Web Design Bibliography

experiences on today’s Web? In this master class, UI experts Bill Scott and Theresa Neil present design patterns for building web interfaces that provide rich interaction. Distilled from the authors’ years of experience at Sabre, Yahoo!, and Netflix, these best practices are grouped into six key principles to help you take advantage of the web technologies available today.
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    Design Is The Problem
    By Nathan Shedroff
    Rosenfeld Media, February 2009
    ISBN: 9781457102394
    319 pages, $22.00

    This book examines how the endemic culture of design often creates unsustainable solutions, and shows how designers can alter their design processes in order to produce more sustainable solutions.
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    Pause & Effect: The Art of Interactive Narrative
    By Mark Stephen Meadows
    New Riders, September 2002
    ISBN: 0735711712
    272 pages, $45.00

    Interactive narrative is the cornerstone for many forms of digital media: web sites, interface design, gaming environments, and even artificial intelligence. This book examines the intersection of storytelling, visual art, and interactivity. It takes the key principles from these areas and applies them to the design, architecture, and development of successful interactive narrative. This provocative book will appeal to designers with its edgy aesthetic and artistic sensibility.
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Chapter 7. Imagery and Illustration
    Designing Data Visualizations
    By Julie Steele, Noah Illinsky
    O’Reilly Media Inc., September 2011
    ISBN: 9781449314774
    112 pages, $19.99

    Data visualization is an efficient and effective medium for communicating large amounts of information. But the design process can often seem like an unexplainable creative endeavor. This book aims to demystify the design process for those who are already comfortable with data analysis, showing the reader how to encode information visually via a linear process of decision-making.
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    The Fundamentals of Illustration, 2nd Edition
    By Lawrence Zeegen, Louise Fenton
    AVA Publishing, August 2012
    ISBN: 9782940411481
    184 pages, $38.50

    This book introduces students to the subject of illustration, taking them through the key skills required for the study of this exciting degree course. It offers a complete overview of the study of illustration, including recent developments within the illustration industry. This edition has been updated with a wealth of fresh visuals and contemporary case studies. Featured contributors include: Anthony Burrill; Billie Jean; Sara Fanelli; Henry Obasi. Featured topics include: finding inspiration; finding work; life as an illustrator; mixed media; self-promotion; studio set-up; the brief; and working digitally.
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    Illustration
    By Alan Male
    AVA Publishing, May 2007
    ISBN: 9782940439997
    216 pages, $42.00

    This book is a comprehensive guide to contemporary illustration. It provides students with an understanding of the theory, research, conceptual processing and contexts of illustration practice. It describes a variety of definitions and philosophies of illustration, together with a relevant historical overview. The book introduces the notion of the illustrator as a socially and culturally aware communicator: an able professional with knowledge, understanding and insight regarding the context within which they are working and the subject matter that they are engaged with.
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    Visual Language for Designers: Principles for Creating Graphics that People Understand
    By Connie Malamed
    Rockport Publishers, June 2009
    ISBN: 9781592535156
    240 pages, $40.00

    This book explores how the human brain processes visual information. It proposes principles for creating graphics that are comprehensible, memorable, and informative. Most important, this book is meant to inspire new and creative ways of designing to inform.
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    Basics Illustration 01: Thinking Visually
    By Mark Wigan
    AVA Publishing, September 2006
    ISBN: 9782940439843
    184 pages, $27.50

    This book explores