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Product Description
Tired of making web sites that work absolutely perfectly but just don’t look nice? If so, then The Principles of Beautiful Web Design is for you. A simple, easy-to-follow guide, illustrated with plenty of full-color examples, this book will lead you through the process of creating great designs from start to finish. Good design principles are not rocket science, and using the information contained in this book will help you create stunning web sites.
Understand the design process, from discovery to implementation Understand what makes “good design” Developing pleasing layouts using grids, the rule of thirds, balance and symmetry Use color effectively, develop color schemes and create a palette Use text… More >>
I’m a regular visitor to sitepoint. I do enjoy Jason Beard’s writings. However, after finishing this book I find myself not one whit smarter and actually feel dumber for having spent the $ on it. Seriously, anything this elementary should be billed as so. I learned nothing.
Rating: 1 / 5
Book was delivered in condition advertised and arrived promptly as promised. Would buy from seller again
Rating: 4 / 5
Good book. It explains some designs ideas and techniques in a very simple way.
Rating: 4 / 5
It was exactly as described. I received it very quickly and it was in perfect condition. It’s exactly what I’d hoped it be. Easy to read and understand.
Rating: 5 / 5
Alas, I’m about halfway through and, to be honest, I’m a bit bored. Colorful pages, but it’s theory and, I dunno, not enough practical bits. Perhaps it is hard to present design theory so as to make it fascinating.
Anyway, hopefully the second half will be better.
Try to find some excerpts online to see if it’s your thing.
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Update 2007-12-29
The second half was better. I learned of a couple of good sites for free stock photos (sxc.hu and Morguefile), introductory information on the power of PhotoShop, and a brief intro to the classification of type (fonts).
(I’m a computer programmer.)
Rating: 3 / 5