One of the best articles I have read on web design is very short. It talks about one thing: designing with consistency. If there is one thing that I hope to take out of this course, it is that. Designing consistently does many things for a designer. It makes code lighter, therefore making a page load faster. It allows for faster redesigns because more code is reused. It creates clear, concise visual cues for users telling them how things are grouped together, making the experience easier and more enjoyable because it is quick and easy to find what you are looking for.
If I take nothing else from this course, I will be better off. However, I also have really taken a liking to the section on white hat techniques for SEO. If you look at my link in the above paragraph, the anchor text describes where it will take the user instead of merely saying "click here". See, I'm already applying lessons learned from the course!
