The Principles of Beautiful Web Design
June 23rd, 2010 by LookOutGFX.com
- ISBN13: 9780975841969
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
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 to finish. Good design principles are not rocket science, and using the information contained in this book will help you create stunning web sites.
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June 23rd, 2010 at 6:47 am
I'm a regular visitor to sitepoint. I do enjoy Jason Beard's writings. However, after finishing this book I find myself not one whit smarter and actually feel dumber for having spent the $ on it. Seriously, anything this elementary should be billed as so. I learned nothing.
Rating: 1 / 5
June 23rd, 2010 at 7:07 am
Book was delivered in condition advertised and arrived promptly as promised. Would buy from seller again
Rating: 4 / 5
June 23rd, 2010 at 7:13 am
Good book. It explains some designs ideas and techniques in a very simple way.
Rating: 4 / 5
June 23rd, 2010 at 10:01 am
Alas, I'm about halfway through and, to be honest, I'm a bit bored. Colorful pages, but it's theory and, I dunno, not enough practical bits. Perhaps it is hard to present design theory so as to make it fascinating.
Anyway, hopefully the second half will be better.
Try to find some excerpts online to see if it's your thing.
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Update 2007-12-29
The second half was better. I learned of a couple of good sites for free stock photos (sxc.hu and Morguefile), introductory information on the power of PhotoShop, and a brief intro to the classification of type (fonts).
(I'm a computer programmer.)
Rating: 3 / 5
June 23rd, 2010 at 11:58 am
As a graphic designer with years of design training I have to say that I didn't receive too much new information on this book, however for a programmer this book is a gem. This book will go to the programming dept where it will be used very frequently. If you have years of design training than this book is probably not where you want to start.
If you have not been to sitepoint yet go to their website and look through a plethora of web design inspiration and see the books available for what fits you better. Then come back to amazon and purchase the book here. (You'll save a bundle). Hope this helps.
Rating: 4 / 5