Web Design Bibliography

DeBolt, Derek Featherstone, Lars Gunther, Denise R. Jacobs, Leslie Jensen-Inman, Chris Mills, Christopher Schmitt, Glenda Sims, Aarron Walter
    New Riders, May 2010
    ISBN: 9780321713582
    504 pages, $54.99

    Laying the foundation for a solid understanding of Web design, this book weaves together industry best practices and standards-based design techniques. It is built on practical examples and short exercises crafted to help readers learn quickly and retain information. Starting with the basics this book teaches: Internet fundamentals, planning, content strategy, and information architecture, HTML and CSS, and accessibility. This book is the definitive guide to learning the basics of web design. Its emphasis on practical and proven techniques make it the go-to guide that every aspiring web professional needs to succeed in their career.
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    The Fundamentals of Design Management
    By Kathryn Best
    AVA Publishing, May 2010
    ISBN: 9782940411078
    208 pages, $30.50

    This book is a comprehensive guide to managing the people, projects, processes and procedures behind the design of everyday products, services, environments and experiences. It emphasises the inter-disciplinary nature of design management, and is of relevance to students of a number of disciplines: from art and design to business, marketing or media. Written in a clear style and with plenty of illustrative images, this publication makes design management accessible and practicable.
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    Content Strategy for the Web
    By Kristina Halvorson
    New Riders, August 2009
    ISBN: 9780321648747
    192 pages, $29.99

    If your website content is out of date, off-brand, and out of control, you’re missing a huge opportunity to engage, convert, and retain customers online. This book explains how to create and deliver useful, usable content for your online audiences, when and where you need it most. It also shares content best practices so you can get your next website redesign right, on time and on budget. Get solid, practical advice on staffing for content-related roles and responsibilities.
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    Creative Research
    By Hilary Collins
    AVA Publishing, September 2010
    ISBN: 9782940439676
    208 pages, $42.00

    This book provides you with the knowledge and skills required to conduct effective research projects in creative disciplines and industries. The book assesses how academic research methodologies must be adapted to suit the creative disciplines and industries and offers a guide to the process of undertaking a research project in this context. It offers a clear, step-by-step guide to undertaking a research project, and text is accompanied by illustrative examples taken from contemporary work.
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    Visual Research
    By Ian Noble, Russell Bestley
    AVA Publishing, October 2007
    ISBN: 9782940447077
    192 pages, $42.00

    This book is an introduction to research methodologies and it is a thorough investigation into research methods for graphic design and other visual arts disciplines. The book features a range of case studies that demonstrate how the use of rigorous research methods can form the basis of effective visual communication and design problem solving, eschewing end product analysis for a discussion of the way research feeds into the design process.
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    Website Owner’s Manual
    By Paul Boag
    Manning Publications, November 2009
    ISBN; 9781933988450
    296 pages, $34.99

    This book is for the thousands of marketers, IT managers, project leaders, and business owners who need to put a website in place and keep it running with a minimum of trouble. This book provides a jargon-free overview of web design, including accessibility, usability, online marketing, and web development techniques. You will master the vocabulary and concepts you need to discuss how a website dovetails with the needs of a business.
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Chapter 4. Web Coding
    Head First HTML and CSS, 2nd Edition
    By Elisabeth Robson, Eric Freeman
    O’Reilly Media, Inc., August 2012
    ISBN: 9781449324469
    768 pages, $39.99

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