Bootstrapping Design

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Post by timf » Wed, Nov 02, 2011, 5:17 PM UTC

Bootstrapping Design
bootstrappingdesign.com

Re: Bootstrapping Design

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Post by studiofellow » Wed, Nov 02, 2011, 5:31 PM UTC

Thanks for submitting this. I'm the author. I'm still in the process of writing and would love to make this a collaborative project.

If you have topics or ideas you'd like to see covered, please leave a comment or shoot me an email. hello@BootstrappingDesign.com

I'll also be sharing excerpts with the mailing list and on my blog.

Re: Bootstrapping Design

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Post by thibaut_barrere » Wed, Nov 02, 2011, 5:32 PM UTC

Great looking page, subscribed. I know a good bunch of developers who will be happy to read this!

Re: Bootstrapping Design

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Post by c4urself » Wed, Nov 02, 2011, 5:41 PM UTC

Like that bootstrap in the Bootstrapping Design logo, it's simple just like the concept and adds a cool touch

Re: Bootstrapping Design

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Post by studiofellow » Wed, Nov 02, 2011, 5:44 PM UTC

thibaut_barrere wrote: post #3

Great looking page, subscribed. I know a good bunch of developers who will be happy to read this!

Thanks for spreading the word! And seriously, feel free to email requests and feedback.

Re: Bootstrapping Design

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Post by jamieforrest » Wed, Nov 02, 2011, 5:49 PM UTC

Great idea for an eBook. As a developer without a design background, it would be really handy to know the basics so I could bootstrap things without having to bring in a real designer early on in a project.

Re: Bootstrapping Design

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Post by studiofellow » Wed, Nov 02, 2011, 5:52 PM UTC

c4urself wrote: post #4

Like that bootstrap in the Bootstrapping Design logo, it's simple just like the concept and adds a cool touch

Thanks! Cool that you noticed. It's a ligature built into the font. (Calluna: http://www.exljbris.com/calluna.html)

Re: Bootstrapping Design

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Post by thibaut_barrere » Wed, Nov 02, 2011, 5:54 PM UTC

jamieforrest wrote: post #6

Great idea for an eBook. As a developer without a design background, it would be really handy to know the basics so I could bootstrap things without having to bring in a real designer early on in a project.

Funny thing is that I'm currently "pair-designing" with a designer. He told me he is actually really happy that there are books like that and frameworks like twitter bootstrap out there: it allows him to start working from higher grounds (logo, branding) and avoids dealing with the very basics.

Re: Bootstrapping Design

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Post by betterlabs » Wed, Nov 02, 2011, 5:54 PM UTC

Great idea and I am looking forward to the eBook. I have always used and created designs based on what I have liked / what has inspired me and it would be awesome to have a high level structure to go by, that comes from a professional designer. It would be helpful to have a "Checklist" of the most important aspects to ensure which would help validate / update past designs.

Re: Bootstrapping Design

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Post by jamieforrest » Wed, Nov 02, 2011, 6:00 PM UTC

thibaut_barrere wrote: post #8

jamieforrest wrote: post #6

Great idea for an eBook. As a developer without a design background, it would be really handy to know the basics so I could bootstrap things without having to bring in a real designer early on in a project.

Funny thing is that I'm currently "pair-designing" with a designer. He told me he is actually really happy that there are books like that and frameworks like twitter bootstrap out there: it allows him to start working from higher grounds (logo, branding) and avoids dealing with the very basics.

Yeah. There's also just a huge amount of boilerplate HTML an CSS you need when you start a project, it would be great to be able to leap frog some or all of that.