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Ericson Luciano's avatar

I realized that the 18 and 22 make me feel valid. Thanks patrick for sharing this ✨

Patrick Morgan's avatar

Glad to hear it. Thanks for reading, Ericson! 🙏

Shahrukh's avatar

Aah the last point hit me hard!

Patrick Morgan's avatar

It's the never ending struggle!

Benedict Neo's avatar

thanks for the lessons Pat! any good tips/resources for a programmer to get into design?

Patrick Morgan's avatar

You're welcome, Benedict. Thanks for reading!

The thing that helped me the most was reverse engineering designs that I liked. Going through this process taught me a lot (and continues to!): 1) Identify designs I like, 2) Analyze what I think works well, 3) Recreating them myself. I'll then seek out specific educational resources in the context of whatever problem I'm trying to solve which makes the concepts stick in my head better.