3.Professional Web Design: This is the must-have book for designers who want to expand their skills and improve the quality of their designs. Learning CSS technology and continually improving one's design and developer skills is essential for every Web designer in today's marketplace. The goal of Professional Web Design: Techniques and Templates is to educate beginning-to-intermediate Web designers on the various issues involved with Web design through general discussion, case studies, and specific tips and techniques.

Using easy-to-understand language and concepts, the book teaches designers and developers how to create professional-quality CSS-based designs. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is explored, giving the reader a strong, basic understanding of how to get sites to rank better in search engines. Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) also is explained, helping the designer create a more efficient site for the users who are already visiting. You'll get the benefit of the author's experience. With more than 15 years of experience as a Web designer for Fortune 500 companies, non-profits, and small businesses alike, Eccher has learned numerous tips and techniques of the trade and discloses them here, saving you time and aggravation by alerting you to potential pitfalls.

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Professional Web Design Techniques and Templates: This is the must-have book for designers who want to expand their skills and improve the quality of their designs. Learning CSS technology and continually improving one's design and developer skills is essential for every Web designer in today's marketplace. The goal of Professional Web Design: Techniques and Templates is to educate beginning-to-intermediate Web designers on the various issues involved with Web design through general discussion, case studies, and specific tips and techniques.Using easy-to-understand language and concepts, the book teaches designers and developers how to create professional-quality CSS-based designs. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is explored, giving the reader a strong, basic understanding of how to get sites to rank better in search engines. Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) also is explained, helping the designer create a more efficient site for the users who are already visiting. You'll get the benefit of the author's experience. With more than 15 years of experience as a Web designer for Fortune 500 companies, non-profits, and small businesses alike, Eccher has learned numerous tips and techniques of the trade and discloses them here, saving you time and aggravation by alerting you to potential pitfalls.

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Modern Web Form Design: The Web has been transformed by the recent proliferation of rich interactions and social applications. But the workhorses of the online world, Web forms, have been slow to evolve with these changes. As brokers of crucial online interactions like e-commerce checkout and registration, forms bridge the gap between people, their information, and your product or service. As a result, Web form design matters. But web forms aren't keeping up.

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"Digital Design for Print and Web: The all-inclusive guide�from theory to practice�for print and Web design

Any well-conceived print or Web design features the dynamic interplay between visual artistry and technical skill. It becomes important, therefore, for the designer to cultivate an aesthetic eye as well as develop a high degree of computer savvy.

By combining basic theory with hands-on technique, Digital Design for Print and Web takes the unique approach of uniting two subjects traditionally approached separately into one complete volume. As a result, you will gain a clearer understanding of the entire creative process, from project management to working with graphics to designing for print and, ultimately, the Web. In this book, you'll find:

Full-color text and illustrated, step-by-step instruction supported by more than 75 video tutorials

Coverage of professional software including the Adobe Creative Suite

A wide variety of inspirational images from well-known designers

Online full-length project assignments from entry level to advanced

An ideal resource for design students or practitioners, Digital Design for Print and Web will show you to how to create more effectively and guide you on the path toward digital design mastery.

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CSS Web Design for Dummies: CSS Web Design for Dummies by Richard Mansfield

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DOM Scripting Web Design with JavaScript and the Document Object Model: What you�ll learn
* Apply dynamic behavior to your pages without inserting javascript in your markup.
* Write scripts that degrade gracefully when javascript isn�t available.
* Use web standards to ensure cross-browser compatibility.
* Harness the power of the DOM to create user-controlled animation.
* Also includes an introduction to Ajax.

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Future Of Web Design - A Premium Conference on Web Design: Materials from Conference FOWD 2010 at London and at New York, for web designers. This is a conference conducted by Carsonified, where the elite is going to web development. Topics discussed at conferences in books are not described. Every company talks about his secrets and methods to develop their own products. What is important here is not going to novices and do not discuss the "baby" problem. Professional issues and topics of speeches. Here are some of the speakers: 37signals, PayPal, Squarespace, Carsonified (the founder of these conferences and screencasts), MailChimp, Yahoo!, Vodafone, Google, bit.ly, Flattr, Mozilla, 280 North, SimpleGEO, GoWalla, Headscape.

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Web Design DeMYSTiFieD: Website DESIGN just got a whole lot EASIER!Learn the latest website development tools, techniques, and best practices. Web Design Demystified provides the hands-on help you need to get started. Written in a step-by-step format, this practical guide begins by covering website planning and designing for screens. Then, you'll learn how to build pages, use and integrate HTML and CSS, work with javascript, PHP, and XML, and use templates. Get tips for testing and going live as well as information on e-mail design and search engine optimization. Clear examples and concise explanations make it easy to understand the material, and end-of-chapter quizzes and a final exam help reinforce key concepts. ...

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Professiona l Web Design Volume 2: The articles are the best about professional Web design that have been published on Smashing Magazine in 2010 and 2011. They have been carefully edited and prepared for this eBook. Some screenshots and links were removed to make the book easier to read and print out.

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Web Design DeMYSTiFieD: Learn the latest website development tools, techniques, and best practices. Web Design Demystified provides the hands-on help you need to get started. Written in a step-by-step format, this practical guide begins by covering website planning and designing for screens. Then, you'll learn how to build pages, use and integrate HTML and CSS, work with javascript, PHP, and XML, and use templates. Get tips for testing and going live as well as information on e-mail design and search engine optimization. Clear examples and concise explanations make it easy to understand the material, and end-of-chapter quizzes and a final exam help reinforce key concepts.

Date Added: 7/19/2011 4:51:57 AM | Visits: 34558