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My favorite new book about web design. This is short and fun to read, yet full of great insights on what makes a web site work. Once you finish it, I guarantee you will be at the computer making some changes... It's a really well-designed book to boot!
A more conventional approach by a world-famous usability expert. It stresses the importance of layout and navigation consistency. It also has a lot of interesting material on the differences of designing for a company intranet vs. the World Wide Web.
Everything--from the technical to the aesthetic--that you need to know to make your web pages look good and communicate well. Lynda Weinman is the author of scads of important books for web designers. Don't miss her web site either.
Excellent, up-to-date overview that combines the strengths of a sister-designer and brother-programming guru. Clear explanations in a step-by-step tutorial; includes all the necessary files on CD.
Entertaining and informative, techie and artsy. This book was a #1 bestseller at amazon.com. Even though this 2nd edition was published in October 1997 (a lifetime ago in web design), its insights will push you to take your site designs to the next level. There are usually lots of used copies at Powells Technical Bookstore.
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I've been to a workshop with Jeffrey Veen--he is not as scary looking as you might think from the cover of his new book. In fact, he is quite user-friendly. Along with the history and philosophy of web site development, there are practical explanations of CSS and database-driven web sites.
Even though this 1997 book is a out of date in terms of technology, its no-nonsense precepts are still relevant. Veen goes beyond design to look at the underlying purpose of web sites: communication. Pick up a used copy!
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Visual Quickstart Guides
This series of books could be called "Manuals that Should Have Come With The Software."
Indispensable, easy-to-use references for any software or scripting language you might be using.
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