Reddit reviews The Principles of Beautiful Web Design

I am the same way. I can't say that I've successfully made it (I'm getting better), but as I'm working on the same thing maybe I can point you toward some books that I found or were recommended to me. Not sure if these are exactly what you're looking for or not, they're both good introductions to graphic design (colors, layout, positioning, typography, etc.)

http://www.amazon.com/Design-Elements-Graphic-Style-Manual/dp/1592532616

http://www.amazon.com/Principles-Beautiful-Web-Design/dp/0975841963

I'm still looking for good material and such so I'd be anxious to see what others have to add.

I say hit the books:

1. http://www.learningwebdesign.com/ Great for where you are at now.
   
2. http://www.amazon.com/Principles-Beautiful-Web-Design/dp/0975841963/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1247006062&sr=8-1 A great followup
   
3. Then grab a book on the backend language of your choice, I recommend Django as an avid python programmer, but do whatever feels right for ya.
   
   Good Luck!

As a developer who doesn't consider himself in any way creative, I found The Principles of Beautiful Web Design very useful.

I also have trouble when I have to choose the design so I'm reading this book

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0975841963?ref=olp_product_details

It's for people without any idea of design and I'm understanding a lot of things, also it's very cheap if you buy It used :)

Check out the book, "Principles of Beautiful Web Design" by Jason Beaird. It's an excellent introduction to the art of web design for those already comfortable with the technical side.

The Principles of Beautiful Web Design gave me a great platform to build on. Reads in about a day.