Ask HN: Best tips and resources for a software eng learning product design
I&#x27;ve noticed that I&#x27;m design-blind. As long as something is functional, and I have an accurate conceptual model of how it works, I can deal with it. The important part (to me) is whether I can do the things I want done without the product getting in the way. For example, Jira does a terrible job of this, by getting in the way.<p>What I&#x27;ve come to realise is that this is only a small part of the picture. There&#x27;s a lot more that goes into design: a product helping you build an accurate model, showing you what&#x27;s possible, getting out of your way, and the emotional positive response because of the sheer attention to detail.<p>Recently reading Design of Everyday Things, and I _love_ it because it helped me formulate a model of what objectively good design looks like.<p>I read RefactoringUI as well, and this felt a lot more &#x27;here are some good rule of thumbs to follow&#x27;. Awesome, but I feel I&#x27;m still fumbling in the dark. I find myself falling back to these because I don&#x27;t know better.<p>So, do you have any tips or resources for helping improve design sense?