Web Design Books I Own
 
 







  
HTML for the World Wide Web with XHTML and CSS, Fifth Edition (Visual QuickStart Guide)180 reviews
Elizabeth Castro

Peachpit Press, 2002

Excellent Book!

+ HTML, XHTML & CSS
+ great textbook!
+ So great! This book is very helpful and useful for learning HTML and web layout
+ BEST BOOK TO PICK-UP FOR WEB SITE BUILDING
  
  











  



  
Web Design in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference123 reviews
Jennifer Niederst

O'Reilly, 1998

Web Design in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference

+ A Generally Good Reference Book
+ Great overview / refresher for me
+ Web Design in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference
+ Very good book for CSS
  
  











  



  
Building Accessible Websites (VOICES)15 reviews
Joe Clark

New Riders Press, 2002

This can't be an accident.

+ Highly readable and recommended

Am I the only one who finds the cover art to be a bit... questionable?
  
  











  



  
Stylin' with CSS: A Designer's Guide (VOICES)89 reviews
Charles Wyke-Smith

New Riders Press, 2005

Get the bones and the meat on CSS

+ Looks like an eye-candy book, yet serves as a reference
+ Excellent CSS Reference Book
+ So far so good!
+ I wish I'd bought this book first...
  
  











  



  
HTML 4 for the World Wide Web, Fourth Edition (Visual QuickStart Guide)381 reviews
Elizabeth Castro

Peachpit Press, 1999

Makes good use of your time

+ HTML For The World Wide Web
+ Written the way all "How To" books should be written
+ EXCELLENT!
+ HTML 4 for the world wide web
  
  











  



  
DOM Scripting: Web Design with JavaScript and the Document Object Model65 reviews
Jeremy Keith

friends of ED, 2005

Perfect for learning DOM

+ The best intro to JavaScript for designers
+ If you want to learn JavaScript the right way, start with this book.
+ DOM Scripting: Web Design with JavaScript and the Document Object Model
  
  











  



  
Transcending CSS: The Fine Art of Web Design (Voices That Matter)51 reviews
Andy Clarke, Molly E. Holzschlag

New Riders Press, 2006

Good advice for the intermediate/advanced designer

+ Must have. Period.
+ A book that will help good Web designers become better
+ Inspires better design, markup, and syling
  
  











  



  
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 24 Hours, Complete Starter Kit (3rd Edition) (Sams Teach Yourself)3 reviews
Michael Morrison

Sams, 2005

Easy introduction to XML

Fortunately I read this book before reading the two previous reviews. In the same way that no one should expect to be fluent in a foreign language after 24 hours, it takes longer to fully master XML. As an introductory text, Michael Morrison's "Learning XML in 24 hours" is accessible and ...
  
  











  



  
Back to the User: Creating User-Focused Web Sites (Voices (New Riders))6 reviews
Gary McClain, Tammy Sachs

New Riders Press, 2002

Integrates Web design, navigation and content

+ A wonderful, friendly "How-to" for new web developers
+ Pretty good start, mainly for e-commerce
+ Solid advice on how to make web sites work
  
  











  



  
Learning Web Design: A Beginner's Guide to HTML, Graphics, and Beyond36 reviews
Jennifer Niederst Robbins

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2003

Learning Web Design: A Beginner's Guide to HTML

+ Best Book on Learning Web Design EVER!!
+ Be sure to get the 3rd Edition!
+ Amazing!
+ Excellent resource to get a website up and running
  
  











  



  
HTML Dog: The Best-Practice Guide to XHTML and CSS8 reviews
Patrick Griffiths

New Riders Press, 2006

Excellent guide to using CSS with XHTML Strict

+ fast and easy
+ Best Practice XHTML & CSS
+ Great Book
  
  











  



  
The CSS Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks, and Hacks52 reviews
Rachel Andrew

SitePoint, 2004

Truly "Essential" If You've Not Been Around the Block A Hundred Times

+ Great Buy
+ Very helpful book

CSS is difficult to master, and most who have have done so over a period of years, through trial and error, and from picking up tips one by one from the community of practitioners. Rachel Andrew's CSS Anthology doesn't offer much for the CSS veterans (I found only 1 tip I didn't know), but it's is ...
  
  











  



  
Practical JavaScript for the Usable Web6 reviews
Paul Wilton, Stephen Williams, ...

Peer Information, 2002

Great read

+ Very good but not for the absolute beginner
+ A task oriented book
+ A task oriented book
  
  











  



  
CSS Pocket Reference (Pocket Reference (O'Reilly))29 reviews
Eric Meyer

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2004

Exactly what it is supposed to be ..

+ Two Thumbs Up!
+ Such a great reference.
+ Indispensable Reference
  
  











  



  
Designing With Web Standards (VOICES)122 reviews
Jeffrey Zeldman

New Riders Press, 2003

Groundbreaking Work

+ A must read
+ Very good content and discussion
+ Great for beginners
  
  











  



  
Bulletproof Web Design: Improving flexibility and protecting against worst-case scenarios with XHTML and CSS105 reviews
Dan Cederholm

New Riders Press, 2005

Excellent resource!

+ Even a experienced Web Designer can learn some thing new...
+ Great book
+ Useful techniques for everyday development
+ A good book but...
  
  











  



  
CSS Mastery: Advanced Web Standards Solutions110 reviews
Andy Budd, Simon Collison, ...

friends of ED, 2006

EXCELLENT!!!

+ Excellent reference despite errors
+ Awesome

Love this book!! I use it so much pages are falling out. Great book!
  
  











  



  
Back to the User: Creating User-Focused Web Sites (Voices (New Riders))6 reviews
Gary McClain, Tammy Sachs

New Riders Press, 2002

Integrates Web design, navigation and content

+ A wonderful, friendly "How-to" for new web developers
+ Pretty good start, mainly for e-commerce
+ Solid advice on how to make web sites work
  
  











  



  
Designing With Web Standards (VOICES)122 reviews
Jeffrey Zeldman

New Riders Press, 2003

Groundbreaking Work

+ A must read
+ Very good content and discussion
+ Great for beginners
  
  











  



  
Transcending CSS: The Fine Art of Web Design (Voices That Matter)51 reviews
Andy Clarke, Molly E. Holzschlag

New Riders Press, 2006

Good advice for the intermediate/advanced designer

+ Must have. Period.
+ A book that will help good Web designers become better
+ Inspires better design, markup, and syling
  
  











  






   



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