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Sexy Web Design

Table Of Contents

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0. Preface
   • Who Should Read This Book?
   • The SitePoint Forums
   • This Book’s Web Site
   • The SitePoint Newsletters
   • Your Feedback
   • Conventions Used in This Book
     • Code Samples
     • Tips, Notes, and Warnings
   • Acknowledgements
1. Interfaces are Sexy
   • Interfaces
     • Interfaces in the Real World
     • Interfaces on the Web
   • Web Design Goals
     • What Your Site Does
     • How Your Site Looks
     • Usability and Accessibility
   • Design Process
     • Research
     • Structure
     • Interaction
     • Aesthetics
     • Deliverables
   • Let’s Start Working
2. Research
   • The Brief
     • Guiding a Brief
     • Expanding the Brief
     • The Finalized Brief
   • First Steps
     • The Element of Fun
     • Gravitas and Authority
     • Inventive and Innovative
     • Achieving a Balance: Information and Atmosphere
     • What Matters the Most?
     • Brand Consistency
   • Inspiration Resources
     • Atmosphere Inspiration
     • Composition Inspiration
     • Functionality Inspiration
   • Look Outside the Web
     • Collection Tools
   • Research: an Ongoing Process
3. Structure
   • Sitemaps
     • Initial Sketches
     • Sitemaps versus Navigation
     • Finished Diagrams
   • Wireframing
     • Ways to Give Weight
     • Our Checklist
     • Other Sites as Wireframe Sketches
     • The Sketches
     • The Basic Template
     • The Final Pages
     • What Now?
4. Navigation and Interaction
   • Navigation
     • Navigation = List
     • The Problematic Homepage Button
     • Navigation Types
     • Navigation Styles
     • Our Use of Navigation
   • Forms
     • Our Use of Forms
   • Audio-visual Content
     • Complex versus Minimal
     • Our Use of Video
   • Ecommerce
     • Our Use of Ecommerce
   • Finalizing Interaction
     • A Slight Change of Plan
     • Conclusion
5. Aesthetics
   • A Small Introduction to Layout and Composition
     • Art and Design Traditions
     • Fixed or Flexible?
     • The Grid
   • The Artistic Layer
     • Mood and Atmosphere
     • Color
     • Contrast
     • Consistency
     • Volume and Depth
     • Pattern and Texture
   • Imagery
     • Photography
     • Illustration
     • Iconography
     • Image Treatments
   • Typography
     • Type on the Web
     • Choosing Typefaces
     • Decorative Type
   • Convention versus Innovation
   • Putting It All Together
     • The Final Comps
     • Using the Grid
     • Color
     • Imagery
     • Patterns and Texture
     • Contrast and Emphasis
     • Consistency in Our Design
     • Our Use of Type
     • Our Use of Convention and Innovation
   • Conclusion
6. Deliverables
   • Design Comps
     • Organizing Layers
     • Exporting Our Images
     • Presenting Mockups in the Browser
   • Style Guides
     • Layout
     • Color
     • Motifs and Techniques
     • Type and Text
     • Images
     • Development Matters
     • Anything Else?
   • What Now?
   • Good Luck, You Sexy Thing
7. Index

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