Note: Review is based on 1st edition. The second edition of the book is available. Web sites have come a long way since the first graphical browsers came out in the early ’90s. We’re seeing fancy pages made with XML, Java, PHP, CSS, Javascript, XHTML, and more. No doubt this has left web page designer … Read more
These six questions lead to the six characteristics that Nick Usborne of nickusborne.com and author of the upcoming book, Net Words: Creating high-impact online copy, has identified what interests customers when they visit a business Web site. When exploring Web site strategies to turn first-time customers into repeat visitors, many enterprises have failed to address … Read more
On November 7, 2001, iPlanet releases Netscape v4.79 and sends the Web standards world into an uproar. You may think that some people can’t let go of Netscape 4.79, so what’s the big deal? Jeffrey Zeldman of the Web Standards Project (WaSP) answers, “As long as there is a ‘new’ 4.x browser on the market, … Read more
Jeffrey Zeldman: Designer, Author, Visionary, and Speaker Jeffrey Zeldman is an outspoken web designer, author, and speaker. His book, Taking Your Talent to the Web has received high accolades. Zeldman is the publisher and creative director of A List Apart, co-founder and current group leader of The Web Standards Project, a grassroots coalition fighting for … Read more
Count on Jeffrey Zeldman to share his opinion, loud and clear with a sprinkling of dry wit. He continues with his modus operandi (M.O.) in his newest book, Taking Your Talent to the Web. As seen in Zeldman’s work and writings, you can expect this book to be different from any other Web-whatever book you’ve … Read more
Dianna Booher, communications expert and author of over 40 books shares her expertise in her latest book on E-Writing. She focuses on how to improve the quality of business and personal communications. Booher offers advice to fix where it hurts in electronic communication whether it is writing emails, responding to customer service inquiries, or writing … Read more
HTML writers, new web designers, and intermediate web designers most likely have a library of books covering how to create web sites and making them interactive. Glaringly missing from most of these libraries, including my own, is a book on graphics and aesthetics. I admit I let Designing Web Graphics.3 sit on my shelf, along … Read more
Using XHTML begins with the basics of what XHTML is and how it came to be. Holzschlag guides you from creating Web pages with XHTML to adding scripts and style to XHTML documents. She explains, “The best way to read the book will be determined by you!” Each chapter stands alone. It is organized as … Read more