Monday, January 02, 2006

The Art and Science of Web Design

Jeffrey Veen

Published by: New Riders on January 2001

A very attractive book that now (2006) may be a little bit dated. However, it is an excellent introduction to some of the basic concepts like structure and behavior pf web sites.

Look at this book at Amazon

Here could be some more books that are just as useful

But they may not be in my bookshelf

Don't Make Me Think!: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability

Web Standards Solutions: The Markup and Style Handbook, 2nd Edition

HTML, XHTML, and CSS: Visual QuickStart Guide: With XHTML and CSS (Visual QuickStart Guides)

Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things

The Design of Everyday Things

Information Architecture for the World Wide Web: Designing Large-Scale Web Sites

Universal Principles of Design: 100 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach through Design

Eric Meyer on CSS (Voices (New Riders))

Elements of User Experience: User-centered Design for the Web (Voices (New Riders))

The Web Designer's Idea Book: The Ultimate Guide To Themes, Trends & Styles In Website Design: The Ultimate Guide to Themes, Trends and Styles in Website Design