 Designing CSS Web Pages - by Christopher Schmitt... I rank this book at the top of the heap, right along with Meyer's book below. It was the most important book in successfully rehabilitating me from an "html terrorist" to "html purist." Now if I could just put that philosophy to work across some 7,000 pages of my web sites, I'd be okay! It's not so much a CSS handbook but rather an important inspiration to understand and apply the CSS. (Use with other books listed here!) And, Schmitt was the only author to take his time in email discussions about the concepts. - Paperback: 384 pages; Dimensions (in inches): 0.80 x 9.10 x 7.32; Publisher: New Riders Publishing; 1st edition (September 20, 2002) Price: $20.99.  Eric Meyer on CSS: Mastering the Language of Web Design - by Eric A. Meyer... Eric's wonderful "deconstruction" project was probably the single most helpful tutorial on CSS of any of the books studied. It took a step-by-step approach to walk me through the process of disassembling an over-weight, table-based web page (much like my own!) and rebuilding it in pure CSS tags. That chapter alone is worth the price of the book. Even after reading and digesting three other CSS books I wasn't real sure of the process until this single chapter. - Paperback, 321 pages Price: $31.50.  Cascading Style Sheets: The Designer's Edge - by Molly E. Holzschlag... This, in my humble opinion, is Molly's finest hour. It's a beautiful book and jam-packed with excellent training. I found myself using it for ongoing browsing after putting Meyers and Schmitt down. Her makeover is as useful as Meyer's, perhaps more so. Get this one for sure. - Paperback: 304 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.69 x 10.14 x 8.00 Publisher: Sybex; 1 edition (March 11, 2003) Price: $31.50.  DHTML and CSS for the World Wide Web - by Jason Cranford Teague... As always, there's a Peachpit Visual Quickstart Guide close at my hand. Throughout all the tribulations of getting up to speed with CSS, this book was a constant companion, as it is to this day. Wrinkled cover and tattered, highlighted pages reveal it's pure utility as a desktop reference. This book has the absolute best guides for understanding boxes, padding, margins and borders. - Paperback: 592 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.25 x 9.00 x 7.04 Publisher: Peachpit Press; 2nd edition (May 24, 2001) Price: $15.39.  Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability - by Steve Krug, Roger Black... Krug makes the points we've been evangelizing for the past seven years with good humor and excellent, to-the-point examples of the best ways to design for your audience. Get a whole new outlook on your site. - Paperback: 195 pages; Dimensions (in inches): 0.53 x 9.02 x 7.00; Publisher: Que; 1st edition (October 13, 2000) Price: $24.50.  Cascading Style Sheets: Separating Content from Presentation - by Owen Briggs, Steve Champeon, Eric Costello, Matthew Patterson... This book provides a lot of valuable information and insights into remote formatting. It also has good coverage of browser quirks. There are three fully explained case studies: a photo gallery, a personal log, and an online store that lend a lot of inspiration and idea starters. It also comes highly recommended by several readers of the CAFE list. - Paperback: 304 pages; Dimensions (in inches): 0.75 x 8.05 x 7.00; Publisher: glasshaus; 1st edition (May 2002) Price: $24.49.  Homepage Usability: 50 Websites Deconstructed - by Jakob Nielsen, Marie Tahir... This is the book we all love to hate -- regardless of how you feel about Jakob Nielsen, this book is an excellent reference book because it's not about Jakob! It diagrams leading web sites pointing out the various weights and values put on screen real estate. You'll like it. - Paperback: 138 pages; Dimensions (in inches): 0.73 x 9.92 x 9.94; Publisher: New Riders Publishing; 1st edition (November 5, 2001) Price: $27.99.  The Art and Science of Web Design - by Jeffrey Veen... This is a very insightful book from a real pro -- one of the creators of HotWired.com. Organized around the key development topics, the book is laden with a historical background of standards, features, and trends. - Paperback: 208 pages; Dimensions (in inches): 0.63 x 8.99 x 6.98; Publisher: New Riders Publishing; 1 edition (December 28, 2000) Price: $31.50.  Cascading Style Sheets: The Definitive Guide - by Eric A. Meyer... A bit dated, however, hiding behind these incredibly ugly pages is a complete foundation in CSS. Many, many succinct definitions coupled with clearly understandable diagrams put this one on the essential "references" shelf. By the time you read this, it may be out of print. - Paperback: 453 pages; Dimensions (in inches): 0.93 x 9.10 x 6.97; Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates; 1st edition (May 15, 2000) Price: $24.47.  Designing Web Usability : The Practice of Simplicity - by Jakob Nielsen... This is an oldy but goodie... and manditory reading for all web developers. Nielsen attempts beat some sense into uppity young web designers -- and rekindles the memories of us old timers. Even if you don't like Nielsen, you can't deny the importance of the points he makes! - Paperback: 432 pages; Dimensions (in inches): 1.02 x 9.51 x 6.75; Publisher: New Riders Publishing; 1st edition (January 2000) Price: $31.50.  Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) by Example - by Steve Callihan... has some very usable and interesting examples. Steve always makes a point of reinforcing previous lessons to build confidence - Paperback: 480 pages; Dimensions (in inches): 1.09 x 9.11 x 7.39; Publisher: Que; 1st edition (November 2001) Price: $20.99.  The Elements of User Experience: User-Centered Design for the Web - by Jesse James Garrett... ... very well written and executed. Diagrams are clear, terminology is used consistently, navigation aids and advance organizers are used to good advantage, and the book design is clean and visually appealing. - Paperback: 208 pages; Dimensions (in inches): 0.47 x 9.02 x 6.98; Publisher: New Riders Publishing; 1st edition (October 11, 2002) Price: $20.99.  Designing Web Site Interface Elements - by Eric Eaton... This is the second title in the new DesignWhys series targeting professional designers and developers with plenty of glossy, full-color screen shots and illustrations as well as advice from the trenches. A bit snooty, but valuable information. - Paperback: 256 pages; Dimensions (in inches): 0.61 x 9.08 x 9.00; Publisher: Peachpit Press; 1st edition (December 27, 2002) Check web links.  Web Style Guide: Basic Design Principles for Creating Web Sites - by Patrick J. Lynch, Sarah Horton... ... time-tested, traditional print concepts to clearly illustrate how to make your site interface welcoming and efficient -- a very well-balanced approach to multimedia -- some of the most holistic coverage of site design you'll find. - Paperback: 164 pages; Dimensions (in inches): 0.25 x 10.00 x 7.00; Publisher: Yale Univ Pr; (March 1999) Price: $11.17.  Line by Line : How to Edit Your Own Writing - by Claire Kehrwald Cook (Author)... This is an essential "how to write well" book, and is quick and easy to use as a desk reference. If you want to get rid of your, or your client's baggy prose and burn out some hard-hitting web content, this book shows you how... line by line! - Paperback: 219 pages; Dimensions (in inches): 0.50 x 9.22 x 6.33; Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co; (June 30, 1986) Price: $9.60. from the Web Department. Keywords for this item are: Web: Web design, Web development, html, shtml, gifs, jpgs, web graphics, layout, pages -- You can find many other titles from this department here! |
