Need Help with Web Design? You Might Want to Check This Out
Hey there, fellow WA'ers!
Okay, I'm hoping this is okay to share with you, but if not, I'll soon find out from the powers of K & C.
Earlier today, errr, no!That was yesterday...I read a blog here at WA... lol, now from who I just can't think of at the moment...I really need to get some sleep..but, anyways, this has been on my mind since I came across it and...
Well, what I'm trying to say is I came across a blog here about Web Design and it mentioned a book called "Design for Hackers" by David Kadavy.
To make a long story short, I looked it up and came across something I think may be helpful to many of us that need advice in the web design department. Yours truly included.
So, I signed up for it and thought I'd share the link if anyone else is interested in learning more about web design. It's a free 12-week email course from what I understand right from David Kadavy. Sounds cool, right?
Now, I've got to say I do not know how good it is since I just signed up for it myself...since it's free, I thought I'd check it out and see how it goes.
I'm in no way affiliated with this but, I thought it'd be helpful, so I thought I'd share it with you.
Okay already! Here it is http://designforhackers.com/
I do hope you find it helpful and I'll be checking it out more myself in the weeks to come since as far as I understand it's a 12-week course. So, now I'm just waiting to see what happens next with it and as soon as I know more, I'll post more about it.
Anyone else here already heard of this course? Read the book? I haven't yet, but it sounds helpful, so I'd like to know what opinions anyone else may have on it.
Have a good night folks! Errrr, morning!? Best wishes to all ;)
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Design for Hackers" by David Kadavy was referenced by Nomda Ploom (Andy) in his post called The $400 million font saving... I haven't read it, but was also thinking about it ;)
Hi Marcel,
Thanks for reminding me! I read Nomda Ploom's post yesterday, and kept thinking I should look it up, so I did and came across the email course.
Anyways, by then I had lost track of whose blog, lol. It didn't help either that I was writing it on the spur of the moment, thinking I want to share this before I go to sleep. Otherwise, knowing myself as well as I do, I'll keep putting it off until the tomorrow that never arrives. ;) -Sherry
Hi Sherry, yes, this was actually mentioned by Any (noomda ploom). Now that this is mentioned twice, I might as well check this out. Thanks.
Hi Jen,
Yes, it was noomda ploom! I hope it'll be helpful since I just signed up myself yesterday and just got the first week's email today. Seemed thought provoking so far. I'll be posting about this as it goes a little further along in the email course. I'm not sure if it's an email a week or not so it may take awhile, but that's okay by me since I have tons of other stuff to do too. So, I'll let others know as I find out.
Thanks for reading and commenting. Best wishes :) -Sherry
Hi George,
It's good to see you here. :)
I signed up yesterday, and got the first week email today. Just got done reading it in fact. It's certainly something to think about and whether or not it helps we'll see.
Well, in the "first week" email, if you're not paying attention, like I was at first...ahem, and click the "Design for Hackers" you end up going to Amazon. But, anyways, if you just read the advice in this email, it does give you something to think about. Oh, and there's a survey too, just a yes or no question and a thank you note at the end of it. So far so good in my opinion.
Hope it's helpful to you too George, and I guess we'll have to see how it all goes in the following weeks.
Best wishes:) -Sherry
That's what I figured, may as well give it a go since it's free. Hope it helps you out and best wishes to you! :) -Sherry
Hi Terea,
You're welcome. Hopefully, it'll help people out anyways. I hated not to share something that could be of help to others since it's free to sign up. Thanks for reading and commenting! Hope you have a great day and as for me, I better get a few hours of sleep in, lol.
Best wishes! :) -Sherry
I already have my beginning stuff, looks exciting! Thanks again Sherry, rest well or good morning if you read this tomorrow!
hi Sherry, thanks so much for this, I guess I will follow your step then. Seems very interesting! I also noticed : Kadavy and 'hackers'? I just crack my face in two, Sherry! I also noticed lately that : people that trying to do good by shares some links must write 'I'm not affiliated with this'.. I'll keep in mind, Sherry. Thanks!
Hi Gusti,
No problem, I hope it helps you out too. Haha, I got a laugh out of that name too. I figured I should share it since it seems like a good thing as far as I know, but I guess we'll see how it goes hey?
As far as writing the "I'm not affiliated with this" I've noticed that too, but I don't know if we have to or not. I figured either way, I wanted everyone to know that it's not an affiliate link and just something I "found" when looking up the book name and author, which was mentioned by nomda ploom here at WA.
Thank you for reading and commenting. I'm always glad to hear from you. Best wishes! :) -Sherry
It was me, and I am glad that the David K thing smacked you in the eyes too. It is not a coffee table book it is for reference and the gentlest of routes in to design elements.
Having read it, I noticed all elements of design in even the least likely of places- it is truly an eye opener.
Thanks for your post- Andy
Haha, now I remember! I've been up for far too long yet again and when I started writing this, I couldn't think for the life of me. What blog was it, who was it now?...darn it, I gotta get this done! Whew! I'm glad you chimed in...I think my brain was starting to smoke trying to get it working, lol.
Anyways, thanks again for pointing me in that direction, and it sure sounds like something I should read too.
Best wishes to you! :) -Sherry
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I got an email today from that same person. I still get emails from the Dave & Dave team so I assumed it was probably from them so I deleted it. I'd like to know more about it if the course helps. Have a great day.
Hi tntgoodrich,
I did get my week 1 email today, from Dave Kadavy, but still have to check it out....at the moment I'm still slogging through my emails since I just got on the internet a little bit ago. Well, I got sidetracked for a bit too, lol.
I'll be sure to write another post once I get more info from them and actually see what it's all about. Thanks for the comment, it's nice to hear from you. Best wishes :) -Sherry