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Sep 30, 2011
Dhuaine
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I heard this book was like web standards Bible. Well... Let's just say I was seriously underwhelmed. Sure enough, it came out a long time ago, when web standards wasn't something every web professional had heard about, and in my humble opinion it should have stayed as 1st edition, if the re-release was going to be as lazy as it turned out to be. I read 3rd edition and it's just ridiculous: a 2009 book talking about IE5, Netscape, table-based layouts, and spending well over hundred of pages on co
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May 12, 2011
Chad
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This is one of the most popular web design books, and for good reason. Zeldman has been around the Web for a long time, and his experience shows. This book teaches the concepts, history, and technologies behind web design for beginning and intermediate designers. It’s unexpectedly funny; I laughed out loud several times at Zeldman’s puns and wordplay.
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The book is about why and how to "write structural, semantic markup styled with CSS for sites that are relatively lightweight, More...
Apr 18, 2011
Pashmina
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Zeldman, one of the founders of the Web Standards Project, writes an intelligent and convincing argument for the use of web standards recommending a variety of combinations from XHTML, XML to CSS for different types of website purposes and cases. The book carefully points out flaws in the current model of design and coding, and quickly explains the benefits of creating sites that are forward compatible and pay attention to accessibility. Part 2 and 3 of the book go into great detail about imple
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Jan 22, 2008
Bob
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Amazing perspective on web standards. This, literally, changed my working life and convinced me of the importance of web standards and a semantic approach to site architecture.
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Jul 27, 2010
David
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Jeffrey Zeldman & Ethan Marcotte's Designing with Web Standards (3rd Edition) provides an excellent overview of the issues involved in designing for the web using a modern, standards-based approach. It is by no means a comprehensive treatise on the technologies that must be mastered (that would require 1000s of pages). It does serve admirably as a guide for experienced designers intent on upgrading their skills, or beginners that need an overview of the field.
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Nov 18, 2007
Dl
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Jeffrey Zeldman is an icon in the Web Design world. His insights are obviously from experience and compelling. He manages to describe the importance of web standards in a way that the suits should understand and Web designers/developers will appreciate.
This reads like a 2nd edition book. The examples used are dated, although still valid. Often he references the first edition of the book which is a little awkward. The tone is light-hearted, with geeky jokes and comments here and More...
This reads like a 2nd edition book. The examples used are dated, although still valid. Often he references the first edition of the book which is a little awkward. The tone is light-hearted, with geeky jokes and comments here and More...
May 12, 2010
Murray
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One of the big 'standards-based development guru' books. First half deals with the problems, second deals with solutions using web standards-based approaches. Amusing and easy to read. Some review for those who already know about XHTML, CSS, etc, but still some good points worth learning.
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Jan 19, 2011
Julian
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A lot of the issues raised in this book are sort of irrelevant to someone DIY-ing websites, but I still learned a whole ton about semantic markup and how one would effectively incorporate behavioral aspects into web sites. The reason standards based web design is so important, after all, is because in the end it seems to save a lot of time and headache, and so these lessens may prove fruitful. If you read this though prepare to skim past large sections where he rants about how the web was in the
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Oct 05, 2011
Jennifer
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I have been building websites since tables were the latest and greatest in the web and animated gifs were everywhere.
I have seen some reviews here that think this book is out of date and not relevant and that is the undermine it's importance. Once this book came out I had an argument with employers and clients as to why things had to be done differently because it was finally a discussion of web standards to a much larger audience.
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I have seen some reviews here that think this book is out of date and not relevant and that is the undermine it's importance. Once this book came out I had an argument with employers and clients as to why things had to be done differently because it was finally a discussion of web standards to a much larger audience.
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Nov 18, 2009
Mike
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Good stuff. A little bit too much attention to 4.0 browsers, but I'm willing to forgive that since it's a five-year-old book. A great introduction into why web standards increase usability and accessibility (to the able-bodied and disabled alike). I should have waited for the third edition, otherwise: excellent stuff.
Aug 04, 2009
Jerel
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There is not enough space to write everything that I have learned from this book. Suffice to say this is a must read for any person who is or has a desire to write web pages or who is looking for a web designer and why you would want one who uses web standards in their coding. It is in my permanent collection of tech manuals.
Dec 31, 2010
Carlos
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While I enjoyed "Principles of Web Design" as a good introduction to Web Design, I found this one superfluous, more like an update of the previous book according to the new standards. As a first book, it would be OK, but, me coming from the previous one, getting this felt a bit of a waste.
Nov 03, 2011
Bob
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Extremely informative and a wonderful source on the right way to develop/build a Web site. It's been a while since I've read it and I'm sure there are newer versions out there to stay current. I enjoyed his informal writing style and presentation of such a potentially dry subjective.
Feb 10, 2012
Ryan
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When this book first came out (2003?), I consumed it several times over to make sure I'd learned everything that I needed to learn. I would highly recommend this to any new web designer who is interested in learning the right way to build web sites.
Mar 28, 2011
Greg
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I got the 2nd version from the library and a lot of it was out of date as you imagine. I skipped through a lot of the stuff that was talking about how to cater to IE5 and netscape. Overall a good book for general web standards!
Mar 23, 2011
Kristina
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You know you've crossed the point of no return into nerdhood when you find yourself cackling over code examples in a Jeffrey Zeldman book at 11pm on a Saturday night. Yup, that's me, and this book is great.
Aug 31, 2011
Rae
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Lot of theory and some code to help explain.
This book is a must read if you learned HTML several years ago or if you're just learning it. Otherwise it'll say a lot of what many newer books say and can be skimmed for interesting content or new ammunition to back up why you're building a site the way you are.
This book is a must read if you learned HTML several years ago or if you're just learning it. Otherwise it'll say a lot of what many newer books say and can be skimmed for interesting content or new ammunition to back up why you're building a site the way you are.
Nov 14, 2011
S Iris B
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A lot of info to cover. This is for the person who is going into the field of web design. A lot of CSS & html context. Shows you how to build web pages from scratch. Each edition gets better.
Jan 28, 2009
Marie
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This is the book that helped me go from "dabbling in web design" to understanding the big picture. This book pushed me into interactivity, and I've never looked back!
Aug 30, 2011
Erin
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lucid exposition on clear and stylish design with CSS to modify HTML. :-)
Life changing for me - it changed the way I coded pages entirely.
Life changing for me - it changed the way I coded pages entirely.
Aug 04, 2010
Domanique
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It's an okay book, lots of fodder for thought. Better for people newer to web design and those old school programmers still on tables.
Jan 05, 2012
Enrique
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A must-read for anyone getting into or already working on the Web. This book will change the way you build websites.
Dec 15, 2011
Paolo
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Il verbo degli standard per la progettazione web diffuso dal miglior predicatore in circolazione. Irrinunciabile.
Jan 07, 2009
kick started my world of css. whatever, it was a fun read about html. poo.
Mar 01, 2011
Michael
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Skip the first 43 pages if you've never built a website before, they're written as a justification as to why to design with web standards and their arguments range from lame and antiquated like using the cost of T1s as the justification for more concise html to common sense ones that make you think "Yeah, well, Duh. Did I really have to spend 10 minutes reading this argument? I agree, move on".
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