Web Standards Solutions

by: Dan Cederholm

January 23rd, 2010 @ 10:00 am | No Comments »

Welcome to the expanded second edition of Dan Cederholm’s best-selling Web Standards Solutions. Web Standards are the standard technology specifications enforced by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) to make sure that web designers and browser manufacturers are using the same technology syntax.
It is important that these implementations are the same throughout the Web, otherwise …

Don’t Make Me Think

by: Steve Krug

January 22nd, 2010 @ 10:00 am | No Comments »

Usability design is one of the most important–yet often least attractive–tasks for a Web developer. In Don’t Make Me Think, author Steve Krug lightens up the subject with good humor and excellent, to-the-point examples.
The title of the book is its chief personal design premise. All of the tips, techniques, and examples presented revolve around users …

Learning jQuery

by: Jonathan Chaffer & Karl Swedberg

January 19th, 2010 @ 10:10 am | No Comments »

Better Interaction Design and Web Development with Simple JavaScript Techniques

- Create better, cross-platform JavaScript code
- Learn detailed solutions to specific client-side problems
- For web designers who want to create interactive elements for their designs
- For developers who want to create the best user interface for their web applications.

In Detail

jQuery is a powerful JavaScript library that …

Defensive Design for the Web

by: 37Signals

January 17th, 2010 @ 10:10 am | No Comments »

Let’s admit it: Things will go wrong online. No matter how carefully you design a site, no matter how much testing you do, customers still encounter problems. So how do you handle these inevitable breakdowns? With defensive design. In this book, the experts at 37signals (whose clients include Microsoft, Qwest, Monster.com, and Clear Channel) will …

Sexy Web Design: Creating Interfaces that Work

by: Elliot Jay Stocks

January 5th, 2010 @ 6:35 pm | No Comments »

Sexy Web Design is an easy-to-follow guide that reveals the secrets of how to build your own breathtaking web interfaces from scratch. You’ll be guided through the entire process of creating a gorgeous, usable web site by applying the timeless principles of user-centered design.

Even if you’re short on design skills, with this book you’ll be …