Try to understand design, and analyze sites and designs you like. I highly recommend reading David Kadavy's "Design For Hackers": http://designforhackers.com/
Hey, thanks for the mention!
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Re: Ask HN: Recommendations for learning and improving UX/UI skills?
#52A Coursera course on Human-Computer Interaction? https://www.coursera.org/course/hci
Second that, it's an awesome course. Prof Scott Klemmer knows his stuff real well and is really passionate about the subject.
Highly recommend to take next class when it starts in September.