dubesinhower Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 i know the basics of html and css. i want to make my sites look good. i've read through parts of the head first web design book, but i need suggestions as for others.i am not a trained graphic designer, but i did take an intro to computer graphics course at school. i just need a book that can give me some tips to make my site look better.thanks for any input! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubesinhower Posted July 9, 2010 Author Share Posted July 9, 2010 well, since no one recommended anything, i did some research. i asked my friend, and he recommended two books.isbn 0321410971 Transcending CSSisbn 1581805012 Design Basics Indexi just purchased the first book, and i'll have it next week to review for anyone who would like to know.also, i have an interest in another book, since i own a related one.isbn 0321303377 Non-Designers Web Designguess i'll be spending some money on amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescientist Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 I'm sure no one responded because this question has been asked numerous times, and a simple forum search should have gotten you what you were looking for.Most people here have no problems recommending in of the Head First books for stuff like HTML/CSS. I like O'Reilly books for programming topics (Javascript, Java, etc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubesinhower Posted July 10, 2010 Author Share Posted July 10, 2010 I'm sure no one responded because this question has been asked numerous times, and a simple forum search should have gotten you what you were looking for.Most people here have no problems recommending in of the Head First books for stuff like HTML/CSS. I like O'Reilly books for programming topics (Javascript, Java, etc)i'm not interested in html books. i'm looking for books for helping me to design layouts/ graphics for the web. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trinistorm Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 Try lynda.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffman Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 Find something you like and tweak it. With 80 gazillion web sites out there, no one will notice (unless you steal from your competition!). If you tweak the colors and fonts enough, a lot of people can look right at the original and not even notice.Just don't steal any copyrighted images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trinistorm Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Find something you like and tweak it. With 80 gazillion web sites out there, no one will notice (unless you steal from your competition!). If you tweak the colors and fonts enough, a lot of people can look right at the original and not even notice.Just don't steal any copyrighted images.That has become my strategy for gaining practice experience.... (The tweaking part not the stealing.). You can visit a css gallery site and "tada" inspiration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffk Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 i'm not interested in html books. i'm looking for books for helping me to design layouts/ graphics for the web.Try"the Zen of CSS design, visual enlightenment for the web" by Dave Shea & Molly Holzschkag (ISBN: 0321303474) (http://www.csszengarden.com)"Cascading Style Sheets: AND CSS Hacks and Filters - Making Cascading Style Sheets Work: The Designer's Edge" by Molly Holzschlag (ISBN: 0470056738)"Cascading Style Sheets: The Designer's Edge" by Molly Holzschlag (ISBN: 0782141846)enjoy!Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scout1idf Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 "HANDCRAFTED CSS" by Dan Cederholm w/Ethan Marcotte (isbn-13: 978-0-321-64338-4 / isbn-10: 0-321-64338-0) has some interesting stuff if you don't mind that it doesn't validate and some things don't work in IE (big surprise). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wysiwyg Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Try lynda.comIve learned a lot through that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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