Reply to thread

IMHO, I think you are trying to do the impossible thing: you are trying to find some "techniques and methods", or - the "cheat", where there is only hard work and try and probe way.

I doubt you will get any experience out of your "projects". There is no such thing like simple formula to make a good design.

In the end it all comes down to a hunch or flying by the seat of your pants

I really think you are wasting your time just for nothing! The only thing you'll learn - there is no substitute for experience and hard work. There are no easy ways, no silver bullets, no magic "rules" for making a good design.

All your findings will be totally irrelevant in the next "project" and even worse: they will distract you from the experimenting and thinking big.