Whilst I appreciate that many (most?) developers struggle with design, they would be much better off learning a few design fundamentals, which they can then build on for the rest of their careers. Frameworks come and go, and so do fashions and trends. Design fundamentals don’t change.
I don’t buy the idea that design is unlearnable or somehow innate to the right-brained elite.
The same applies vice-versa: I’ve met plenty of designers who deliberately distance themselves from doing any development work because to them it’s black magic. This is self-limiting laziness caused by pigeon-holing yourself into mythical left/right brain categories.
Get out of your comfort zone and learn what you don’t know properly. Your future self will thank you and World Domination is yours for the taking.
James
Whilst I appreciate that many (most?) developers struggle with design, they would be much better off learning a few design fundamentals, which they can then build on for the rest of their careers. Frameworks come and go, and so do fashions and trends. Design fundamentals don’t change.
I don’t buy the idea that design is unlearnable or somehow innate to the right-brained elite.
The same applies vice-versa: I’ve met plenty of designers who deliberately distance themselves from doing any development work because to them it’s black magic. This is self-limiting laziness caused by pigeon-holing yourself into mythical left/right brain categories.
Get out of your comfort zone and learn what you don’t know properly. Your future self will thank you and World Domination is yours for the taking.