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Top 5 books on web design by Resource Techniques
Are you interested in web design? Resource Techniques has
complied our top 5 web design books for estate agents. The books
listed are tailored to different skill and knowledge levels, so
don't worry if you have no idea about XHTML or CSS!
1. Learning Web Design: A beginner's Guide to (X)HTML,
StyleSheets, and web Graphics - Jennifer Niederst
Robbins
We thought we'd start off with a book for estate agents that are
interested in web design but have no knowledge or experience.
Ideally, this book has been described as 'Everything you need to
know to create professional web sites is right here.' The book
covers the basics of web design including; creating an (X)HTML
page, CSS, web graphics, to getting your created pages onto the
web. There are plenty of exercises to strengthen the skills that
you have learnt.
Bulletproof Web Design: Improving flexibility and
protecting against worst-case scenarios with XHTML and CSS (2nd
Edition) - Dan Cederholm
Bulletproof web design is perfect for the estate agent that has
slightly more knowledge about XHTML and CSS. The book covers key
strategies for building designs that make a successful website
including; readability, flexibility, and user-control. It has been
described as 'the best for showing real, working techniques.'
The Principles of Beautiful Web Design - Jason
Beaird
'The principles of Beautiful Web Design' is a fantastic book
that does exactly what it says on the tin; it outlines the steps to
creating 'beautiful web design.' With many raving reviews, this
book seems to be a great summary for creating aesthetically
pleasing designs.
Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web
Usability, 2nd Edition - Steve Krug
Whereas appearance is one of the four basic elements of web
design, this book covers an area that seems to be overlooked by
many - usability. The website covers these areas; user patterns,
scanning designs, copy uses, designing website navigations, home
page, and testing usability. An instant classic, selling over
100,000 copies
Designing Web Usability - Jakob Nielsen
Jakob Nielsen, a world renowned expert on usability, has
published this extremely useful book on eye-tracking studies. In
1.5million cases, Nielsen looked at the various ways that humans
look at web design. These findings confirm that users scan, not
read, web pages and therefore affecting web design. A must have for
any estate agent who wants to understand the usability of
design.
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