At Cameron Moll's site, Authentic Boredom, he's posted all sorts of media from his presentation, Essential Web Skills, which he made at the Webmaster Jam Session in Dallas, Texas. Among his slides is this gem, which explains 9 skills that separate the good designers from the great ones:
| Good designers... | Great designers... |
|---|---|
| Decorate | Communicate |
| "Less" is more | "Less" and "more" co-exist |
| Fix problems | Prevent |
| Inspired by genre | Inspired by total environment |
| Everything at once | Selective iteration |
| Treat text as content | Treat text as UI |
| Use good typefaces | Use good typography |
| Code for one instance | Code for many instances |
| Redesign | Realign |