Web Design II—CE2413

Recommended Reading

  1. Designing with Web Standards Designing With Web Standards

    By Jeffrey Zeldman

    The bible on Web Standards, written by the father of Web Standards, Jeffrey Zeldman.

    This is a must-read for anyone interested in pursuing or working in web design.

  2. Web Standards Solutions Web Standards Solutions

    By Dan Cederholm

    Based on the SimpleBits SimpleQuiz™, this book takes a multiple-choice approach to markup. Dan picks a practical scenario and shows multiple ways to structuring the content, each better than the next.

    Starting from as basic as it gets all the way to pretty complex examples, Dan Cederholm is as good as it gets when it comes to simplifying and teaching techniques that you may use every time you build a site.

  3. Bulletproof Web Design Bulletproof Web Design

    By Dan Cederholm

    The second fantastic book by Dan Cederholm, Bulletproof Web Design takes common problems while building a web site and gives a very in-depth look at why you should take a certain approach.

  4. CSS Mastery CSS Mastery

    By Andy Budd

    You can build a website by reading this book. Andy takes you through the fundamentals of XHTML and CSS and progressively introduces concepts and make a well-designed, functioning web site. By the time you’re finished this book, you’ll have all the skills you need to be a dangerous web developer.

  5. Web Standards Creativity Web Standards Creativity

    By Cameron Adams, Mrk Boulton, Andy Clarke, Simon Collison, Jeff Croft, Derek Featherstone, Ian Lloyd, Ethan Marcotte, Dan Rubin, and Rob Weychert

    Written by 10 excellent authors, this book breaks down 10 distinct techniques for using XHTML, CSS, and JavaScript in real-world projects.

  6. The Principles of Beautiful Web Design The Principles of Beautiful Web Design

    By Jason Beaird

    This is like a class in a book. Jason teaches techniques like color, typography, texture, and layout by introducing the actual design concepts as well as showing examples of the concepts in action. Great book for finding inspiration.

  7. Transcending CSS Transcending CSS

    By Andy Clarke

    A bit more advanced than the previous books, Andy gives a great breakdown on CSS uses, considering the current state of browser support. It’s probably too much for a beginner, but Transcending CSS is a worthwhile book for those that understand CSS well and want to take their work to the next level.