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The Principles of Beautiful Web Design, 3rd Edition

Take your sites to new heights.

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Created by

Jason Beaird, James Michael George

Published by

SitePoint

Last Updated

15 June 2014

Details

Lavishly illustrated with detailed examples, The Principles of Beautiful Web Design is an easy-to-follow guide that will lead you through the process of creating great designs from start to finish. No prior web design experience is required.

What you will learn

  • Create layouts that look great on any device using responsive design
  • Master typography, and use web fonts to make dull designs dazzle
  • Adopt frameworks like Foundation and Bootstrap to create well-structured designs

Description

Lavishly illustrated with detailed examples, The Principles of Beautiful Web Design is an easy-to-follow guide that will lead you through the process of creating great designs from start to finish. No prior web design experience is required.

Who is this for?

If you’re squeamish about choosing colors, feel uninspired by a blank browser window, or get lost trying to choose the right font, this book is for you. I take a methodical approach to presenting traditional graphic design theory as it applies to today’s website development industry. While the content is directed towards web programmers and developers, it provides a design primer and relevant examples that will benefit readers at any level.

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Jason Beaird

Jason is a senior UX designer and front end developer at MailChimp in Atlanta, Georgia. As the author of The Principles of Beautiful Web Design. As a designer, he's constantly learning more about development.
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James Michael George

James George is a professional web designer from the United States, who is passionate about the field of design. He loves connecting with other designers and developers.

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hbahaa91@gmail.com

I'm reading the book now, and I think it's great! I've been intimidated by design so much (I'm a developer) and I've searched for a resource about the principles a lot, so I feel I'm learning a lot and understanding a lot reading through the book. I think it's a great resource for people with no design experience who are trying to understand the principles. It truly delivers (the only small bit fall is that it's a bit old in a very rapidly changing area, but by sticking to the principles it's really great)

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Matthew LeFevre

I can't say I read every word but the vast majority of this book is great information.

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heavymetal72

This book gave me for the first time the principles of good design. Great examples of sites, links to software online to use for described features. Some links outdated but it's inevitable. What's important is that now I can understand or decypher the language of graphics for a site or a billboard. Every advertising image is now telling me the story of how it was created, I realise that I didn't know until now about the graphic designer's feelings when putting together an image. Furthermore, the author has a pleasant way to explain.

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Jap Tan

One of the best books I've read. Hoping for an update soon.

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D Sen

Excellent

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Greg Latto

Great book; packed full of information with photo examples and useful links ... I learned a ton.

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