The Designer Web Handbook 1st Edition by Patrick Mcneil ISBN 9781440314438 1440314438

Make the Web Work for You You know how to design. But you can increase your value as a designer in the marketplace by learning how to make that design function on the web. From informational sites to e-commerce portals to blogs to mobile apps, The Designer’s Web Handbook helps any designer understand the full life cycle of a digital product: idea, design, production and maintenance. The best web designers create not only beautiful sites but also sites that function well–for both client and end user. Patrick McNeil, creator of the popular web design blog designmeltdown.com and author of the bestselling Web Designer’s Idea Book, volumes 1 and 2, teaches you how to work with developers to build sites that balance aesthetics and usability, and to do it on time and on budget.

The Designer Web Handbook 1st Edition Table of contents:

Chapter 1: Usability

Chapter 2: Starting a New Project

Chapter 3: Components of Web Pages

Chapter 4: The Specs: Basic Design Limitations

Chapter 5: Designing for the Web

Chapter 6: Production Considerations

Chapter 7: Measuring Results

Chapter 8: Maintenance: A Long-Term Strategy

Appendix A: WordPress 101

Appendix B: The Myth of DPI

Appendix C: Technical Glossary

Appendix D: Further Reading

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