Web Site Design Book Recomendations
Designing Web Usability : The Practice of Simplicity by Jakob Nielsen
This is a must read for anyone beginning web design. It does a very good job of pointing out example of good and bad design.
Homepage Usability: 50 Websites Deconstructed
by Jakob Nielsen
This is a companion to Designing Web Usability. It applies those principals to 50 homepages.
The Elements of User Experience: User-Centered Design for the Web
by Jesse James Garrett
This is an excellent book about user-centered design. It goes beyond many usability books but also stressing usability in the design of the information architecture.
Designing Wesbsite Interface Elements: For Graphic Designers
by Eric Eaton
This is an excellent introduction to the primary elements of web interface design. It shows how and when to use them with extensive graphics.
The Design of Sites: Patterns for Creating Winning Web Sites (2nd Edition)
by Douglas K. van Duyne, James A. Landay, Jason I. Hong
This is an excellent reference for principle, patterns,methodologies and best practices for web design. This is update, covering topics such as AJAX. It is a must for any web designers book shelf.
www.color
by Alastair Campbell
This is a great book for those of us that do not have graphic backgrounds. It has clear explanations about how color works with a large number of examples.
Beginning JavaScript with DOM Scripting and Ajax: From Novice to Professional (Beginning: from Novice to Professional)
by Christian Heilmann
This is an excellent book that takes you from beginning javascript concepts to advance javascript applications. It also provides a good introduction to Ajax. All the code examples are available online to download. A must for any experienced web designer's library.
