Web Site Graphics: Navigation 2: The Best Works on the Web [Paperback]

Richard Karl Danielson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2000 | Series: Web Site Graphics (Book 2)

The Web Site Graphics series presents some of the best Web site design work being created today. Selected by designers for designers, each book in the series focuses on an important facet of graphic design online: together, the collection is a terrific, affordable resource of Web site design inspiration.

Web Site Graphics: Navigation Volume 2 features more of the best navigation design from the Web. Each site selected is featured with screen shots and detailed captions providing insider information on design and technique. Learn what makes these outstanding navigational designs work and own a collection offering amazing design inspiration from over one hundred online graphic projects.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Focuses on an important and fresh area of interest for Web site designers and an important facet of graphic design on-line. Offers inspiration as well as informative text on the design process and tools used to achieve the final design.

About the Author

Richard Karl Danielson is a freelance writer and artist living in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He has produced live theater, cut a record of his own songs, and written for a variety of media—electronic and print. He studied history and writing at Marlboro College. He is a Web designer by avocation and is fascinated with the current internet revolution. He is currently producing a short movie for the Web and writing a book on cinematography.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Rockport Publishers (November 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564967212
• ISBN-13: 978-1564967213
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,460,287 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A web page design ideas book, February 12, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Web Site Graphics: Navigation 2: The Best Works on the Web (Paperback)

I own Navigation Vol.1, so I knew what I was getting with Vol.2. The book gives no tips on how to design a site but instead is full of screenshots of a selection of sites showing the different interfaces out there. Not quite as good as Navigation Vol.1 but still v. useful to come up with ideas for page design.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Feeling Cheated, April 3, 2001

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DragBag "zeus234" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Web Site Graphics: Navigation 2: The Best Works on the Web (Paperback)

I was very disappointed with Navigation Volume 2 (I never read Vol 1). The sites chosen for review were obviously chosen because they were artistic and "cool", and not because of their stellar Navigation. Most of the sites reviewed were Flash based sites with confusing navigation that breaks many of the basic rules. These types of navigation are great if you only have 10 pieces of content on your entire site but if you have any real amount of content and your users need a logical way to get around your site then this is not the book for you. Also there's no explanations in the book so you have very little idea why they chose that navigation and what it might be good for. This book is just pretty to look through but has no substance, it will surely collect dust on my shelf.

1.0 out of 5 stars Sad, very sad, August 3, 2001

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Kevin (Fenton, Missouri United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Web Site Graphics: Navigation 2: The Best Works on the Web (Paperback)

Navigation? I don't think so. This is just a collection of graphic ideas. There is no "navigation" inspiration here. In fact this series is a let down. 75% of the images are an exact duplicate from the Splashpage book in the series. These guys from Rockport are trying to make a quick book with slick images. There has to be something better out there.