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 gu...
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Aug 31, 2011
J. Pedro
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Have you ever wondered if your design process is the right one for your projects? Have you ever thought that maybe there’s a step missing or maybe a specific phase that needs more emphasis on? After doing some research on the subject I found out that Elliot Jay Stocks, a very cool designer from the UK, had recently written a book about this called Sexy Web Design published by Sitepoint, a cool Aussie based book publisher and web & design reference website.
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Jun 30, 2011
Chad
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A simple introduction to the principles of presentational, front-end web design. It’s a very easy, visual read, full of colorful examples. It covers several specific techniques, but it’s more inspirational than a reference book. I was hoping for more practical tips on using graphics and CSS.
Stocks says there’s no universal truth to creating an aesthetically pleasing site, but there are tried-and-true design frameworks that have developed over millennia. He shows how to start wit More...
Stocks says there’s no universal truth to creating an aesthetically pleasing site, but there are tried-and-true design frameworks that have developed over millennia. He shows how to start wit More...
Jul 13, 2009
Janelle
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I appreciated the Research chapter, which was probably the best of the book. The disappointment came when there was such a sudden transition between "Here is the wireframe of the sample website," and "Here is the completed design mockup!"
That missing middle chunk of material is primarily what I was interested in. How did you arrive at that color scheme? Why make the decision to border your elements in that matter? Where did you get your images from? Maybe an More...
That missing middle chunk of material is primarily what I was interested in. How did you arrive at that color scheme? Why make the decision to border your elements in that matter? Where did you get your images from? Maybe an More...
May 07, 2009
Dhuaine
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I had high hopes for this book. I bought it expecting it to be - as advertised - an easy to digest yet informative and competent design manual, going into detail over types of web pages, different elements and of course variety of tricks to make the design pretty, all this supplied with commentary on usability, psychological reaction of viewers and customers' expectations.
Well, this is what I wanted this book to contain.
And it is there... It spans more or less 20 pages, More...
Well, this is what I wanted this book to contain.
And it is there... It spans more or less 20 pages, More...
Dec 25, 2009
Carly
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Read my review of Elloit Jay Stocks' book, 'Sexy Web Design.'
I purchased this book because I know the author writes great articles in .net magazine and I’ve read his blog entries on several occasions. I must say the book has lived up to my expectations – it’s taught me some great new methods to use while designing interfaces and reinforced a lot of things I’ve often thought but never known why!
I think the main thing this book has proven, is that firing up Photoshop should More...
I purchased this book because I know the author writes great articles in .net magazine and I’ve read his blog entries on several occasions. I must say the book has lived up to my expectations – it’s taught me some great new methods to use while designing interfaces and reinforced a lot of things I’ve often thought but never known why!
I think the main thing this book has proven, is that firing up Photoshop should More...
Oct 01, 2009
HaNaDy
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كتاب مفيد وبسيط الأسلوب فى مجال تصميم واجهة الموقع استفدت من المفاهيم كبداية لى
لا يتحدث عن طريق تصميم محددة ولكن يتكلم بشكل عام عن المعايير الواجب توافرهافى التصميم ومراحل تصميم الموقع استفدت من جزء الأسئلة التى يجب طرحها على العميل
واهمية استخدام ال
Wire frames
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The Rule of Thirds
A simpler version of the same principle is the rule of thirds. One way to use this is to divide your
designs into thirds, fill two thirds with content, and leave More...
لا يتحدث عن طريق تصميم محددة ولكن يتكلم بشكل عام عن المعايير الواجب توافرهافى التصميم ومراحل تصميم الموقع استفدت من جزء الأسئلة التى يجب طرحها على العميل
واهمية استخدام ال
Wire frames
and
The Rule of Thirds
A simpler version of the same principle is the rule of thirds. One way to use this is to divide your
designs into thirds, fill two thirds with content, and leave More...
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Apr 25, 2010
Guilherme
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I like the Sitepoint books very much. That said, I hoped this book would bring something good about the design of web sites.
However, for me, who has some experience already, found almost nothing new or specially useful. The book does not go into detail in any subject. It's always "this would span a full book, so I will not get into detail".
Maybe for beginners this book should be of some use. But I got nothing from it, unfortunately. It's a shame, because Elliot More...
However, for me, who has some experience already, found almost nothing new or specially useful. The book does not go into detail in any subject. It's always "this would span a full book, so I will not get into detail".
Maybe for beginners this book should be of some use. But I got nothing from it, unfortunately. It's a shame, because Elliot More...
Jan 01, 2010
Cgoldby
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Has some good basic advice on web design, and some good beginning pointers - but not really very much substance to it. There is no info in here on coding, this is strictly design principals. Last chapter on exactly what should be considered in deliverables for the design stage was nice though.
Jul 15, 2009
Dimitrios
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Good information on web design, but too short for a non-graphic-design oriented person such as myself. I realize it would have too be very long, however, to deal with this complaint... Good complement to some other web design books I have.
May 05, 2009
Eydie
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The information is basic and supports a standard design process. The benefit is the informal, straight forward presentaion as well as examples and inspirational reference.
Jan 04, 2011
Leonard
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My friend Alex, who is a shit-hot web designer, recommended this book. It took me maybe three hours to read the whole thing. It was ok. A good overview, but not as substantial as I had hoped.
Apr 21, 2011
Erica
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Too oversimplified given a ton of the other books in my library that cover all this material in much more depth. It's a short and glossy overview. Pretty but not enough content to be worthwhile.
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