save the pixel!

here is an excellent resource on web design, save the pixel, by ben hunt. i can't remember where i stumbled upon this book, but it's one that i will be adding to my library for sure.

hunt not only talks about the art of simple web design, he also discusses several key design disciplines and techniques to follow when creating a website.

:: Think-Then-Do Technique ::

"Think-then-do requires you to work in short bursts of activity, with multiple cycles of Thinking and Doing.

This helps you to avoid what I call “screen-blindness”. You may recognise the phenomenon if you've ever spent several hours working on a design. The longer you work, the more slowly you seem to get results. You find yourself sitting staring at the screen, pushing pixels around one way than back again. You lose touch with what it is you're trying to do. You're screen-blind. Later, you come back to the design after a break, and you just “see” what's right and wrong! You sit down, and five minutes later the design is almost done. This is think-then-do at work."

you can download the first chapter for free. you can also read more about him on his website, web design from scratch.