Web Style Guide: Basic Design Principles for Creating Web Sites

ISBN:0300088981
Pages:176
Date:2002-03
Publisher:Yale University Press
Rating:3.5

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In 160 pages of expert instruction, authors Patrick J. Lynch and Sarah Horton put the essence of the Yale University Center for Advanced Instructional Media's wonderful online site design guide into traditional print. The book begins the presentation of its helpful and forward-looking advice with a discussion of the overall process of defining the objectives and users of your Web site, as well as the goals you will use to measure your progress. The authors then use time-tested, traditional print concepts to clearly illustrate how to make your site interface welcoming and efficient. High-quality illustrations show how to design for overall style and professional appeal. The sections on typography and editorial style set this manual apart from many Web style guides with attention to the fine details that separate the good sites from the great. Multimedia elements and cascading style sheets (CSS) are covered, but within the overall context of building a fine site--not with the usual hype. Media compression and delivery are addressed at a high level with concrete suggestions on formats, frame rates, and image sizes for a well-balanced approach to multimedia. One of the great things about using this guide is that the actual site it is based on is available. You can read about a thoughtfully-written topic and then go online to see the concepts in action. Web Style Guide delivers some of the most holistic coverage of site design you'll find. --Stephen W. Plain/p>
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Not too helpful...
If you're fairly inexperienced on the internet, and you don't know what "Classic three-column layout" means, then you should buy this book. If you do know what that means, you are probably familiar with the majority of the topics covered in this book. I did not find that the time I spent reading this was well spent because it is very basic. Don't expect too much magic to come off the pages.
A concise and structured functional overview of Web Design!
In less than 220 pages, this book covers the functional aspects of Web design in a well structured and concise manner. In that sense, it is tailor made for the project manager with all essential elements and no superfluous details. You will become familiar with: interface design, site design, page design, typography, editorial style, Web graphics and multimedia. Your specific work environment will dictate if you need additional Web design knowledge. At the management level, this book will probably provide all you need to know. At the Web production level, you will obtain a global understanding allowing you to properly select specific areas to further your level of knowledge.The technically oriented or the novice should first acquire some basic knowledge of Web Publishing (HTML, Web graphics, servers, browsers, etc.) to make the best use of this book. As a suggestion, the book entitled "Learning Web Design" by Jennifer Niederst (ISBN 0-596-00484-2) is an excellent starting point.Jean C. Ducharme, PMP