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It gives a good overview of the topics that made me want to learn more about them. I think some links to resources for further information after each section would be very useful for someone using this article as a starting point.

Good point - I'll add some reference material.

I'm looking into organization of elements so the final formation is pleasing, visually and in other ways. Coming from an engineering background, I had no idea where to start. This helps a lot, thanks!

Would also appreciate any other pointers/links/books/courses you'd recommend, just finished reading the Laws of Simplicity by John Maeda.

A few people asked me for recommended reading, so I added "Additional references" to the bottom of the article. I put a couple of my favorite books there. There are tons of great sources for inspiration online, but as far as educative (wow that's a word?) material goes, a lot of design web articles are sadly pretty crappy.

Thanks! It's a great intro. Have any suggestions for online resources to use to go from newbie to novice designer?