HOW TO DESIGN WEBSITES (wkrótce w sprzedaży)

There are books on the nuts and bolts of web design and there are books about website aesthetics, showcasing examples of good design. How to Design Websites contains the essentials of both, addressing the skillsets required to produce websites that are functional and elegant – but from a graphic designer’s perspective. It demonstrates that you can design a working website in minutes without the need for expensive programs.

Chapters include Code, Layout, Text and Typography, and Images and Colour Schemes. Useful ‘tips and tricks’ panels are included, as well as step-by-step projects ––such as how to produce a portfolio site – that will be of interest to design students and to graduates of all disciplines. Inspirational ‘Trailblazer’ case studies showcase the best of contemporary designers and their work. Blogs, Facebook, Flickr and HTML5, and new ways of using the web, such as mobile phones and netbooks, are also discussed.

Alan Pipes is a freelance writer, illustrator, webmaster and part-time publisher specializing in applications of computer technology in graphic design, fine art illustration and product design. He is the former editor of CadCam International and author of Drawing for Designers, Production for Graphic Designers and Foundations of Art + Design.

Contents

1 Introduction and background
What is the internet? /Emails and domains /Newsgroups /The World Wide Web ./Designing for the World Wide Web /Hosts and hosting /FTP: uploading and downloading /Domains /Web design for graphic designers /Browser compatibility

2 Code
Headings / Anchors and links / Character formatting/Entity codes / Images / Helper applications: Dreamweaver /Helper applications: Freeway /Helper applications: PageSpinner
Step-by-step 1: Instant websites: a customized blog
Trailblazers: Joshua Davis

3 Layout
Frames and tables /CSS (Cascading Style sSheets) /Layout /The float property /Nesting divs /Accessibility /Usability /
Step-by-step 2: A simple website /using a template
Trailblazers: Gringo

4 Text and typography
Text / The language of type / How type is measured / Font weights, variants and properties /Other typographic facilities
Step-by-step 3: A basic portfolio website
Trailblazers: Erik Spiekermann

5 Images and colour schemes
Graphics formats: GIFs and JPEGs /Colour /Colour theory /Colour schemes
Step-by-step 4: Developing a website using background colours and faux columns
Trailblazers: Soleil Noir

6 Added extras
SSI (Server Side Includes) /Animated GIFs / Flash / JavaScript / E-commerce / Content-management systems / Mobile devices / Web 2.0, HTML5 and the future