Download or read book Start Small Stay Small written by Rob Walling and published by The Numa Group LLC. This book was released on 2010 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Start Small, Stay Small is a step-by-step guide to launching a self-funded startup. If you're a desktop, mobile or web developer, this book is your blueprint to getting your startup off the ground with no outside investment.This book intentionally avoids topics restricted to venture-backed startups such as: honing your investment pitch, securing funding, and figuring out how to use the piles of cash investors keep placing in your lap.This book assumes: You don't have $6M of investor funds sitting in your bank account You're not going to relocate to the handful of startup hubs in the world You're not going to work 70 hour weeks for low pay with the hope of someday making millions from stock options There's nothing wrong with pursuing venture funding and attempting to grow fast like Amazon, Google, Twitter, and Facebook. It just so happened that most people are not in a place to do this.Start Small, Stay Small also focuses on the single most important element of a startup that most developers avoid: marketing. There are many great resources for learning how to write code, organize source control, or connect to a database. This book does not cover the technical aspects developers already know or can learn elsewhere. It focuses on finding your idea, testing it before you build, and getting it into the hands of your customers.
Download or read book Creative Web Design with Adobe Muse written by David Asch and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-05-30 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You’ve found your Muse; now learn how to create with it Creative Web Design with Adobe Muse is a step-by-step guide to creating fully-featured websites using Adobe Muse. Adobe Muse can be a complicated program, and web design itself is no easy task, although your clients might think so. This book takes you from the initial design and layout stage right up to helping you publish your beautifully designed and richly developed site. Each chapter covers a different section of the website and, in turn, introduces the tools and features of the program, accompanied by useful tips and tricks that help you speed up your workflow. Follow along as a website is created from concept to execution and rich content such as slideshows, galleries, and social media are incorporated. See how each aspect of a website is created with Muse; watch as it’s published; and visit the final version after learning how it was made. If seeing a website created start to finish wasn’t enough, this book also features: Tips on how to incorporate Photoshop into Muse A companion website that was created with Muse where you can get up-to-the-minute coverage on Muse and other tutorials to help you design the perfect website Through this perfect blend of instruction and inspiration, you’ll be up and running with Adobe Muse in no time.
Download or read book Web Design For Dummies written by Lisa Lopuck and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-04-24 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Build your own eye-popping site design. Create a user-friendly site, design great graphics, and make updating easy. Whether you're designing a site on your own or are a member of a design team, this updated guide will be your best assistant.
Download or read book Web Design in a Nutshell written by Jennifer Niederst Robbins and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2006-02-21 with total page 829 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Completely revised for standards compliance, including CSS 2.1 and XHTML 1.0"--Cover.
Download or read book Creative Web Design written by Michael Baumgardt and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book and CD-ROM package, the author offers a detailed guide and numerous tips and tricks on how to design eye-catching web pages. Using a step-by-step approach, the author shows readers how unusual design elements and impressive effects can be made quickly and effectively using different graphics and image processing programs. This package is an invaluable resource of tips, tricks, and ideas for all those working on the design of web sites, multimedia programs, or other computer graphics.
Download or read book The Web Designer s Roadmap written by Giovanni DiFeterici and published by SitePoint Pty Ltd. This book was released on 2012-08-29 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Web Designer's Roadmap is a full-color book about the creative process and the underlying principles that govern that process. While other books cover the nuts 'n' bolts of how to design the elements that make up websites, this book outlines how effective designers go about their work, illustrating the complete creative process from start to finish. As well as how-to content, the book draws on interviews with a host of well-known design gurus, including Shaun Inman, Daniel Burka, Meagan Fisher, Donald Norman and Dan Rubin. A non-academic book, this is a fun and easy read packed with practical information.
Download or read book Web Standards Creativity written by Andy Budd and published by Apress. This book was released on 2007-04-30 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the ultimate in inspirational, high-level web design books. There is no attempt to teach the basics CSS or JavaScript — competency is already assumed. This book brings together 12 of the world's most talented web designers to share their secrets with the reader. The techniques discussed cover the full spectrum of essential web design topics, and readers will find enough innovation inside that they will keep coming back to the book again and again to improve their work. The book, presented in full color, is completely standards-compliant, and up-to-date, including discussions of IE 7 support.
Download or read book Designing with Web Standards written by Jeffrey Zeldman and published by New Riders. This book was released on 2009-10-15 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best-selling author, designer, and web standards evangelist Jeffrey Zeldman has revisited his classic, industry-shaking guidebook. Updated in collaboration with co-author Ethan Marcotte, this third edition covers improvements and challenges in the changing environment of standards-based design. Written in the same engaging and witty style, making even the most complex information easy to digest, Designing with Web Standards remains your essential guide to creating sites that load faster, reach more users, and cost less to design and maintain. Substantially revised—packed with new ideas How will HTML5, CSS3, and web fonts change your work? Learn new strategies for selling standards Change what “IE6 support” means “Occasionally (very occasionally) you come across an author who makes you think, ‘This guy is smart! And he makes me feel smarter, because now I finally understand this concept.’” — Steve Krug, author of Don’t Make Me Think and Rocket Surgery Made Easy “A web designer without a copy of Designing with Web Standards is like a carpenter without a level. With this third edition, Zeldman continues to be the voice of clarity; explaining the complex in plain English for the rest of us.” — Dan Cederholm, author, Bulletproof Web Design and Handcrafted CSS “Jeffrey Zeldman sits somewhere between ‘guru’ and ‘god’ in this industry—and manages to fold wisdom and wit into a tale about WHAT web standards are, HOW standards-based coding works, and WHY we should care.” — Kelly Goto, author, Web ReDesign 2.0: Workflow that Works “Some books are meant to be read. Designing with Web Standards is even more: intended to be highlighted, dogeared, bookmarked, shared, passed around, and evangelized, it goes beyond reading to revolution.” — Liz Danzico, Chair, MFA Interaction Design, School of Visual Arts
Download or read book The Strategic Web Designer written by Christopher Butler and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-09-19 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents advice for designing web sites, discussing how to plan web projects, organize information in a meaningful way, optimize content, and use analytics to measure performance and customer satisfaction.
Download or read book Creative Web Design written by Michael Baumgardt and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-03-12 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book and CD-ROM package, the author offers a detailed guide and numerous tips and tricks on how to design eye-catching web pages. Using a step-by-step approach, the author shows readers how unusual design elements and impressive effects can be made quickly and effectively using different graphics and image processing programs. This package is an invaluable resource of tips, tricks, and ideas for all those working on the design of web sites, multimedia programs, or other computer graphics.
Download or read book The Smashing Book written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These eBooks are the long-awaited digital version of our bestselling printed book about best practices in modern Web design. They share valuable practical insight into design, usability and coding, provide professional advice for designing mobile applications and building successful e-commerce websites, and explain common coding mistakes and how to avoid them. You'll explore the principles of professional design thinking and graphic design and learn how to apply psychology and game theory to create engaging user experiences.
Download or read book Creative Workshop written by David Sherwin and published by HOW Books. This book was released on 2010-11-24 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever struggled to complete a design project on time? Or felt that having a tight deadline stifled your capacity for maximum creativity? If so, then this book is for you. Within these pages, you'll find 80 creative challenges that will help you achieve a breadth of stronger design solutions, in various media, within any set time period. Exercises range from creating a typeface in an hour to designing a paper robot in an afternoon to designing web pages and other interactive experiences. Each exercise includes compelling visual solutions from other designers and background stories to help you increase your capacity to innovate. Creative Workshop also includes useful brainstorming techniques and wisdom from some of today's top designers. By road-testing these techniques as you attempt each challenge, you'll find new and more effective ways to solve tough design problems and bring your solutions to vibrant life.
Download or read book Design for Hackers written by David Kadavy and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-08-08 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the techniques behind beautiful design by deconstructing designs to understand them The term 'hacker' has been redefined to consist of anyone who has an insatiable curiosity as to how things work—and how they can try to make them better. This book is aimed at hackers of all skill levels and explains the classical principles and techniques behind beautiful designs by deconstructing those designs in order to understand what makes them so remarkable. Author and designer David Kadavy provides you with the framework for understanding good design and places a special emphasis on interactive mediums. You'll explore color theory, the role of proportion and geometry in design, and the relationship between medium and form. Packed with unique reverse engineering design examples, this book inspires and encourages you to discover and create new beauty in a variety of formats. Breaks down and studies the classical principles and techniques behind the creation of beautiful design Illustrates cultural and contextual considerations in communicating to a specific audience Discusses why design is important, the purpose of design, the various constraints of design, and how today's fonts are designed with the screen in mind Dissects the elements of color, size, scale, proportion, medium, and form Features a unique range of examples, including the graffiti in the ancient city of Pompeii, the lack of the color black in Monet's art, the style and sleekness of the iPhone, and more By the end of this book, you'll be able to apply the featured design principles to your own web designs, mobile apps, or other digital work.
Download or read book Web Designer s Idea Book Volume 4 written by Patrick McNeil and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-09-19 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the latest trends in web design! Looking for inspiration for your latest web design project? Expert Patrick McNeil, author of the popular Web Designer's Idea Book series, is back with all new examples of today's best website design. Featuring more than 650 examples of the latest trends, this fourth volume of The Web Designer's Idea Book is overflowing with visual inspiration. Arranged categorically, this fully illustrated guide puts important topics like design styles, elements, themes and responsive design at your fingertips. This new volume also includes a detailed discussion of portfolios to help you stay ahead of the pack and keep your portfolio fresh and relevant. The world of web design is constantly reinventing itself. Stay on top of what's hot with the latest installment of this indispensable reference.
Download or read book Principles of Web Design written by Brian D. Miller and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-04-12 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn everything there is to know, from project planning through marketing and analytics, about Web design! Principles of Web Design is a book about the fundamentals of clear graphic communication within the context of Web design. Author Brian D. Miller is a sought-after expert in developing product and digital branding strategies for emerging startups and Fortune 500 organizations. In Principles of Web Design, he will teach the reader the tricks of the trade and everything one should know about web design through easy, step-by-step guides and with full-color illustrations. The book has three sections, which follow the cycle of a typical Web project: PLAN: This section focuses on the predesign phase of a Web project. Everything from project planning and brief writing to information architecture and responsive grid creation will be covered. DESIGN: The second section of Priciples of Web Design explores the enduring principles of design and the nuances that are specific to the field of Web design. OPTIMIZE: Finally, we close the loop and discover ways to enable your client to maximize the investment they’ve made in their Web site with marketing and analytics.
Download or read book Web Design All in One For Dummies written by Sue Jenkins and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-04-20 with total page 659 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Web designers must wear many hats. Among books on Web design, Web Design All-in-One For Dummies is the one that helps you successfully wear all those hats without losing your head. Full-color illustrations and five self-contained minibooks show you how to be a graphic designer, creative organizer, visual communicator, markup language technologist, and cutting-edge trendsetter, all in one. This book helps you lay the groundwork, follow design rules, test your site, register a domain name, and much more. Getting Started covers planning, defining your target audience, choosing the right software, and more Designing For the Web acquaints you with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, plus how to choose a layout and optimize graphics Building Web Sites gets down to nuts and bolts: putting text, images, hyperlinks, and multimedia files together, organizing content, and building navigation systems Web Standards & Testing teaches you how to test and validate so everyone can enjoy your site Publishing & Site Maintenance helps you get your site online and keep it current Web Design All-in-One For Dummies also helps you learn how to choose a Web editor and graphics program, how to make your site accessible to the widest possible audience, and when it’s time to call in a pro like author Sue Jenkins. It’s just what you need to start and manage a great site.
Download or read book Artistic Web Design Using Adobe Dreamweaver and Photoshop An Introduction written by Vickie Ellen Wolper and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an understanding of the principles of artistic design as they relate to the web, followed by the application of those design principles using Adobe® Dreamweaver and resulting in the ability to create effective websites. Tailored to users of either CS3, CS4, or the latest version of Dreamweaver, CS5, each chapter is comprised of three sections: new concepts; "reinforcing your knowledge" through projects and exercises; and a "build your own website" section designed to offer the reader the opportunity to build their own website using the concepts from each chapter. By the end of the book, the reader will have their very own website! The book starts with an introduction to the principles of design unique to the web, and then progresses to the incorporation of those principles into Adobe Dreamweaver for aesthetically pleasing web design. In fact, several chapters of this four-color, heavily illustrated text are devoted to web design from an artist's perspective. The author discusses understanding the psychological influence of colors, web typography and the voice of type, the principles of design as they relate to the web, and how to maximize the potential of the graphic programs the readers are already familiar with to create effective graphics, creative navigation, and more. This text brings the reader through the design stage from initial concept to graphic preparation, followed by the importing of graphics or whole pages into Dreamweaver for building the site and uploading it to the Internet. Although no programming knowledge is required, a chapter on HTML and other web programming fundamentals is included. A CD-ROM with images, sample web pages, and more accompanies the book. An instructor's resource kit is available upon adoption as a text.
