Similar to the only other book in the Head First series that I read (Head
First HTML with CSS & XHTML), this book is a very easy read. It is
graphical and not filled with big technical words that just prove to be
confusing.
If you're already a web designer, looking for a reference book, this book
is not for you. (In that case I would recommend CSS Cookbook). This book
is meant more for developers who are already comfortable with HTML & CSS
that would like to take a crack at designing standards compliant websites.
However, this book could be a good refresher if you are a designer who has
been out of the industry for a while.
By reading this book, you won't learn the fundamentals of design, but more
so on how to evaluate a site based on usability. It focuses largely on the
workflow someone should get accustomed to. There are lots of different
activities, not forcing you to sit through a book long tutorial. However,
it is not recommended to skip any of these lessons.
Another good feature is that all of the required files are online, so as
long as you have an internet connection, you're good to go.
Reviewed by ELUG (http://elug.ca/reviews/head_first_web_design.shtml)
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"As with any good teacher, this O’Reilly series attacks the material from a variety of angles. If you know it, or you’re a quick learner, you can breeze right through. If you’re like me, they try everything possible to make things comprehensible."
-- Dana Blankenhorn, Dana Blankenhorn & Paula Rooney, ZDNet.com
"This is an excellent and most necessary book for the design of sophisticated, information architectures, and usable beautiful web sites that serve both the user and the organization that commissioned them. "
-- Ira Laefsky, Amazon.com
"Both books [Head First Web Design and Creating a Web Site: The Missing Manual] are excellent for their intended audiences (novice web designer and more advanced web page designer) and complementary to each other; both are appropriate for public and academic libraries."
-- J. Sara Paulk, The Tech Static
