PJ Rvs

There are quite a few good resources for developers to learn design.

Disclaimer: I wrote a book on this topic, but because of that, I know resources made by other people too.

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Sacha Grief’s ebook is good for an in-depth example:

http://sachagreif.com/ebook/

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Design for Hackers by David Kadavy is also well written. He explores the more traditional way to learn design, with the history of fonts, color theory, etc.

http://designforhackers.com/

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A different approach might be reading about creativity. My friend Paul Jarvis has some great books about creativity, especially his new one, The Good Creative, if you’re looking to get inspired:

http://pjrvs.com/books/

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Nathan Barry’s design books are great. He also has a course on Photoshop if you’re looking to learn.

http://nathanbarry.com/books/

http://nathanbarry.com/app-design-handbook/

http://nathanbarry.com/webapps/

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One of the best books about UI/UX/usability is Don’t Make Me Think:

http://www.amazon.com/Dont-Make-Think-Revisited-Usability/dp/0321965515/

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Great place for topic-specific books. Some of these are more advanced and intended for designers. I'd suggest these for after you read up on the basics.

http://www.abookapart.com/

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My book focuses on design fundamentals instead of advanced theory. It's intended as a starting point for things you can do right now. Actionable, focused on building skill instead of knowledge.

http://bootstrappingdesign.com

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Email me anytime if you…

For those interested in the topic Paul Jarvis has a quickish read on the topic of "Company of one".

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07FQ2PFNN/

https://pjrvs.com/

I take it's probably a roundup of his newsletter but I found the book half way decent with mostly fresh insights that is, it wasn't heavily recycled compared to most books on this sort of thing.