Web Design

Workflow That Works - Instructional Design Tools

Author: 
Kelly Goto, Emily Cotler
Publisher: 
Pearson Custom Publishing
Published Date: 
2005
ISBN: 
0-536-20707-0
Pages: 
281
Rating: 
4

I've been managing projects for a number of years now, so I know how the process works in the real-world in comparison to theory. I read this book looking for flaws since I have seen so much out there that sounds great but adds more overhead and little or no value to a typical project.

This book has a couple of things that truly impressed me:

Pro CSS and HTML Design Patterns

Author: 
Michael Bowers
Publisher: 
Apress
Published Date: 
2007
ISBN: 
1-59059-804-0
Pages: 
500
Rating: 
3

Taking an interesting approach to writing a reference book for CSS and HTML, Michael Bowers writes a highly technical book where he breaks down CSS and HTML into predictable patterns and writes the book following a systematic approach in covering those discovered patterns.  

Web Designer's Success Guide

Author: 
Kevin Airgid
Publisher: 
Airgid Media, Inc.
Published Date: 
2005
ISBN: 
N/A
Pages: 
81
Rating: 
4

Kevin Airgid is an internationally recognized designer, author and speaker. He runs an interactive studio that develops creative projects for clients such as: World Wildlife Fund, Ford, ESPN, Buick and others. Kevin has won several national design awards and has been featured in the Macromedia Showcase, Digital Creative Arts Magazine and Communication Arts. Kevin's website can be found at www.airgid.com.

Professional CSS: Cascading Style Sheets for Web Design

Author: 
Christopher Schmitt, Mark Trammell, Ethan Marcotte, Todd Dominey, Dunstan Orchard, Jeffrey Zeldman
Publisher: 
Wrox
Published Date: 
July 29, 2005
ISBN: 
0764588338
Pages: 
434
Rating: 
4

Professional CSS: Cascading Style Sheets for Web Design features the real-world web design solutions of an all-star cast of cascading style sheet (CSS) experts -- Christopher Schmitt, Mark Trammell, Ethan Marcotte, Todd Dominey, Dunstan Orchard and Jeffrey Zeldman. While most books of this size (434 pages) could hardly handle so many cooks with their spoons in the broth, this book is structured around individual web design projects using CSS. And, as such, individual authors handle individual chapters based on their expertise.

Web Redesign 2.0/Workflow That Works

Author: 
Kelly Goto and Emily Cotler
Publisher: 
New Riders
Published Date: 
December 20, 2004
ISBN: 
0-7357-1433-9
Pages: 
276
Rating: 
5

headaches, getting a handle on the development process is essential. As technology columnist Jim Heid is quoted in the first chapter of this book, “Designers are utterly starved for guidance on workflow.” “Web Redesign 2.0” is just the guidance they need. And it’s not only for designers. Site producers, webmasters, and owners (and ultimately users) all benefit when there is a clear plan that gets the job done more efficiently and effectively.

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