Product Overview
The Principles of Beautiful Web Design
Table Of Contents
- Here’s a look at the table of contents:
- Preface
- Layout and Composition
- The Design Process
- Defining Good Design
- Web Page Anatomy
- Grid Theory
- Balance
- Unity
- Emphasis
- Bread-and-butter Layouts
- Getting Inspired
- Fresh Trends
- Resizing: Fixed Width vs Liquid Width
- Screen Resolution
- Application: Florida Country Tile
- Color
- The Psychology of Color
- Color Temperature
- Color Value
- Color Theory 101
- Red, Yellow, and Blue or CMYK?
- The Scheme of Things
- Creating a Palette
- Application: the Color of Tile
- Texture
- Points
- Line
- Shape
- Volume and Depth
- Pattern
- Building Texture
- Application: Grouting and Setting
- Typography
- Taking Type to the Web
- Anatomy of a Letterform
- Text Spacing
- Text Alignment
- Typeface Distinctions
- Finding Fonts
- Choosing the Right Fonts
- Application: Tile Typography
- Imagery
- What to Look For
- Legitimate Image Sources
- How Not to Impress
- Creative Cropping
- Photoshop Adjustments
- File Formats and Resolutions
- Borders and Edge Treatments
- Application: Polishing off Florida Country
- Finding Inspiration (or Don’t Always Follow the Crowd)
- Index
Customer Reviews
Live, unmoderated reviews from our customers, typos and all.
This has been a very insightful book for me seeing that i am not a designer. It is always good for a programmer to know the fundamentals of designing as we invariably get involved in it also.
Marius Kemp, USA 
I found this book to be very helpful. The author does a good job of balancing abstract concepts with concrete examples all in a way that is accessible to designers with very little experience.
Carl, USA
Although I have yet to read it, the book promises to be all it was reported to be by the reviewer in our local webmaster's group here in Fort Worth, TX.
Carl D Brown, USA
I think this is a must read for all web designers starting out.
Joseph Callavini, USA 
I really enjoyed this book, got alot out of it, and found it inspirational. With so much to learn, it's wonderful to have a book that's actually fun to read, and attractive to look at!
Melissa Miller, USA
Very good information, but some of the examples were a bit lackluster in design
Charles Cousins, USA 
I am getting a lot of good information before i design my site. The book is helping me not make mistakes in a highly competitive field. Thanks for the help.
Nadine Sigman, USA
An excellent book. Love the colour images.
Jacob Tapscott, USA
I'm still in school getting my degree in web design. The tips in this book, added to what I have learned in my classes, have helped me see all the elements of good design.
Cheryl L Glover, USA
Really good book with a lot of examples, tips and hints about web design...
Manfred Westreicher, USA
I have enjoyed reading Jason's book... it is entertaining and makes sense and not at all painful to read. :)
Sonja Wise, USA
Awesome book. Very helpful. I have many years experience in web design, but this helped me to view web design from a graphics point of view.
Barry Tantaris, USA
Simple - easy - efficient!!
What more could I say...
Best regards
William F Kelly, USA
Excellent book for explaining the principles of design to people without a formal training - very good for programmers to leaf through!
Anna Wilde, USA
Product Details
| Edition: |
1st |
| Price: |
$29.95 - PDF only |
| Pages: | 180 |
| ISBN: | 978-0-9758419-6-9 |
| Pub: | March 2007 |
Added Bonus
Handy RGB Color Card!
That’s right. The Principles of Beautiful Web Design* comes with this handy quick reference card for all web designers. Along with a hexadecimal color quick reference, the card includes a list of handy Photoshop keyboard shortcuts as well as a visual reference of commonly available web fonts (Win and Mac).
*not included with PDF only purchases.
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