Essential Web Design

Web Page Design in Easy Steps
Cheap and cheerful beginners' guide. Covers structure, navigation, links, graphics, colour, audio, plug-ins, and even JavaScripts.   Full review HERE







Web Design in a Nutshell
Comprehensive guide and reference to all things HTML. Covers basics, plus tables, frames, style sheets, graphics, and even multimedia. For intermediate and advanced.   Full review HERE








Poor Richard's Web Site
Design and run a site on a budget. Choosing a provider, registering a domain name, and other e-commerce issues. Offers lots of free resources, and no-nonsense advice.   Full review HERE








Web Style Guide
Print version of excellent Yale University web site. Covers page design, navigation, typography, information chunking, frames, and style sheets.
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Designing Web Usability
Gaining maximum web effectiveness - from the guru of user-centred design. Radical advice for intermediate and advanced users. Includes analyses of major sites.   Full review HERE








Homepage Usability
Update on Jakob Nielsen's design usability principles - followed by detailed analyses of major public and e-Commerce sites. Lavishly illustrated.   Full review HERE








Dreamweaver in Easy Steps
Cheap and cheerful guide to popular HTML editor. Covers everything you will need, from the concept to the launch of your own site.   Full review HERE








Don't Make Me Think
Web strategies and advice on usability - with detailed study of navigation essentials. Beautifully illustrated, and written in an amusing, engaging style.   Full review HERE








The Art & Science of Web Design
Intermediate to advanced principles of good design from user-centred enthusiast. Tips on maximising effectiveness without sacrificing appearance.
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Taking Your Talent to the Web
Web design strategies for intermediate users. How to prepare for the transition between HTML and XHTML plus style sheets. Witty and engagingly written.   Full review HERE








Fresh Styles for Web Designers
Advanced level survey of latest web design techniques and styles - with instructions on how to achieve the effects. Amusing, brief, and well-illustrated.   Full review HERE