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The Design of Sites: Patterns for Creating Winning Web Sites (2nd Edition)
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The Design of Sites: Patterns for Creating Winning Web Sites (2nd Edition) |
Author: Douglas K. van Duyne
Published: 2006-12-24 |
List price: $59.99
Our price: $37.79
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Customer comments on this selection.
 Not for me, that is for sure
If you are looking for a very technical book which outlines the various layouts you can use for a website, this is it. For my purposes, it wasn't very helpful.
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br /I was looking for something to help me improve my design skills and this was definitely not the book. Nothing about design at all.
 Patterns for web interface design
This book may simply be the best collection of proved successful web interface design patterns. It has no technical details but does has a rich collection of the state of the art patterns that can inspire web designer. Studying this book before actual writing any web interface code is highly recommended.
Effectively tackles all aspects of website design
This book is amazing. It's big, but it needs to be. It comprehensively addresses all of the functional pieces of a website. It defines the problems, expands on the different solutions and offers alternatives and related problems to consider before deciding.
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br /It provides extensive (color-coded) cross-references like a textbook, but does not use the fuddy-duddy language that is expected in textbooks. Easily understood explanations for the concepts fill the text and full color screen shots, illustration and diagrams are commonly included, helping to round out the ideas. It leaves little untouched or undefined.
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br /This is a necessarily large book that should be required reading for anyone embarking into site design.
Well laid out and explained
I bought the Design of Sites book about three months ago and have read about 250 pages of it so far. The book has full-color pages and is a great reference for design decisions. It covers topics for so many different types of web projects. It talks about design, usability, information architecture, and almost all aspects of the web. It isn't meant to be read cover-to-cover, but the amount of great ideas and design solutions it presents make it hard to only read it when you have an issue. Over 800 pages and a great appendix with sample usability evaluations and how to conduct online research will without question make you a better web designer/developer. I can't wait to finish reading it.
By Far the best Book on Designing winning web sites available
I am taking college courses for web design and I keep thinking to myself why they don't make this book a standard for the courses I am taking. This book is a wealth of information on any subject or problem that you might run into in designing a site for the client as well as the user. I may be quite selfish and want to keep the information about this book a secret, that is how good it is. I keep returning to the book over and over again to answer questions for my courses (that the required books) don't explain in detail. I think that says alot about this wonderful book. If you have any hesitations about buying it DON'T.
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