Smashing ebooks
Modern Web Design & Development
This eBook contains 16 articles (written in 2010 – my note) that cover current as well as upcoming Web design trends. It also includes facts on responsive Web design, improving Web security, useful coding tips and practices for HTML5 and CSS3, and much more! This eBook on ‘Modern Web Design and Development’ touches on what Web designers should be ready for to keep abreast of new challenges and opportunities.
- Responsive Web Design: What It Is and How to Use It (2011/01/12)
- HTML5: The Facts and the Myths (2010/09/23)
- Mastering Photoshop: Unknown Tricks and Time-Savers (2010/01/20)
- “What Font Should I Use?”: 5 Principles for Choosing Typefaces (2010/12/14)
- Persuasion Triggers in Web Design (2010/11/29)
- Designing for iPhone 4 Retina Display: Techniques and Workflow (2010/11/17)
- What to Do When Your Website Goes Down (2010/12/13)
- Commonly Confused Bits of jQuery (2010/08/04)
- Why We Should Start Using CSS3 and HTML5 Today (2010/12/10)
- Why Design-by-Committee Should Die (2010/06/29)
- The Current State of Web Design (2010/05/04)
- A Design Is Only as Deep as It Is Usable (2010/08/23)
- Web Security: Are You Part of the Problem? (2010/01/14)
- How to Make Innovative Ideas Happen (2010/10/22)
- I Want to Be a Web Designer When I Grow Up (2010/09/27)
- Making Your Mark on the Web Is Easier than You Think (2010/07/02)
“Best of Smashing Magazine” Anniversary eBook
This eBook contains the best articles that have been published on Smashing Magazine in the last five years — and by “best,” we mean the most useful, most interesting or most inspiring.
It discusses usability issues and the principles of effective Web design. It covers the guidelines for beautiful and effective typography, and it spotlights methods of responsive Web design. In addition, you’ll learn how to master professional Photoshop techniques, explore storytelling in your designs, and focus on three key areas to polish your content strategy. Never thought that harmony between designers and developers was possible? Dig in to see how the two camps can collaborate productively and learn from each other.
- Thirty Usability Issues to Be Aware Of (2007/10/09)
- Ten Principles of Effective Web Design (2008/01/31)
- Clever JPEG Optimization Techniques (2009/07/01)
- Typographic Design Patterns and Best Practices (2009/08/20)
- Ten Useful Usability Findings and Guidelines (2009/09/24)
- Setting Up Photoshop for Web and iPhone Development (2009/10/12)
- The Ails of Typographic Anti-Aliasing (2009/11/02)
- Mastering Photoshop: Noise, Textures and Gradients (2011/02/07)
- Better User Experience With Storytelling (2010/01/29)
- The Beauty of Typography, Writing Systems and Calligraphy (2010/05/18)
- Web Designers, Don’t Do It Alone (2010/06/27)
- Making Your Mark on the Web Is Easier Than You Think (2010/07/02) **
- Responsive Web Design: What It Is and How to Use It (2011/01/12) **
- I Want to Be a Web Designer When I Grow Up (2010/09/27) **
- Persuasion Triggers in Web Design (2010/11/29) **
- “What Font Should I Use?”: 5 Principles for Choosing Typefaces (2010/12/14) **
- The Design Matrix: A Powerful Tool for Guiding Client Input (2011/02/09)
- Why User Experience Cannot Be Designed (2011/03/15)
- Dear Web Design Community, Where Have You Gone? (2011/03/21)
- Make Your Content Make a Difference (2011/04/12)
- Two Cats in a Sack: Designer-Developer Discord (2011/05/13)
- Print Loves Web (2011/05/23)