Recommended Reading
for Web Design and Development



Visual Design | File Management | Content Management | Graphics | Copyright | Usability | Development Tools | Coding

About the Visual Design
    - Art Theory for Web Design by Jennifer Golbeck; Scott Jones Publisher; ISBN 1-57676-142-8
    - The Non-Designers Design Book by Robin Williams ISBN 0-321-19385-7. This book gives an excellent overview of basic design practices that are good for both print and web sites.

About File Management
    - Digital Workflow by Penny Ann Dolin; Thomson Delmar Learning; ISBN 1-4018-9654-5

About Content Management
    - Digital Workflow by Penny Ann Dolin; Thomson Delmar Learning; ISBN 1-4018-9654-5

About Graphics
    - Digital Workflow by Penny Ann Dolin; Thomson Delmar Learning; ISBN 1-4018-9654-5
    - Adobe Photoshop CS2 Revealed by Elizabeth Eisner Reding: Thomson Course Technology; ISBN 1-4188-3961-2

About Copyright
    - Internet Surf and Turf Revealed by Waxer and Baum; Thomson Course Technology; ISBN 1-4188-6006-9

About Usability
    - Web Usability A User-centered Design Approach by Jonathan Lazar; Pearson Addison Wesley; ISBN 0-321-32135-9

About Web Development Tools
- Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 Revealed by Sherry Bishop ISBN 1-4188-4308-3. This new series by Thomson Publishing is excellent.

About Coding
    - HTML and XHTML by Patrick Carey; Thomson Course Technology; ISBN 0-619-26746-1

Ordering: many of these books are available from the Thomson Publishing web site: http://www.coursedirect.com/. The textbook rep said to search for your book by ISBN number. She also said that students receive a 10% discount on books ordered online.

 

 

 

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