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copied!<p>As a UI/UX developer myself, graphic design techniques are questions related to Photoshop, Illustrator, color theory, typography, etc. Usability is related to UI/UX, coding and web architecture. Graphic design and web usability are two very distinctive fields.</p> <p><strong>What is User Experience Design?</strong> - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_experience_design" rel="nofollow">Wiki article on UX</a></p> <blockquote> <p>User Experience is any aspect of a person's interaction with a given IT system, including the interface, graphics, industrial design, physical interaction, and the manual.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>What is graphic Design?</strong> - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphic_design" rel="nofollow">Wiki article on Graphic Design</a></p> <blockquote> <p>"Graphic design is the art of communication, stylizing, and problem-solving through the use of type and image."</p> </blockquote> <p>Resources @Nathan provided are great, I would also add this to your reading arsenal, education and inspiration:</p> <h1>Open University classes</h1> <ul> <li>University of Washington - <a href="http://courses.cs.washington.edu/courses/cse558/05wi/schedule.html" rel="nofollow">Visualization</a></li> <li>MIT - <a href="http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/architecture/4-638-drawings-numbers-five-centuries-of-digital-design-fall-2002/" rel="nofollow">Drawings & Numbers</a></li> <li>USQ - <a href="http://ocw.usq.edu.au/course/view.php?id=15" rel="nofollow">Multimedia</a></li> <li>Berkeley - <a href="http://www-inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~cs184/fa06/lectures/lectures.html" rel="nofollow">Computer Graphics</a></li> </ul> <h1>Sites & Inspirations</h1> <ul> <li><a href="http://onepagelove.com/" rel="nofollow">OnePageLove</a></li> <li><a href="http://responsive.ly/" rel="nofollow">Responsive.ly</a></li> <li><a href="http://alistapart.com/" rel="nofollow">A List Apart</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.awwwards.com/" rel="nofollow">Awwwards</a></li> <li><a href="http://css-tricks.com/" rel="nofollow">Css Tricks</a></li> <li><a href="http://net.tutsplus.com/" rel="nofollow">Tuts plus</a></li> <li><a href="http://caniuse.com/" rel="nofollow">Can I use</a></li> </ul> <p>As with any other skill set, to way to get better is practice, practice, practice. I would just keep building projects as case studies and learn the skill sets as you venture through different types of web applications. </p> <p>Best of luck on this journey.</p>

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