Customer Reviews

Web Concept & Design

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You will see in one of the reviews that someone says that "Siegel's book is better". I strongly disagree. Siegel wrote a book called "Creating Killer Web Sites", which was concerned principally with the details of creating great web pages. WC&D contains very little of the technical details of how to create web pages (you can pick those details straight off the web and they will be more up to date than any book) but instead the author teaches how to create a web site that does something. She tells you how to focus on your audience and concentrate on serving them, rather than focussing on your own creative needs and serving yourself. I read the book and found that my site hits went from a couple of hundred to 12,000 a day. IMHO this book is a classic of web design, and unlike the many huge books on HTML tag usage, it will not go out of date.

After reading Jakob Nielson book I literally searched for all his recommendations of must reads. Dynamic Concept & Design is one of them. After reading the first page I knew this was a prized possesion. I work within Information Systems and this is my next step in my evolution of this career. After atttending school what seems like my whole life I personally welcome the traditional, non-traditional approach to learning about Web concepts and design. If anyone can find a copy of this book I recommend it as a permanant reference and introduction source. Wondering if she is going to publish another edition of this book.

From the wild variation in star ratings, I was initially reluctant to make such an expensive purchase. But I have found this book to be an investment; a clear guide to what works on the web and why. Most refreshingly, it lacks the condescending tone of other books in the genre.

Fluffy content aside, I've *never* seen a book riddled with so many typographical and editorial errors. Worst are the inaccurate URLs and "page to come" spaceholders that were never replaced with the actual page numbers. How did this book get published in this condition?

Wow! How refreshing! But, more than refreshing, it was very informative. I am a newbie to the web design world. Crystal goes straight to the point on what needs to be done, what matters.

I read and used her latest book Universal Web Design w/ CD also. It was equally as good. She has a real talent to take complicated information and present in a way that takes the fear out of creating!

Thank you, Crystal!

About two thirds of this book is padding. The text is very superficial, and contains large numbers of typos and grammatical mistakes.

I was impressed by the organization and clear layout of this book, but if you're looking for anything beyond the basics, find something a little more up-to-date.

A great introduction to the entire act of creating a web site. Deals as much with the process of design as with specific code techniques. Waters does a great job introducing traditional design theory and adapting it to the web. Her treatment of the ideation phase is the best I have seen. This book is a "must read" for any new web designer and a good brainstorming tool for more experienced designers.

If your'e going to buy one book only on web design I'd recommend this. It's an excellent reference book for designers. I'll also recommend it to communicate important ideas about web publishing to other parts of a business organisation.

This is a terrific book that addresses some often overlooked issues. I refer to this book as I prepare to design every web site I do. It's an invaluable tool. One of my top books on web site design