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(More customer reviews)This book is a general overview of web design.
The book begins with examples of web architecture (linear, hub, etc.) and then begins to expand on all issues related to web design( Text, Graphics,etc.). In my opinion it does not do this in the proper order. You learn about Graphics and Browser Auto-Detection before you learn about text. This is not that bad though. Basically this book lists improvements and the do's and don'ts of making a site. This book does not teach HTML! You will find very little on tags. The book frequently references it's Companion Book (Complete Reference: HTML).
This book also stops teaching about 75% through it. It then begins to explain what the future of web design will be and starts it's huge appendix section. In my opinion, alot of the different appendices should have been in a different book. What's the use of listing the hexidecimal color codes in a book that mentions very little or nothing about color usage in web design.
I also would have liked a section in the book on page layout. The book uses one layout throughout the entire book.
Java and CSS code is spread throughout the book, but no mention of how to put it into your site. Another thing I did not like about the book was, on about 25% of the improvements to web sites it listed, it gave you no code to perform the improvement. Examples: There are many useful forms in the book, but no code. It fully explains the importance of having a local search engine on your site. No code. There are many others.
Also, the book is too big for it's binder. After the first full day of usage(turning pages and laying the book flat so I could reference or type in some code) pages began to separate from the binding. I'm gonna have to go to Kinko's and get it rebound.
To me, this book is meant for someone who knows HTML code, but does not know the methodology of creating a user friendly site.
Do not, get this book if this is your first time building a site!
Do get this book if you are seeking to improve upon your current web design style!
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