Web Design

e-books in Web Design category

Understanding Flexbox: Everything you need to know
by Ohans Emmanuel , 2017
This tutorial has been prepared for beginners to make them understand the basics of Flexbox library. It will help the readers in aligning the contents of a webpage easily. It is assumed that the readers have a prior knowledge of CSS and HTML.
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W3.CSS Succinctly
by Joseph D. Booth - Syncfusion, Inc. , 2018
W3.CSS is a free, no-license CSS framework you can use to produce responsive websites that work across all common browsers and devices. Joseph Booth will take you through features such as containers and helper classes, visual elements and animations.
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How to Code in HTML5 and CSS3
by Damian Wielgosik - howtocodeinhtml.com , 2018
A free e-book about making websites in HTML5 and CSS for absolute beginners. It doesn't require any experience in IT to start. The aim of this book is to show the art of making websites using a plain language which is full of practical analogies.
(5293 views)

Adaptive Web Design
by Aaron Gustafson - Easy Readers , 2011
In this brief book, Aaron Gustafson chronicles the origins of progressive enhancement, its philosophy, and mechanisms, and reveals the countless practical ways that you can apply progressive enhancement principles using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
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Transforms in CSS: Revamp the Way You Design
by Eric A. Meyer - O'Reilly Media , 2015
Present information in stunning new ways by transforming CSS elements in two- and three-dimensional space. Whether you're rotating a photo or doing some interesting perspective tricks, this practical guide shows you how to use them to great effect.
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Data Visualization for All
by Jack Dougherty, et al. , 2018
This book shows how to design interactive charts and maps for your website. We begin with drag-and-drop tools and work our way up to editing open-source code templates. This introduction includes step-by-step tutorials and real-world examples.
(5894 views)

Web Creation for Beginners: Create Websites from Scratch
by Ahtasham Khan - Google Books , 2014
This book is a guide for those who are passionate about building a website but have no clue that how to begin. It contains recipes including HTML and CSS, and demonstrates how to put these building blocks together to build a meaningful construction.
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HTML5 For Web Designers
by Jeremy Keith - A Book Apart , 2010
Brush up on syntax and updated elements, and get ready to work with responsive images, microformats, and microdata. Table of contents: A Brief History of Markup; The Design of HTML5; Rich Media; Web Forms 2.0; Semantics; Using HTML5 Today; Index.
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Designing for Performance: Weighing Aesthetics and Speed
by Lara Callender Hogan - O'Reilly , 2014
As a web designer, you encounter tough choices when it comes to weighing aesthetics and performance. Lara Hogan helps you approach projects with page speed in mind, showing you how to test and benchmark which design choices are most critical.
(5708 views)

Modern Web Essentials Using JavaScript and HTML5
by David Pitt - InfoQ.com , 2014
This book provides tools for a thorough understanding of three topics integral to effective enterprise-level, web SPA development: JavaScript language essentials, HTML5 specification features, and responsive design principles.
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Scalable and Modular Architecture for CSS
by Jonathan Snook - SMACSS.com , 2012
A flexible guide to developing sites small and large. SMACSS is a way to examine your design process and fit the rigid frameworks into a flexible thought process. It is an attempt to document a consistent approach to site development when using CSS.
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HTML5 Canvas
by Steve Fulton, Jeff Fulton - O'Reilly Media , 2013
The second edition of this popular book gets you started with HTML5 Canvas. Learn how to draw, render text, manipulate images, and create animation -- all in the course of building several interactive web games throughout the book.
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Complete CSS Guide
by Maxine Sherrin, John Allsopp - western civilisation pty. ltd. , 2013
Welcome to the Complete CSS Guide, a reference to every aspect of cascading style sheets. If you need help learning CSS or if you're looking for info about selectors, properties and all the other aspects of cascading style sheets, this is the place.
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HTML Canvas Deep Dive
by Josh Marinacci - joshondesign.com , 2012
This experimental online e-book is built to showcase the power of modern web standards with interactive electronic texts. Everything you see is done with HTML, CSS and Javascript; bundled into book form with open source tools.
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HyperText Markup Language
- Wikibooks , 2011
This is a guide to HTML, the chief markup language of the Internet. This book simply covers HTML syntax, not about how to make it dynamic. Cascading Style Sheets, a way of giving style to the markup, is covered only briefly in this book.
(7602 views)

Interactive Data Visualization for the Web
by Scott Murray - O'Reilly Media , 2012
Create and publish your own interactive data visualization projects on the Web, even if you have no experience with either web development or visualization. It's easy with this hands-on guide. Written at an introductory level for designers.
(8672 views)

HTTP Succinctly
by Scott Allen - Syncfusion Inc. , 2012
You'll learn all about something you use on a daily basis, perhaps without realizing what goes on behind the scenes. You'll quickly learn about resources, requests and responses, safe and unsafe methods, connections, cookies, security, etc.
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The Elements of Typographic Style Applied to the Web
by Richard Rutter, Steven Marshall - webtypography.net , 2005
In this book, the reader is taken through the principles outlined in Robert Bringhurst's 'The Elements of Typographic Style' as they apply to visual design on the web. The book goes as far as implementation, complete with the code in HTML and CSS.
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A Beginners Guide to HTML and CSS
by Shay Howe - shayhowe.com , 2011
A Beginners Guide to HTML and CSS is a simple and comprehensive guide dedicated to helping beginners learn HTML and CSS. Outlining the fundamentals, this guide works through all common elements of front-end design and development.
(9509 views)

Cascading Style Sheets
- Wikibooks , 2011
CSS, or cascading style sheets, are used to describe the visual style and presentation of a document, most commonly web sites. CSS separates the presentation of a document from the structure and content. This book is a guide to CSS.
(9275 views)

The Beginner's Guide to Search Engine Optimization
- SEOmoz , 2010
The Beginner's Guide to Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is an in depth tutorial on how search engines work that covers the fundamental strategies that make websites search engine friendly. This book has been read over 1 million times.
(11391 views)

Designing for the Web
by Mark Boulton - Five Simple Steps LLP , 2010
Designing for the web is different than designing for any other medium. The breadth of skills required is sometimes daunting. Yet, the medium attracts designers from all spheres of design practice: from engineering, to product and graphic design.
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Dive Into HTML5
by Mark Pilgrim - O'Reilly Media , 2010
The latest version of HTML is going to significantly change the way you develop web applications, and this book provides your first real look at HTML5's new elements and attributes. This is the most complete and authoritative book on the subject.
(13815 views)

The Web Book
by Robert Schifreen , 2009
The book explains how to create Web sites and applications with HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP and MySQL. It contains all the information you need to create a Web site from scratch, how to market and promote your site, and how to make money from it.
(18604 views)

The Woork Handbook
by Antonio Lupetti - Woork , 2008
The Woork Handbook is a free eBook about CSS, HTML, Ajax, web programming, Mootools, Scriptaculous and other topics about web design. The book contains articles with code sections, images, illustrations and links to original contents.
(13328 views)

Research-Based Web Design and Usability Guidelines
- U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services , 2006
The latest Web design guidance for web managers, designers, and all staff involved in the creation of Web sites. Topics include: home page design, page and site navigation, graphics and images, effective Web content writing, and search.
(12938 views)

Access by Design: A Guide to Universal Usability for Web Designers
by Sarah Horton - New Riders Press , 2005
In this book you will find clear principles for using HTML and CSS to design functional and accessible Web sites; best practices for each of the main elements of Web pages; seasoned advice for using style sheets that provide flexibility; etc.
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HTML Web Design in 7 days
by Siamak Sarmady - Learn'em Educational , 2008
Learn web designing in HTML using 7 easy to learn lessons. Ebook includes examples and screen shots to make learning as easy as possible. First edition has been downloaded more than 200,000 times, version 2 is a complete re-write of the book.
(16326 views)

PNG: The Definitive Guide
by Greg Roelofs - O'Reilly , 1999
PNG, the Portable Network Graphics image format, is one little piece of the puzzle. This book makes PNG less puzzling by explaining the motivations behind PNG's creation, the ways in which it can be used, and the tools that can manipulate it.
(16789 views)

Dive Into Accessibility
by Mark Pilgrim - GitBook , 2002
This book answers two questions. The first question is 'Why should I make my web site more accessible?' If you do not have a web site, this book is not for you. The second question is 'How can I make my web site more accessible?'
(13068 views)

Writing HTML
by Alan Levine - The University of New Mexico , 2000
By the time you have reached the end of this tutorial you will be able to construct a series of linked web pages for any subject that includes formatted text, pictures, and hypertext links to other web pages on the Internet.
(13700 views)

Taking Your Talent to the Web
by Jeffrey Zeldman - New Riders Publishing , 2001
The book's purpose is to guide traditional art directors and print designers as they expand their careers to include the new field of professional Web Design. This is an explicit and detailed guide, an intelligent 'how-to' book for professionals.
(16354 views)

SVG Essentials
by J. David Eisenberg - O'Reilly Media , 2015
SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) is the new XML-based graphics standard that will enable Web documents to be smaller and more interactive. This book introduces SVG, it covers creating simple line drawings, filters, transformations, and more.
(17639 views)

Design Your Imagination
by WebGuru India - Brainware , 2009
Brief guide to web design for beginners and experienced designers. It covers web design principles, the use of colors in web design, designing a logo, website planning, HTML, CSS, SEO friendly web design, Flash, Web 2.0, etc.
(15499 views)

11 Steps to Create a Successful Web Site
- StartupNation, LLC , 2007
This e-book will help you plan your web presence, select the tools, make important design decisions, learn the code, find the best software, optimize for search engines, take your site live, constantly tend to your web site.
(14698 views)

HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide
by Chuck Musciano, Bill Kennedy - O'Reilly , 2000
The comprehensive book on HTML and XHTML. It covers HTML 4.01, XHTML 1.0, style sheets, JavaScript, layers, and all of the features supported by the popular web browsers. The book gives models for creating effective web pages with advanced features.
(15171 views)

Web Style Guide
by Patrick Lynch, Sarah Horton - Yale University Press , 2009
How to use a transparent web design, create a user interface that is easy to navigate, how to write web documents, formats, compression, color, and resolution of web images, the benefits of image publishing, dynamic media on your website.
(16407 views)

Philip and Alex's Guide to Web Publishing
by Philip Greenspun - Morgan Kaufmann , 2003
This text is a catalog of mistakes that the author made while building his web sites. The book covers writing, publishing, photography, system administration, database management systems, computer programming, and user interface design.
(17628 views)

Building Accessible Websites
by Joe Clark - New Riders Press , 2007
In this book Joe Clark explains how to build accessible websites without sacrificing the visual sophistication. When you finish with this book, it will be time to upgrade your design skills to match your new mastery of accessibility.
(15879 views)

The Art and Science of Web Design
by Jeffrey Veen - New Riders Press , 2000
This is not a reference book nor a classical book on Web design. It helps you understand the Web from the inside. Jeffrey Veen whispers in your ear the answers to many ubiquitous questions, and reminds us that there are new ways to break the rules.
(16442 views)