The Principles of Beautiful Web Design: Designing Great Web Sites is Not Rocket Science!

The Principles of Beautiful Web Design: Designing Great Web Sites is Not Rocket Science!

<div><p>The Principles of Beautiful Web Design is the ideal book for people who can build websites, but are seeking the skills and knowledge to visually enhance their sites.</p><p>This book will teach you how to:</p><ul><li>Understand what makes "good design," from discovery through to implementation</li><li>Use color effectively, develop color schemes, and create a palette</li><li>Create pleasing layouts using grids, the rule of thirds, and symmetry</li><li>Employ textures: lines, points, shapes, volumes, and depth</li><li>Apply typography to make ordinary designs look great</li><li>Choose, edit, and position effective imagery</li></ul><p>And lots more...</p><p><br /><br />This easy-to-follow guide is illustrated with beautiful, full-color examples, and will lead you through the process of creating great designs from start to finish. <br /><br />The third edition of this book has been greatly revised and now features:</p><ul><li>Updated and expanded coverage of mobile and responsive web design (RWD)</li><li>A new sample project</li><li>New sections on user interface and icon design</li><li>Common user-interface patterns and resources</li></ul></div>