Personal Web Sites: Top Designers Push the Boundaries with Experimental Design and Graphics [Hardcover]

Joe Shepter (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2002

A peek into the sketchbooks of top web designers. This book offers a fresh approach to web design. It presents insights from the best in the business and shows their own personal projects. Full of inspiration, ideas and new techniques personal webites are fertile testing grounds. These sites are also stepping stones, laying the groundwork for future commercial projects. International sites include: abnormalbehavoirchild.com, Italy; archinect.com, Canada; australianinfront.com, Australia; designiskinky.net, Australia; dhky.com, Canada; elixirstudio.com, France; eneri.net, Hong Kong; factory512.com, Russia; hungryfordesign.com, Brazil; k10k.net, Denmark; kiiroi.nu, multinational; linkdup.com, UK; module8.com, Sweden; natzke.com, Canada; ndroid.com, Canada; precinct.net, Sweden; saulbass.net, UK; surfstation.lu, Luxemburg; threeoh.com, Sweden.

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About the Author

Joe Shepter works for Adobe Systems, where he developed the highly successful Web Center magazine. In one year, their site went from being an industry goat to winning Gold and Silver Pencils, Creative Voice Awards, and a New Media Invision Award, among others. During this time period, he was responsible for 90per cent of their cover stories and has written more than 50 articles on top graphic and Web designers, including David Carson, Jean-Francois Porchez, Stefan Sagmeister, and Tomato (last two are forthcoming). He also worked as an interactive writer on movies like Gladiator, Spy Kids, and the upcoming Planet of the Apes, and is currently developing an online documentary called "Networks" with Second Story Interactive."

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Rockport Publishers (April 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564968634
• ISBN-13: 978-1564968630
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,751,415 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Find the good stuff quick, May 1, 2002

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orangeman (Cambridge, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Personal Web Sites: Top Designers Push the Boundaries with Experimental Design and Graphics (Hardcover)

I've seen some amazing stuff on the web, but it seems like I have to spend endless hours following random links to find some of the real gems. Shepter's book pointed me to some of the most amazing stuff I've seen. His profiles of the people that come up with these way-out designs add another dimension. If you dig finding cool stuff on the web, and wonder where it came from, and where it might go, you should check this book out.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic- a must read for the internet age, April 21, 2002

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"joepiker" (maryland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Personal Web Sites: Top Designers Push the Boundaries with Experimental Design and Graphics (Hardcover)

Bravo Joe Shepter for putting together such a great volume of the best of the new age of artistic expresion. A must read for anyone who's been tempted to dip into this increasingly important medium. It's wonderful to see all of this great work in one volume and readers will be thrilled with the great coverage of this recent art history!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, September 11, 2002

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Nicole Garbarino (Ridgefield, CT, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Personal Web Sites: Top Designers Push the Boundaries with Experimental Design and Graphics (Hardcover)

Joe Shepter's book is uncommonly well-written, and is laid out in a manner that not only precisely illustrates the text but is also pleasing to the eye. I could not have chosen a better book as an introduction to what is out there on the web. Furthermore, Shepter's acerbic wit perfectly complements his subject, and he has a light and expert touch. A fantastic book, I highly recommend it for all!