Graphis Web Design Now, 1: An International Survey of Web Design [Hardcover]

Robert Appleton (Author), Kenneth Coupland (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1998

This thought-provoking book captures the frenetic pace of Internet development, and is a revealing introduction to the secrets of top-notch site development for the Web.

With 100 examples of the best in World Wide Web design, plus technical tips, tricks, and resource listings this survey discusses the design process in depth -- surveying content, topicality, interactivity, and functionality -- and includes interviews with both designers and clients on the purpose and success of their Web sites. Readers can also visit a specially created Web site and check out more than 100 additional sites.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Graphis Inc; 1st ed edition (February 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1888001364
• ISBN-13: 978-1888001365
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 7.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,359,088 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, June 7, 2006

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A. Rostvold "novacodova" (Duluth, Minnesota United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Graphis Web Design Now, 1: An International Survey of Web Design (Hardcover)

This book is fantastic! It gives examples of early postmodern web design and in itself is interactive with a flip book. The author and designer is Robert Appleton who is Internationally known and is a member of Alliance Graphique Internationale. This is a book for serious web designers and design collectors. I highly recommend getting this book.

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3.0 out of 5 stars The weakest of Graphis' Web Series, May 3, 2006

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A gamer dad in Virginia (VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Graphis Web Design Now, 1: An International Survey of Web Design (Hardcover)

The book (1998) predates the Graphis Interactive Design Annual series, and is perhaps it's weakest book on Web design.

There is little organized structure to the book. Obviously a great deal of effort went into the design of the pages of this book, but at the expense of actually showing the Web page designs it is supposed to celebrate -- parts of Web pages are vignetted or even taken out of context, removing components of the design from its page.

While all the selected site are interesting, and good "art," they are not good design. As a survey of Web sites from 1998, it is an interesting book, but u will gain no insight into innovative communication solutions on the Web.

Seek out Graphis' Interactive Annuals or DesignAgencies.com, for better surveys of design on the Web.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A very good book, June 17, 1999

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This review is from: Graphis Web Design Now, 1: An International Survey of Web Design (Hardcover)

If found this book to be a very useful and interesting book. Even though it's not the newest web design book you can buy, it's still very useful. The book features 50 sites and every page is in color. BUY IT, trust me, it's worth it.