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266 pages Sybex - Vincent Flanders and Michael Willis. A Design Center Editors Choice award winner (SRP $ 39.00 now: $31.20)

reviews by joyce... Web Pages That Suck by Vincent Flanders & Michael Willis It's easy to see why Vincent and Michael's website of the same name has become an award winning site. ... They use a straightforward approach to design and insert plenty of humor too. I found this a delightful way to learn how to make a web page that doesn't suck! Seldom does a book entertain as well as instruct. Web Pages That Suck does both. No boring book on design here, and nothing or no one is sacred. It doesn't matter if your name happens to be "Pepsi, Microsoft or Coors" if it sucks it sucks.

Don't get me wrong, this book does not just slam bad sites, the authors show you what is wrong and more importantly, how to improve it. Each site that is featured, the good and the sucky, are summed up with an evaluation. ... Here is a sample of the Pepsi evaluation at the time of the books printing. (This site has since changed) Site Design at Pepsi: Don't use any of the techniques you see here. If there's a worthwhile site design technique used here, neither Michael nor I can find it. Navigation at Pepsi: This is an oxymoron like "fresh frozen." This site fails Navigation 101 Pluses at Pepsi: None Problems at Pepsi: The whole site This book is full of full color illustrative examples. I think the quote from the back cover sums it up perfectly. "Flanders and Willis rip bad pages to shreds-and then show you who's doing it right." ... Written for the rest of us, Web Pages That Suck demystifies the big guys and passes along all the tools you need to be a player on the Web. Hurry and get this book so you too can build Web Pages that Don't Suck! About the Authors Vincent Flanders is the mastermind behind WebPagesthatSuck.com. He spent two years as a Webmaster for a large Internet Service Provider and has taught HTML and design courses. Michael Willis, Vincent's bright and creative sidekick, has been a graphic designer for 18 years and has a successful Web/print design firm. Joyce Joyce Evans from Idea Design Copyright 1999 Joyce Evans, All Rights Reserved Also see The Designers' Bookshelf Review...