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Re: NoDesign.dev – Tools and resources for non-artistic developers

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Post by duxup »

onion2k wrote: post #36
duxup wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are designers usually co-founders?

Two of YouTube's founders, Chad Hurley and Christina Brodbeck, were designers. Charles Adler who started KickStarter is a designer. It does happen.

I think probably how it sounded to me was "Need a designer, get a designer as a co-founder." and I was thinking of random designer drone and not sure how that plays out as a skillet works out as a founder (I consider myself a programmer drone equally likely or not likely to be qualified to be a founder).

Re: NoDesign.dev – Tools and resources for non-artistic developers

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Post by schwartzworld »

onion2k wrote: post #10

Alternatively, just work with a designer. There are thousands of them out there who want to build tech stuff but don't have the skills. They want developers to collaborate with. Reach out to some on social media and you might be surprised how receptive they are. You don't have to do everything on your own, and you definitely shouldn't compromise on design if you want your project to succeed.

I think most of these resources are for devs who just need something to look good enough. if I'm building a UI for a small project, or even something for my own use, I'm not going to spend money on a designer. I just want a website to tell me two fonts that look nice together.

Re: NoDesign.dev – Tools and resources for non-artistic developers

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Post by schwartzworld »

tekstar wrote: post #26

Design is a "talent" the same way software development is a "talent". Some people may have natural abilities, but overall it is something to be practiced and studied if you want to get better at it. CSS is just a programming language. I am as talentless a designer as any of you but I stopped reaching to libraries and frameworks to solve my design issues, and started learning modern CSS and some basic design skills. L…

looks like someone didn't click the link

Re: NoDesign.dev – Tools and resources for non-artistic developers

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Post by schwartzworld »

andersco wrote: post #7

How will these tools in fact enable a developer to ship a better design? As a developer with limited design skills, I find that the problem is not finding tools, but rather knowing how to use them, eg what font to choose, what color palette to pick etc.

Did you go to the link? I see links for picking font combinations and generating color schemes.

Re: NoDesign.dev – Tools and resources for non-artistic developers

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Post by brlewis »

hirundo wrote: post #43

Craig Newmark proved that the graphic part of design isn't strictly necessary. But I wonder if that's as true now as it was when he began craigslist in 1995.

The design of craigslist shouts "cheap and generic" at you, which is probably best for craigslist.

Re: NoDesign.dev – Tools and resources for non-artistic developers

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Post by tekstar »

schwartzworld wrote: post #53
tekstar wrote: post #26

Design is a "talent" the same way software development is a "talent". Some people may have natural abilities, but overall it is something to be practiced and studied if you want to get better at it. CSS is just a programming language. I am as talentless a designer as any of you but I stopped reaching to libraries and frameworks to solve my design issues, and started learning modern CSS and some basic design skills. L…

looks like someone didn't click the link

Sure I did - It's a bunch of tools, generators, and frameworks to hide behind instead of learning the fundamentals

Re: NoDesign.dev – Tools and resources for non-artistic developers

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Post by meristem »

felideon wrote: post #37
duxup wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are designers usually co-founders?

Perhaps not typically, as tech startup founders tend to skew on the engineering side (outside of your traditionally MBA-founded startups). But I believe a UX designer would make a great co-founder if they focus on user research, information architecture, and interaction design.

UX designers also have built in product management skills.

Re: NoDesign.dev – Tools and resources for non-artistic developers

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Post by zffr »

gwbas1c wrote: post #17
uvic wrote: post #2

Hi guys, Nodesign.dev is a collection of tools and resources for developers who want to make their site look "respectable" without using any design tools...It includes everything from favicon generator , illustrations to CSS frameworks.

Chrome warns me that the page isn't secure, even though you're using https.

I think this is because the page loads a mix of HTTP and HTTPS content. Did a quick check and all of the HTTP URLs are images, and nearly all of them already support HTTPS. Should be easy to fix.

The only URL I found that didn't support HTTPS was https://www.entypo.com/images/entypo-webclip.png

Re: NoDesign.dev – Tools and resources for non-artistic developers

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Post by jakearmitage »

onion2k wrote: post #10

Alternatively, just work with a designer. There are thousands of them out there who want to build tech stuff but don't have the skills. They want developers to collaborate with. Reach out to some on social media and you might be surprised how receptive they are. You don't have to do everything on your own, and you definitely shouldn't compromise on design if you want your project to succeed.

I'm dying to do a side project, but I'm a code guy. I have zero talent for business, design or product. Wish I could easily find a partner that is the opposite of me.

Re: NoDesign.dev – Tools and resources for non-artistic developers

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Post by awb »

uvic wrote: post #2

Hi guys, Nodesign.dev is a collection of tools and resources for developers who want to make their site look "respectable" without using any design tools...It includes everything from favicon generator , illustrations to CSS frameworks.

Thanks for creating this site. If you'd like to include it, I built MVP.css (https://andybrewer.github.io/mvp/) for this demographic of folks that want a good looking design but don't have design skills themselves.
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