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Hardboiled Web Design
by
Andy Clarke
If you’ve been working on the web for a while, your bookshelves may already be buckling under the weight of books about HTML and CSS. Do you really need another one?
Hardboiled Web Design is different. It’s for people who want to understand why, when and how to use the latest HTML5 and CSS3 technologies in their everyday work. Not tomorrow or next week, but today. It won’t...more
Hardboiled Web Design is different. It’s for people who want to understand why, when and how to use the latest HTML5 and CSS3 technologies in their everyday work. Not tomorrow or next week, but today. It won’t...more
Paperback, 400 pages
Published
October 2010
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Andy Clarke’s long-waited book, Hardboiled Web Design, brings new ideas on website development. It’s packed with HTML5 and CSS3 but with a different take. A hardass approach using the latest, emerging technologies.
I’ve got to admit that I’m a big fan of Andy‘s work. Transcending CSS had a huge impact on my work and the way I used to see markup and styling. And I had the same feeling after reading this book.
Hardboiled
As the book says: “‘Hardboiled’ web design is about never compromising on creati...more
I’ve got to admit that I’m a big fan of Andy‘s work. Transcending CSS had a huge impact on my work and the way I used to see markup and styling. And I had the same feeling after reading this book.
Hardboiled
As the book says: “‘Hardboiled’ web design is about never compromising on creati...more
Definitely not for beginners. This is an extremely high-context text. Likely meant for folks who have been doing web design... forever. Since the author is British, I had to make some allowance for the different in tone and register, but the incessant "hardboiled" references gets old after time. He often goes off on long, drawn-out, elaborations on particular design tasks relating to the web site built based upon the tech discussed in the book. It might have been better to start out with a "star...more
Excellent book on designing modern web experiences. Andy comes from a clear perspective that a site doesn't need to look the same in every browser, and indeed we shouldn't even try. His argument is that it's much better to design for the best browsers first, using HTML5 and CSS3 in as many ways as make sense for your project, and then provide alternate experiences for less capable browsers.
I really like the approach Andy proposes, especially the focus on creating HTML markup that is as semantic...more
I really like the approach Andy proposes, especially the focus on creating HTML markup that is as semantic...more
Una raccolta eccezionale e ben organizzata di "istruzioni per l'uso" dei nuovi CSS3, che non si limita all'uso canonico degli attributi, ma spiega anche come usarli e combinarli per ottenere buoni risultati estetici.
Le stesse informazioni si trovano ormai ovunque in rete, ma qui sono ben organizzate e ben descritte.
Non raggiunge il punteggio pieno perché le prime 100 pagine sono una continua ripetizione del concetto "ignorate i vecchi browser e concentratevi sui nuovi", che dopo un po' diventa p...more
Le stesse informazioni si trovano ormai ovunque in rete, ma qui sono ben organizzate e ben descritte.
Non raggiunge il punteggio pieno perché le prime 100 pagine sono una continua ripetizione del concetto "ignorate i vecchi browser e concentratevi sui nuovi", che dopo un po' diventa p...more
A book filled with solid advice for any modern web developer or designer. This is a must read for those who are or have been stuck behind a corporate marketing team. The author does a good job at introducing new concepts that help smash the ideas of cross browser "exactness", but lost points for not expanding on common arguments against this approach. A full chapter on this in a second edition would make this an even better read.
Whether or not you agree with the "hardboiled" methodology, this book is a good resource on HTML5 markup, ARIA roles, and CSS3, and will make you re-examine conventional web design wisdom.
Personally, I have some reservations about the hardboiled approach, and I wrote up (at long last) a full review of Hardboiled Web Design here.
Personally, I have some reservations about the hardboiled approach, and I wrote up (at long last) a full review of Hardboiled Web Design here.
Thought this was a great review of recent developments in web design. Really like the idea promoted herein that websites a) don't need (and really won't!) render the same in every browser due to the myriad of sizes and platforms the web is accessed from today and b) a smart web designer should look to take full advantage of whatever platform a site/content is accessed from.
Very interesting approach for presenting all the latest features introduced by CSS3, HTML5 and what's currently supported in modern browsers.
It was definitely a very good read. I completely subscribed to this philosophy and it is a must read for anyone to live on the edge.
Great book outlining best practices and methods for implementing HTML5 and CSS3 design elements into websites.
Practical and modern solutions for Web designers who think IE6 is already dead. A must read.
I bought the printed and digital versions of this book on December. Don't remember exact day but around the second week. I still haven't received my printed version and I already read the digital version. Needed to say that.
Apart of the slow shipping, this is an awesome book. I will read this again to make sure I make the most out of this book. It's really worth to buy it and read it.
Apart of the slow shipping, this is an awesome book. I will read this again to make sure I make the most out of this book. It's really worth to buy it and read it.
Frakking wonderful.
The book has a really good introduction(makes me want to get my own fedora hat, and be a hardboiled detective)although your expectations about this book may be very high, it only introduces you to html5 and css3(IMHO) and how to implement it to your work 'today'(which it does very well) of course it comes with tutorials and html/css files that were used. all in all i think this is a great book for designers, specially if you're just starting out.
I think this is the best book about html/css I've ever read! Truly cutting edge, with in depth examples and explanations. This book is full of great content. I loved the hardboiled approach, I'm already applying it to my websites. Must read for anyone working with html and css today.
As usual Andy provides not just trend-setting theories but the practical examples that will make any designer perform just as they should in the age of empowered web technologies. Awesome stuff. Idol envy.
This was really good, though I would suggest it more for anyone that hasn't already dove into using CSS3. I was able to skip big portions of it but there were still some great takeaways.
Good info, although the detective trope wore thin by chapter two.
Awesome
Probably should have read this 2 years ago.
May 19, 2013
Adam
marked it as to-read
May 10, 2013
Achraf
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May 09, 2013
Catalina
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May 08, 2013
Chris Wang
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