Designing with Web Standards (2nd Edition)
by: Jeffrey Zeldman
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Standards, argues Jeffrey Zeldman in Designing With Web Standards, are our only hope for breaking out of the endless cycle of testing that plagues designers hoping to support all possible clients. In this book, he explains how designers can best use standards--primarily XHTML and CSS, plus ECMAScript and the standard Document Object Model (DOM)--to increase their personal productivity and maximize the availability of their creations. Zeldman's approach is detailed, authoritative, and rich with historical context, as he is quick to explain how features of standards evolved. It's a fantastic education that any design professional will appreciate.
Zeldman is an idealist who devotes some of his book to explaining how much easier life would be if browser developers would just support standards properly (he's done a lot toward this goal in real life, as well). He is also a pragmatist, who recognizes that browsers implement standards differently (or partially, or not at all) and that it is the job of the Web designer to make pages work anyway. Thus, his book includes lots of explicit and tightly focused tips (with code) that have to do with bamboozling non-compliant browsers into behaving as they should, without tripping up more compliant browsers. There's lots of coverage of design and testing tools that can aid in the creation of good-looking, standards-abiding documents. --David Wall
Topics covered: Why Web standards (such as XHTML, CSS, ECMAScript, and DOM) are good for everyone, and why site designers and browser makers should move towards standards compliance.
Product Description:
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.
Standards, argues Jeffrey Zeldman in Designing With Web Standards, are our only hope for breaking out of the endless cycle of testing that plagues designers hoping to support all possible clients. In this book, he explains how designers can best use standards--primarily XHTML and CSS, plus ECMAScript and the standard Document Object Model (DOM)--to increase their personal productivity and maximize the availability of their creations. Zeldman's approach is detailed, authoritative, and rich with historical context, as he is quick to explain how features of standards evolved. It's a fantastic education that any design professional will appreciate.
Zeldman is an idealist who devotes some of his book to explaining how much easier life would be if browser developers would just support standards properly (he's done a lot toward this goal in real life, as well). He is also a pragmatist, who recognizes that browsers implement standards differently (or partially, or not at all) and that it is the job of the Web designer to make pages work anyway. Thus, his book includes lots of explicit and tightly focused tips (with code) that have to do with bamboozling non-compliant browsers into behaving as they should, without tripping up more compliant browsers. There's lots of coverage of design and testing tools that can aid in the creation of good-looking, standards-abiding documents. --David Wall
Topics covered: Why Web standards (such as XHTML, CSS, ECMAScript, and DOM) are good for everyone, and why site designers and browser makers should move towards standards compliance.
Product Description:
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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- If you want to learn web design, this is NOT the book
I want to learn web design, so I did some research on the topic. It seems everybody is saying this is a must-read for web designers. So I bought the book, read it and I must say this is NOT the book if you want to learn web design. If you don't know anything about HTML and CSS, this might be a OK intro book. Otherwise this is a total waste of time. I didn't learn any web design skills, and any sane person knows he needs to use web standard, except in reality not all browsers are created equal, so ... Read More
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- Great book
The book is great, shares knowledge that should be the foundation of anyone who works in the web industry,
Rating: - Do not order Kindle version!
If I had known that the Table of Contents for this book wouldn't link to the chapters and that it was unsearchable on the Kindle I certainly wouldn't have put down $20, no matter the brilliance of the content. I consider this work a reference, not a novel to page through from front to back. Funny thing is, though, the TOC works fine on my iPhone Kindle app. Go figure.
Rating: - A Breeze to Read
Just about finished with this marvelous book. Very easy to read, even for a non-techie. Makes a great case for web standards, using XHTML and CSS to reduce bandwidth, support multiple browsers and other web devices, and allow for easy site migration. This books gives me the rationale for changing the way I will approach web design and development.
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- Kindle Edition: Overpriced
Is this Kindle edition price accurately listed? $20 seems a lot to ask for an edition that has $0 resale value. Is there something in this Kindle version that outshines the majority of other Kindle books? From the sample, I see a poorly formatted TOC, and no index (or "searchable terms" index alternative). I think the author and/or publisher should reconsider this listing.
- If you want to learn web design, this is NOT the bookI want to learn web design, so I did some research on the topic. It seems everybody is saying this is a must-read for web designers. So I bought the book, read it and I must say this is NOT the book if you want to learn web design. If you don't know anything about HTML and CSS, this might be a OK intro book. Otherwise this is a total waste of time. I didn't learn any web design skills, and any sane person knows he needs to use web standard, except in reality not all browsers are created equal, so ... Read More
- Great bookThe book is great, shares knowledge that should be the foundation of anyone who works in the web industry,
- Do not order Kindle version!If I had known that the Table of Contents for this book wouldn't link to the chapters and that it was unsearchable on the Kindle I certainly wouldn't have put down $20, no matter the brilliance of the content. I consider this work a reference, not a novel to page through from front to back. Funny thing is, though, the TOC works fine on my iPhone Kindle app. Go figure.
- A Breeze to ReadJust about finished with this marvelous book. Very easy to read, even for a non-techie. Makes a great case for web standards, using XHTML and CSS to reduce bandwidth, support multiple browsers and other web devices, and allow for easy site migration. This books gives me the rationale for changing the way I will approach web design and development.
- Kindle Edition: OverpricedIs this Kindle edition price accurately listed? $20 seems a lot to ask for an edition that has $0 resale value. Is there something in this Kindle version that outshines the majority of other Kindle books? From the sample, I see a poorly formatted TOC, and no index (or "searchable terms" index alternative). I think the author and/or publisher should reconsider this listing.
