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kimmypal's review
4.0
Very quick read. Good starter for leveling up designs for non-designers. Great actionable tips to get started and improve initial designs without an expert.
zeloco's review
4.0
Great for people with no design concepts in mind, good for revision for those, who do.
givethatbooknerd's review
5.0
5 stars: very practical information in easily digestible parts
The information: I learnt a great lot from this book, and will probably open it up a few more times for reference. Very practical tips and tricks that you can use in your designs.
The readability: the way the book was built up, in tiny doses of information, made it very readable, and the writing style was easy to follow as well.
The structure: I don't have too much to note about the structure. It was very logical, but nothing special.
Best part: the information about building colour schemes was especially useful for me!
The information: I learnt a great lot from this book, and will probably open it up a few more times for reference. Very practical tips and tricks that you can use in your designs.
The readability: the way the book was built up, in tiny doses of information, made it very readable, and the writing style was easy to follow as well.
The structure: I don't have too much to note about the structure. It was very logical, but nothing special.
Best part: the information about building colour schemes was especially useful for me!
vstollen's review
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
3.75
Great content, but I'm not sure if I'm satisfied for the price.
It's more like a shallow cheat sheet for UI design than an in-depth book.
It's more like a shallow cheat sheet for UI design than an in-depth book.
jassim's review
5.0
One of the excellent book on design. Instead of talking about cliches this book talks about very practical tips and gives an insight on how the designers mind works when he takes each tiny decisions.
mrrogers's review
3.0
A good and quick read with nice visual examples. A must for any developer. Most designers SHOULD know this stuff (but clearly don't if the current state of the web is any indication). Gets to the point, doesn't mess around with unnecessary details.
diemkay's review
5.0
Read this in an entire afternoon.
The underlying concepts that make UIs great seem simple, but implementing and mastering them is not. The book aims to cut through the clutter of fads and trend-driven designs and design systems, and teach you practices that will apply equally to small apps as well as complex ones.
It's a timeless book, inasmuch as browser vendors won't change the way things are measured on the web anytime soon. The authors give you enough knowledge about broad design areas to help you approach design in an informed, systematic, and easy-to-predict way that'll save you time and headaches, and also look polished and professional.
It's ideal for non-designers as well as UI designers at the beginning of their careers, or those who've made a switch from design for print and other real-world media into design.
The underlying concepts that make UIs great seem simple, but implementing and mastering them is not. The book aims to cut through the clutter of fads and trend-driven designs and design systems, and teach you practices that will apply equally to small apps as well as complex ones.
It's a timeless book, inasmuch as browser vendors won't change the way things are measured on the web anytime soon. The authors give you enough knowledge about broad design areas to help you approach design in an informed, systematic, and easy-to-predict way that'll save you time and headaches, and also look polished and professional.
It's ideal for non-designers as well as UI designers at the beginning of their careers, or those who've made a switch from design for print and other real-world media into design.