Very informative; not a step-by-step tutorial | Designing with Web Standards (2nd Edition)

Cant put it down | Designing with Web Standards (2nd Edition) | Jeffrey Zeldman

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	• Designing with Web Standards (2nd Edition) Jeffrey Zeldman New Riders, 2006 - 432 pages average customer review:based on 134 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Great introduction and advice

I came into this book with some moderate interaction with CSS and HTML but with little knowledge of handy ways to use it. This book (3rd edition for me) does a stellar job at both introducing the workhorse technologies (XHTML/CSS2/XML...), sampling newer technologies (HTML5, CSS3..)all while giving the lay of the land (what is used now, what is starting to get used, what will be used very soon). It's those nuggets of advice about semantic markup, CSS techniques, accessibility, workflows for site design (extract structure/semantics first from comp, then layout/style next),and trouble smells (when you have divitis, classitis, and other code diseases) that make this book such a treasure trove. Zeldman keeps the tone serious when it needs to be and cleverly humorous when a dose of that helps (like when discussing the @font-face zoo of options). This is a useful book on many levels.

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Very informative; not a step-by-step tutorial

I would highly recommend this book to anyone in the web design field. A little basic HTML & CSS knowledge would be helpful, but you can do without. I've been designing websites for 4 years, trying to keep up with standards, and there is still much I learned from this book. It has changed the way I code.

He provides very solid arguments why to design with standards; he outlines the benefits; he explains his reasoning to both designers & managers/CEOs. He doesn't tell you there is one way all sites should be designed. Rather, he explains the specifications they should meet, and why you should meet them. He provides several options/techniques on working with browser compatibility.

If you're looking for a tutorial book that blows your mind with crazy-awesome techniques, look elsewhere. But if you're interested in an informative, research/fact-based book, with a personal writing style, that will transform the way you think about the web, help you create accessible, compatible sites for your clients, then you need to read this. And I sincerely hope you are interested.

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Cant put it down

I bought this book not really knowing that much about css, and this book kinda blew me away. The authors really know what they are talking about with their years of experience and the many references to the various websites. A must read!

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standards are here to stay - hooray

Developing with Web Standards and Designing with Web Standards immediately replaced most of the books of comparable material in my collection being so succinct and covering their respective materials excellently. Other books cover such specifics as CSS, html markup, design & layout, and typography on the web, but these two books set forth the direction the web is going in now and give us the roadmap for that journey as web developers and designers. Those who learn and follow these practices will create websites that work well on all platforms and browsers from the past, present and well into the future.

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A 'must' for serious collections

The third updated edition of Designing With Web Standards tales a classic guide, updates it with the help of Ethan Marcotte, and discusses the basics of creating sites that load faster, reach more users, and cost less to design. This book's been revised extensively to include new ideas, techniques, and selling strategies, and is a 'must' for serious collections.

Best-selling author, designer, and web standards evangelist Jeffrey Zeldman has updated his classic, industry-shaking guidebook. This new edition--now in full color--covers improvements in best practices and advances in the world of browsers since the first edition introduced the world to standards-based design. Written in the same engaging and witty style, making even the most complex information easy to digest, it remains an essential guide to creating sites that load faster, reach more users, and cost less to design and maintain. Readers will learn from Jeffrey's insights as he demonstrates how web standards are driving search engine friendliness (findability) and the Web 2.0 applications that have reinvigorated the medium and the online marketplace. Readers will discover new techniques to make CSS layouts work better across multiple browsers and ways to make web content more accessible. Designing with Web Standards is an AIGA Design Press book, published under Peachpit's New Riders imprint in partnership with AIGA.

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