Sexy Web Design
Reviewed by Robert Pritchett
Author: Elliot Jay
Stocks
http://www.sitepoint.com/books/sexy1/
$40 USD
Pages: 172
Released: March
2009
Requirements: A
desire to take web design up a notch.
Strengths: Not a
technical code book, but looks at aesthetics, moods and puts some humanity
into the technicality.
Weaknesses: None
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Introduction
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 guided through the entire
process of creating a gorgeous, usable web site by applying the timeless
principles of user-centered design.
Even if you’re short on design
skills, with this book you’ll be creating your own stunning web sites in no
time at all.
Throughout, the focus is on simple
and practical techniques that anyone can use — you don’t need to have
gone to art school or have artistic flair to create stunning designs using the
methods outlined in this book.
The book’s full-color layout and
large format (8” x 10”) make Sexy Web Design a pleasure to read.
This book will show you how to:
· Define
your design goals
· Give
balance to your design
· Find
design inspiration
· Structure
your design using wireframes, sketches, and checklists
· Give
your design a mood and atmosphere
· Effectively
use color, contrast and consistency
· Create
beautiful navigation and interaction styles
· Effectively
use photography, icongraphy and illustrations
· Choose
the right typography for your design
· Simply
make stuff look sexy
What I Learned
Design comes first and that involves thinking about the end
product from the beginning. There are some tricks, tips and techniques though,
and this book might help "get you there", but it is rather thin on
detail and thick on concept.
This book is really a part of other SitePoint books and kind
of rounds out the concepts of things to think about when doing web design.
Conclusion
I was really looking for more, but the links are worth the
look in the book. It is more of a taste test, rather than a heavy calorie
dinner.
