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Summary: A terrific book for web designers of all experience levels
Review: I've been designing web sites for over 6 years, mostly hand-coding them with BBEdit, I'm no new-comer by any means, but I learned a lot from this book. It's also a great book for a designer with *no* web experience. I've been building sites using table hacks and <font> tags everywhere, and this book has been a great help to me as I built my first site with Cascading Style Sheets. Between this book and "Cascading Style Sheets, the Definitive Guide" by Eric Meyer, I was able to learn CSS easily. This book is a must-buy for anyone who wants to learn what is possible given the limitations of the current browsers. It's not a pie-in-the-sky book. The approach is "Here is what is possible and why you should do it." And not only that, it's funny and readable.
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Summary: Nothing out there like this one
Review: If you have one book that is different from all your other Web design books, then this one should be the one. I admit I'm a Zeldman fan because of his work with Web Standards [...], A List Apart [...], and Web Design updates [...] and I had high expectations for the book. He has met every one of those expectations and retained his usual writing style that we have come to appreciate. Though not a reference book, you'll find tips that are valuable and worth implementing. Print designers and lesser advanced Web designers will understand what is needed to take the next step or go to the next level in Web design.
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Summary: "Ask Dr. Web" was just the beginning...
Review: In a style those familiar with zeldman.com will instantly recognize, Zeldman covers the web from history to code, peppered with commentary only Zeldman could provide. For those who do not yet know zeldman.com, this book provides an excellent introduction, not only to the web but to a powerfully ally in the world of the web. Years ago, on the site, Zeldman started a web primer column which I, as a web professional, have referenced and referred countless others to when starting or fortifying their journey in this business. Not a step by step, how-to guide but a real introduction to what a web designer can expect to deal with in day to day life, where to look for the pitfalls, and how to use the web to its best advantage. This is the manual EVERY web professional needs to own, use and lend to anyone interested in becoming a part of the web world. Actually scratch that. You won't want to lend this one out... let them buy their own.
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Summary: Common sense, in an uncommonly good read
Review: Jeffrey Zeldman fascinates me. Why should such a very individual individual drive so hard for global standards? Well, because he's smart, and he's experienced and he, like the rest of us, long since decided that the efforts involved in attainting "compatibility" are broadly incompatible with a happy life and rewarding career. Such an assault on productivity. I loved this book because everything you need get started on the web STYLISHLY is in here - easy to find and all in one place. As well as being a vital resource for the new web designer, this book would be invaluable to anyone with an existing web site that is failing to perform to its best ability. And even if you think your site is the bee's knees, take a few tips from Zeldman anyway, and treat yourself to a few thousand extra customers. This man is not afraid to think differently. If you read a lot of academic info on interface design and usability, you'll find Zeldman a refreshing change - a heavyweight thinker with a light touch. Well worth the investment.
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Summary: Got Talent?
Review: Simply this book is a tuning of Jeffrey Zeldman's Perfection. The book's sharp glimpses of the web design is human factor as Mr. Roger Black from Danilo Black Inc. points " .. Design , after all, is for humans, not for machines. And Zeldman is one of the best and warmest human on the Net." Zeldman finds his way to Printing-era Designers, providing ultimate tools with an opportunity to access internet community that reigns the Net at this time. Taking Your Talent to the Web: A Guide for the Transitioning Designer is crammed with beautiful examples of designers' work with useful and interesting insight in how the design industry works and get there wonderful results by drawing a WHY-WHO-HOW triangle. This book is a must have for print designers, art directors, homepage creators and professionals for their creative needs that shows many ways to enrich the internet community's life. The book is also could be a handbook / reference book for attendees of Populi Curriculum ( the web talent incubator ), a program that turns traditional designers, programmers into web builders. Table of Contents: I. WHY: UNDERSTANDING THE WEB. 1. Splash Screen. 2. Designing for the Medium. 3. Where Am I? Navigation & Interface. II. WHO: PEOPLE, PARTS, AND PROCESSES. 4. How This Web Thing Got Started. 5. The Obligatory Glossary. 6. What Is a Web Designer, Anyway? 7. Riding the Project Life Cycle. III. HOW: TALENT APPLIED (TOOLS & TECHNIQUES). 8. HTML, the Building Blocks of Life Itself. 9. Visual Tools. 10. Style Sheets for Designers. 11. JavaScript. 12. Beyond Text/Pictures. 13. Go Forth. ...
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Summary: One of the Best Web Design Books
Review: Taking your Talent... is a great book for those just entering into Web design and development as well as a great reference for those with years of experience. The book is written in a conversational manner that makes its use a pleasure. Building and designing for the Web has many frustrations and limitations, Zeldman offers reasoning and explanations for why things are the way they are on the Web and how to work around them (where possible). Knowing the limitations is one of the most helpful components of learning to build for the Web. This book offers great code samples to get one started on their way to building the common components that are used around the Web.
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Summary: It's not only for designers...
Review: This book actually appeals to many different audiences. It will help the designer understand the left-brain information that a web programmer uses when wading through a thicket of acronyms. Programmers who read this book will understand why the designer tells them that a font or color has to be "just so." Information about project management helps both the designer and programmer understand what the managers are going through to get them all to work together to bring a project in on time and under budget. The writing flows nicely; the book is enjoyable to read. The humor and conversational style support the material quite well.
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Summary: thank you mr. zeldman
Review: this book is essential. the building blocks of web design respect are right in these pages. its so great to see in print what web design firms have been trying to communicate to clients for years. simple notions like keeping file sizes small even in broadband situations is just one example of good honest truth. the tone of voice in this book is great as well. zeldman's personal style is refreshing. if you are thinking about really communicating/expressing yourself on the web, read this book first.
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Summary: this book changed my website forever
Review: This book opened my eyes to issues such as accesibilty, css and xhtml, I now have a site that is fast to load and easy to update. I found this book to be an easy read,[ I am neither a graphic designer nor a trained web designer] I really like Zeldman's writng style and will use some of his points in my classes web design for photographers. The mix of code and ideas was great and for once I just read the book rather than being tempted into turning on my computer and starting work.
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Summary: Jeffery Zeldman Speaks--Better Listen!
Review: When I bought Zeldman's book I expected to get a clutch of juicy Crimean War Stories about web design. What I did get was a supremely practical guide to using web design painlessly and effectivly. This is a useful book which answers tough, intuitive questions that nobody else knows the answer to (and will never admit it). For instance, what is the best way to make your text look good on the internet if you are handling it from an "Illustrator-type" of image? Why does CorelDraw/Photopaint default to saving images for the web in 96 dpi? There IS a reason, read this book and find out what it is. Want to use CSS? What unit of measure is the best for text? Once you read this book you will KNOW. If you are a beginner or an intermediate web designer, this book is right up your alley. Don't miss Taking Your Talent To The Web--it is a classic from a wise man.-
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