Shown HN: Design for Hackers (draft)

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15 years ago

Hey everyone, OMFGIFMBD! You might remember a few posts I wrote on design several months back that resulted in a book deal. Well, I'm happy to report that I have completed the draft of the book: Design for Hackers: Reverse-Engineering Beauty. A few tidbits I'll be talking about in the book:

- How to mentally navigate the hexadecimal color space.

- What the Impressionists have to do with Web 2.0 graphics.

- Why the golden ratio isn't all that golden, and how to use proportions in design.

- The insane effect that red has on your brain and decision-making

I made a little video greeting as well, if you want to sneak a peek at the draft: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WjwIrh9N44

Anyway, I just wanted to give you an update as I know some of you are interested. Thanks so much for your support!

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