basic web design for small projects?
rpoca: Photoshop, GIMP, CSS, etc. ara just tools. You should first get some good taste. It can be learnt. And it will pay well in the future (for example, you'll avoid hiring a bad designer).Learn a bit of color theory, as to avoid creating horrible mashups. Don't trust just pre-baked palettes. The proportion you use of each color is even more important.Learn some composition, read a pair of introduction books on design. The more you learn, the better.Good design is hard to come by. In programming and in arts.