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Web Style Guide: Basic Design Principles for Creating Web Sites

by Patrick J. Lynch, Sarah Horton (Author)

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Most of us won't be jumping into creating web pages outside of our company's or school's standard course management system, at least not in the beginning. But once it becomes clear that you need the freedom of design and presentation afforded by building your own web sites, this is the book to study so that you're pages are easy to use and clearly present the information you're trying to impart. This guide takes a very practical, forget about all the fancy graphics, approach to building web pages that actually work.
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In 160 pages of expert instruction, authors Patrick J. Lynch and Sarah Horton put the essence of the Yale University Center for Advanced Instructional Media's wonderful online site design guide into traditional print.

The book begins the presentation of its helpful and forward-looking advice with a discussion of the overall process of defining the objectives and users of your Web site, as well as the goals you will use to measure your progress. The authors then use time-tested, traditional print concepts to clearly illustrate how to make your site interface welcoming and efficient. High-quality illustrations show how to design for overall style and professional appeal. The sections on typography and editorial style set this manual apart from many Web style guides with attention to the fine details that separate the good sites from the great.

Multimedia elements and cascading style sheets (CSS) are covered, but within the overall context of building a fine site--not with the usual hype. Media compression and delivery are addressed at a high level with concrete suggestions on formats, frame rates, and image sizes for a well-balanced approach to multimedia.

One of the great things about using this guide is that the actual site it is based on is available. You can read about a thoughtfully-written topic and then go online to see the concepts in action. Web Style Guide delivers some of the most holistic coverage of site design you'll find. --Stephen W. Plain

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Offers advice for creating Web sites and pages that use the classic principles of design.

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Yale University Press

Five editions of this book were published by Yale University Press.

Editions: 0300076754, 0300088981, 0300096828, 0300076746, 0300137370

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