The principles of beautiful web design

SciTech Book News, Sept, 2007

The principles of beautiful web design.

Beaird, Jason.

SitePoint

2007

168 pages

$39.95

Paperback

TK5105

In his introduction, Beaird compares web design to interior design, noting that the "high readability" hit counters and chunky table borders of yesteryear are the web design world's "shag carpets, sparkly popcorn ceilings, and faux wood paneling." He starts by defining good design, then presents the fundamentals of page layout, color, texture, typography, and imagery. Though design principles are the focus, he often includes tips for using CSS and also demonstrates how CSS allows designers to better control the look of their web sites. He includes numerous examples of well-designed sites, web addresses for more inspiring web pages, and addresses for useful resources such as free font download sites and an online tool for comparing HTML type.

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