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Grow, Excel, Succeed in Web Design with 10 E-Books on UX, Photoshop, Bootstrap & Beyond!
Killer UX Design
KEY FEATURES
No matter your profession, incorporating UX processes and understanding into your work can be a game-changer. Start from scratch, and begin to comprehend the concepts behind the user experience from habits to motivators. The author will present information in a fun, practical way so you’ll understand how to engage users and approach design in any future project you come across.
- Understand the basics of UX
- Explore human behavior, habits & motivators
- Learn proven techniques to research user behavior
- Analyze insights to create opportunity
- Create sketches, wireframes, taskflows & online tools
- Set up of a test environment to measure behavior & optimize designs
COMPATIBILITY
- Internet required
PRODUCT SPECS
- Length of time users can access this e-book: lifetime
- Access options: download via pdf, epub, mobi
- Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
- Experience level required: beginner
THE EXPERT
Jodie Moule is co-founder and director of Symplicit, an experience design consultancy based in Australia that focuses on research, strategy, and design services. With a background in psychology, her understanding of human behavior is central to helping businesses see their brands through the eyes of customers, to influence the way they approach the design of their products, systems, and processes. For more details on this e-book and writer, click here.
The Web Designer’s Roadmap
KEY FEATURES
When it comes to web design, creativity is only half the battle. Process, organization, and research all contribute to the success of a project, and this training will give you the knowledge you need to excel. Learn the entire lifecycle of a project, including how to deliver the content your clients want and need.
- Learn the steps to creating successful web designs
- Get inspiration for your designs
- Gather research & understand what clients want
- Work w/ Photoshop: thumbnails, grayboxes & wireframes
- Create design patterns, color palettes & storyboards
- Build responsive designs for mobile platforms
COMPATIBILITY
- Internet required
PRODUCT SPECS
- Length of time users can access this e-book: lifetime
- Access options: download via pdf, epub, mobi
- Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
- Experience level required: intermediate
THE EXPERT
Giovanni is an illustrator, designer, and front-end developer at Period Three, a web design firm in South Carolina. He’s also the content and style editor for unmatchedstyle.com, a design gallery and blog, and regularly speaks at conferences about creativity, interface design, and art. Prior to becoming a designer, Giovanni was a fine artist, and this continues to inform his web design aesthetic. For more details on this book and author, click here.
Photoshop CS6 Unlocked
KEY FEATURES
Photoshop is every web designer’s not-so-secret secret weapon, and learning the intricacies of this complex program is essential. This book takes you through tip and tricks for using Photoshop to enhance you designs or even create a layout for an entire webpage from scratch.
- Learn the basics of Photoshop CS6
- Design amazing backgrounds
- Create unique icons
- Enhance, combine & adjust images
- Build complete Web layouts
- Increase your productivity w/ shortcuts, batch commands & more
COMPATIBILITY
- Internet required
PRODUCT SPECS
- Length of time users can access this e-book: lifetime
- Access options: download via pdf, epub, mobi
- Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
- Experience level required: all levels
THE EXPERT
Corrie Haffly graduated from UC Davis with a degree in math, but found web design to be more interesting. She created her first simple HTML page in 1998, after which she began working for Advantrics LLC in 2000, where she brought its PixelMill and John Galt’s Templates brands to the top of the web template market. Corrie went freelance from 2004 to 2010, before joining Synteractive as their lead designer. For more details on the e-book and author, click here.
The CSS3 Anthology, 4th Edition
KEY FEATURES
Don’t just build websites, build beautiful websites using CSS. This book mixes answers, how-to’s, and examples to help you fully understand CSS. Master the latest techniques and start controlling the look and feel of websites from the ground up!
- Gain a foundational understanding of CSS
- Construct advanced layouts using CSS3
- Create smart, responsive layouts that look great on all devices
- Troubleshoot compatibility issues w/ older browsers
- Create useable forms
- Follow along w/ examples
COMPATIBILITY
- Internet required
PRODUCT SPECS
- Length of time users can access this e-book: lifetime
- Access options: download via pdf, epub, mobi
- Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
- Experience level required: all levels
THE EXPERT
Rachel Andrew is a leader in the web standards community, with more than ten years’ experience as a web developer. Her writing is informed by the work of her company, edgeofmyseat.com, ensuring it remains grounded in the real world of client projects, large and small. For more details on the e-book and author, click here.
HTML5 & CSS3 for the Real World
KEY FEATURES
Understand how to use HTML5 and CSS3 to create powerful, easily maintained, and future-proof web pages. From typesetting to building location sensitivity into your apps, you’ll add useful front-end skills to your repertoire–allowing you to turn out sites that work on every platform, are compatible with older browsers, and can gracefully handle errors.
- Learn how to feature clean, native HTML5 video on your site
- Use @font-face to set type that supports your message
- Tap in next-generation CSS selectors & powerful new CSS3 styling
- Build apps w/ location sensitivity & full offline functionality w/ shiny-new APIs
COMPATIBILITY
- Internet required
PRODUCT SPECS
- Length of time users can access this e-book: lifetime
- Access options: download via pdf, epub, mobi
- Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
- Experience level required: beginner
THE EXPERT
Alexis Goldstein runs her own software development and training company, is a teacher and a co-organizer of Girl Develop It, and is a very proud member of the NYC Resistor hackerspace in Brooklyn, NY. Louis Lazaris is a dev blogger at Impressive Webs, an author, and is currently SitePoint’s HTML and CSS editor. He also curates Web Tools Weekly, a newsletter for front-end developers primarily focused on tools. Estelle Weyl is a front-end engineer from San Francisco who also writes two technical blogs with millions of visitors. Her passion is teaching web development so you’ll find her speaking about CSS3, HTML5, JavaScript, and mobile web development at conferences around the United States. For more details on this e-book and author, click here.
Build Your Own Website the Right Way Using HTML & CSS, 3rd Edition
KEY FEATURES
For creating top-notch websites, HTML and CSS form a killer duo. Dive into both of these programming languages and learn to create photo galleries, adding web forms to web pages, promoting your site via social media, and much more. You’ll not only end up with a sleek site certain to dazzle visitors–you’ll becoming a front-end development whiz in no time at all.
- Stylize your webpage by adding text & control page layouts w/ CSS, creating backgrounds & borders, and adding effects
- Create a photo gallery & optimize your graphics for the Web
- Interact w/ your audience using web forms, like custom search & user feedback pages
- Launch your website by choosing the right hosting plan, understanding the pros & cons of using free services, etc.
- Use Twitter & Facebook to extend your site’s reach w/ social media
- Enhance your site w/ HTML5, CSS3 & jQuery
COMPATIBILITY
- Internet required
PRODUCT SPECS
- Length of time users can access this e-book: lifetime
- Access options: download via pdf, epub, mobi
- Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
- Experience level required: beginner
THE EXPERT
Ian Lloyd is the author of a number of web development books including the SitePoint best-seller “Build Your Own Web Site the Right Way Using HTML & CSS”. He has been building web sites since the late 90s and was an active web standards evangelist during the time of the “first browser wars”. For more details on the e-book and writer, click here.
Photography for the Web
KEY FEATURES
If you’re serious about learning best practices for creating quality digital photos, start with this course. You’ll master a number of useful techniques, including manipulating lighting, enhancing your images with editing software, and customizing shutter speed–all without paying a pricey tuition at photography schools offering a comparable education.
- Learn the processes taught in top digital photography schools
- Effectively experiment with & use light in your photos
- Fully understand shutter speed, aperture & ISO
- Use software to enhance your images
- Master advanced photography techniques
COMPATIBILITY
- Internet required
PRODUCT SPECS
- Length of time users can access this e-book: lifetime
- Access options: download via pdf, epub, mobi
- Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
- Experience level required: beginner
THE EXPERT
Paul Duncanson has been working with cameras for longer than he cares to remember. Once digital cameras became a viable alternative to film, he began taking photos professionally and hasn’t looked back. Paul finished his studies at Melbourne’s Photography Studies College and is now a highly-sought professional. For more details on this e-book and author, click here.
Jump Start Bootstrap
KEY FEATURES
Bootstrap is an increasingly popular front-end web framework used to quickly and easily build responsive sites. Perfect for designers with little coding experience, Bootstrap makes it simple to bring gorgeous websites to life, that continue to look gorgeous no matter the device used by the user.
- Install Bootstrap & set up projects
- See how Bootstrap accelerates the development process
- Master the grid system
- Create responsive, mobile-first layouts
- Build sites that look great on any device
- Add features like panels, navigations, forms & more
- Make your site interactive w/ Twitter plugins
- Customize your site’s appearance
COMPATIBILITY
- Internet required
PRODUCT SPECS
- Length of time users can access this e-book: lifetime
- Access options: download via pdf, epub, mobi
- Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
- Experience level required: all levels
THE EXPERT
Syed Fazle Rahman is the co-founder of devmag.io. He is passionate about technical writing, UI/UX, and startups. He recently published a book called Jump Start Bootstrap, explaining the details of Bootstrap framework. You can also find him blogging on devmag.io Engineering and HTMLxprs. For more details on this book and author, click here.
Jump Start Responsive Web Design
KEY FEATURES
In this day and age, responsive design is essential for every designer to know. Responsive designs are created to look great not just on desktop or mobile, but both, as they adjust to the device’s screen size accordingly. Learn the techniques to make your designs fit the bill, and add this essential skill to your resume.
- Create designs that look great on any device
- Reduce development time
- Stay under budget
- Build fluid layouts for any screen size
- Use adaptive images for Apple’s Retina display & more
- Future-proof your work using media queries to identify screen size
COMPATIBILITY
- Internet required
PRODUCT SPECS
- Length of time users can access this e-book: lifetime
- Access options: download via pdf, epub, mobi
- Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
- Experience level required: beginner
THE EXPERT
Craig Sharkie was once happy to call himself a developer, speaker, author, and advocate. Since then, he’s added JS meet founder and JSConf organizer to the list. Andrew Fisher has been creating digital solutions since the dawn of the Web for brands including Nintendo, peoplesound, Sony, Cotton On, the Melbourne Cup, and Optus. Andrew is the CTO for JBA, a data agency in Melbourne, Australia. For more details on this e-book and its authors, click here.
Jump Start CSS
KEY FEATURES
CSS is a powerful, dynamic technology that turns the building blocks of websites into the gorgeous, interactive sites you visit daily. Designers and developers alike utilize CSS, and anyone involved in tech will benefit from this approachable, detailed e-book. From styling to animation, go from the basics to advanced concepts with all the instruction you need to get started.
- Study the basics: syntax, selectors, the cascade & specificity
- Utilize current best-practice layouts & position methods
- Understand styling navigation & backgrounds
- Embed custom fonts
- Learn techniques for creating responsive web designs for all devices
- Incorporate CSS3 features like transitions, animations, & more
- Design & lay out a complete website from scratch
COMPATIBILITY
- Internet required
PRODUCT SPECS
- Length of time users can access this e-book: lifetime
- Access options: download via pdf, epub, mobi
- Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
- Experience level required: beginner
THE EXPERT
Louis Lazaris has been designing and developing websites for more than 10 years. He is a co-author of HTML5 and CSS3 for the Real World, published by SitePoint, and he writes regularly for a number of top design and development blogs. For more details on this e-book and author, click here.
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