The Designer's Web Handbook: What You Need to Know to Create for the Web

The Designer's Web Handbook: What You Need to Know to Create for the Web

<h2>Make the Web Work for You</h2> <p>You know how to design. But you can increase your value as a designer in the marketplace by learning how to make that design function on the web. From informational sites to e-commerce portals to blogs to mobile apps, <i>The Designer's Web Handbook</i> helps any designer understand the full life cycle of a digital product: idea, design, production and maintenance.</p> <p>The best web designers create not only beautiful sites but also sites that function well--for both client and end user. Patrick McNeil, creator of the popular web design blog and author of the bestselling <i>Web Designer's Idea Book</i>, volumes 1 and 2, teaches you how to work with developers to build sites that balance aesthetics and usability, and to do it on time and on budget.</p>