @12:02AM (#8067334)
I wanna try this. Is there a video demo I can see?
I especially like appirater among the 4 you mentioned. Have yet to try GA for mobile, will include in my next update for sure.
Re:Ask HN: Do you like to shop for clothing? on Monday July 21, 2014 @11:57PM (#8067318)
as opposed to getting clothes as a gift?