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Web Design in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference (In a Nutshell (O’Reilly)) (Paperback)

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In 1998, Jennifer Niederst wrote the first edition of this very successful book after she found herself spending way too much time chasing down the solutions to HTML problems. From hexadecimal color specs to mouseover scripts, the answers are all out there, but finding the exact [...]

Web Design For Dummies, 2nd Edition (Paperback)

How many times have you visited a Web site and thought that you could do a better job if only you had the knowledge and skills?   Or perhaps you have a great idea for a Web site but don’t know how to get started? What was once exclusively a task for professionals, [...]

Head First Web Design (Paperback)

Want to know how to make your pages look beautiful, communicate your message effectively, guide visitors through your website with ease, and get everything approved by the accessibility and usability police at the same time? Head First Web Design is your ticket to mastering all of these complex topics, and understanding what’s really [...]

Sexy Web Design: Creating Interfaces that Work (Paperback)

Sexy Web Design is an easy-to-follow guide that reveals the secrets of how to build your own breathtaking web interfaces from scratch. You’ll be guided through the entire process of creating a gorgeous, usable web site by applying the timeless principles of user-centered design. Even if [...]

The Principles of Beautiful Web Design (Paperback)

Tired of making web sites that work absolutely perfectly but just don’t look nice? If so, then The Principles of Beautiful Web Design is for you. A simple, easy-to-follow guide, illustrated with plenty of full-color examples, this book will lead you through the process of creating great designs from start [...]

The Web Designer’s Idea Book: The Ultimate Guide To Themes, Trends & Styles In Website Design (Paperback)

Inspiring Web Design at a GlanceThe Web Designer’s Idea Book includes more than 700 websites arranged thematically, so you can find inspiration for layout, color, style and more. Author Patrick McNeil has cataloged more than 20,000 sites on his website, and showcased in this book are the very best [...]

Learning Web Design: A Beginner’s Guide to (X)HTML, StyleSheets, and Web Graphics (Paperback)

Everything you need to know to create professional web sites is right here. Learning Web Design starts from the beginning — defining how the Web and web pages work — and builds from there. By the end of the book, you’ll have the skills to create multi-column CSS layouts with optimized graphic files, [...]