The Principles of Beautiful Web Design

Beaird, Jason

ISBN 10: 098057689X / ISBN 13: 9780980576894

Published by Sitepoint Pty Ltd, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Principles of Beautiful Web Design
• Publisher: Sitepoint Pty Ltd
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 098057689X
• ISBN 13: 9780980576894
• Binding: paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This second edition of The Principles of Beautiful Web Design is the ideal book for people who can build websites, but are seeking the skills and knowledge to visually enhance their sites.

This book will teach you how to:

• Understand the process of what makes "good design," from discovery through to implementation
• Use color effectively, develop color schemes, and create a palette
• Create pleasing layouts using grids, the rule of thirds, and symmetry
• Employ textures: lines, points, shapes, volumes, and depth
• Apply typography to make ordinary designs look great
• Choose, edit, and position effective imagery

And lots more...

This revised, easy-to-follow guide is illustrated with beautiful, full-color examples, and leads readers through the process of creating great designs from start to finish.

It also features:

• Updated information about grid-based design
• How to design for mobile resolutions
• Information about the future of web fonts including @font-face
• Common user-interface patterns and resources

About the Author

Jason Beaird is a designer & front-end developer with over ten years of experience working on a wide range of award-winning web projects. With a background in in graphic design and a passion for web standards, he's always looking for accessible ways to make the Web a more beautiful place. When he's not pushing pixels in Photoshop or tinkering with markup, Jason loves sharing his passion for the web with others.