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Summary: Great Overview
Review: This book provides a great overview of the web design process and the items that must be taken into account for a great end user experience. This book is well suited for the suits as well as the designers and coders.
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Summary: Comprehensive--but not exhaustive--overview of the Web
Review: This is what a former college professor of mine from Nebraska probably would have called a "Platte River" book--i.e., "a mile wide and an inch deep." That's a bit of an overstatement, however, as it does go into depth in some areas while it skims the surface of others. But the book couldn't have been exhaustive, as each chapter is worthy of a book unto itself.If you know everything there is to know about the art and science of Web design, then you're probably not looking to buy this book anyway. But if you're interested in the history of the Web and how it evolved, how it fits into our 21st century lives, its potential, its limitations, its assets, and its pitfalls, then this is a book for you. For me, its value was giving the Web a context, and focusing on Web design as a discipline distinct from other media, such as print matter and television. By examining the Web and what it can and can't do, Web designers can put their work in perspective, exploit the Web's possibilities, and stop trying to make it do things it was never intended to. I recommend it to Web designers and developers at all levels, but beware: as a couple of other reviewers have mentioned, the typos are insufferable almost to the point of distraction. You'll want to mark it up and send it back to the publisher for corrections.
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Summary: Good, but not good enough.
Review: To be fair, Veen's target audience seem to be neophytes of Web design. I found the historical information intriguing, such as the birth of the Web and the browser makers' role in the chaotic evolution of HTML. I even found the chapter on CSS and Web page "behaviors" useful. But I found the author's attitude towards some of his own material vexing. After spending a full chapter discussing the importance of "interface consistency" and how this helps users navigate the Web, Veen contradict's himself by saying on p. 71: "Is [the site] usable? Is it consistent with users' external contexts for site-wide navigation? Who cares?" Additionally, there are a lot of grammatical errors and typos.
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Summary: Try a different title
Review: Two stars for what its worth. I'm dissatisfied with the way this book is written. Its not straight to the point and lacks substance. Although some chapters proved to be informative like (i.e. chapter one: foundations) they could still be found from other resources like the internet (and its free!!). (translation: i regret having spent my money on this book). The book was a dissapointment i thought id be reading the thoughts of a real seasoned expert, i was wrong. Now Veen will be in my "ignore the books of this writer" list.
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