Web design books
You can learn all aspects of web design and development online and for free, but for really getting to grips with a subject I personally don’t think you can’t beat a book. The photo below is of my mini library built up over 3-4 years, some of the books have seen more use than others, HTML By Example was the first web design book I bought and although much of it is now outdated (and probably not recommended) it did teach me how to build my first ever site. The more recent purchases are on the right and reflect my current interests CSS, usability and SEO.
If I was to recommend 4 of these books they would be -
- Designing with Web Standards (Voices That Matter)
- Jeffrey Zeldman
- Transcending CSS: The Fine Art of Web Design (Voices That Matter)
- Andy Clarke
- Don’t Make Me Think!: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability
- Steve Krug
- Search Engine Optimization: An Hour a Day
- Jennifer Grappone & Gradiva Couzin
I am always on the look out for new web design and development books and would be interested in any recommendations.
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March 23rd, 2008 at 11:25 am
I have to agree with Zeldman am a regular visitor to his website. Noticed you have Eric Meyers book. What did you think of that? I started looking through it way back but didn’t appeal to me :S
March 23rd, 2008 at 5:39 pm
Eric Meyer on CSS seems to be one of those books that always gets a recommendation on forums and decent reviews on Amazon etc but I must admit it didn’t really appeal much to me either, from a design stance there isn’t much in there to inspire. It’s about six years old now and I would question how useful it would be today, especially in comparison to Zeldman’s Designing with Web Standards.
March 24th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
CSS mastery is a great book for advanced css too! Nice collection though! Books are books and cannot be beaten by any pdf or e-book!