Cutting Edge Web Design: The Next Generation (Hardcover)

~ (Author), Florian Brody (Author), Sarah Anastasia Hahn (Author), David Carson (Introduction) "THE GOLDEN AGE OF DESIGN is neither gone, nor has it arrived: observing the desktop-publishing disasters on one side and the incredible potential of digital..." (more)
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Product Description

Here is the next generation of World Wide Web design, an international cross-section of Web pages that feature extraordinary graphics, innovative navigational schemes, and content geared perfectly to each site's audience. Divided into four sections - design firm sites, commercial sites, self-promotion sites, and international highlights - the full-colour book features well-chosen screen shots that show design highlights at a glance. The companion CD-ROM offers an overview of each featured site and its design, as well as hyperlinks that connect directly to the Web, demo software, and additional design resources. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Inside Flap

Cutting Edge Web Design showcases designs that were once reserved only for print, as well as designs that have no print counterpart. Websites from well-known and upcoming designers and design firms are presented in beautiful full-color spreads, accompanied by a description of elements, the design process, and special techniques used to create each site.

Cutting Edge Web Design features an introduction by renowned print designer David Carson, and graphic essays by Florian Brody and Sarah Anastasia Hahn of Brody NewMedia, David DeCheser and Eric Dinyer of Dreamless Studios, Auriea Harvey of Entropy8 Digital Arts, and Simon Dixon of Attik. The companion CD-ROM features more than one hundred direct-to-Web links to cutting-edge Websites, QuickTime video, and free cutting-edge fonts.

This collection of cutting-edge Websites is sure to be a valuable resource for all Web designers looking for the next generation of Web designers.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Rockport Publishers (February 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564964191
• ISBN-13: 978-1564964199
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 9.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,722,975 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for any designer, August 25, 1999

By A Customer

This is an awesome book! I'm a Digital Artist and I was very inspired by the designs featured in this book. It will inspire you! You will look at all your previous work and think their boring! This book is on the cutting edge. The full color pictures are awesome, it's beautifully and it rocks! I recommend it to anyone in the design field! An excellent book to inspire web designers. I love it!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love It Or Hate It..., February 24, 1999

By	Lance Arthur (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews

As you can see from the other reviews, you'll either absolutely love this book or absolutely hate it. Count me in the former. Admittedly, the sites depicted are not the most bandwidth-friendly examples of Web design, but that's not the point with Cutting Edge, generally. It isn't to do what's been done in the way it's been done, but explore what can be done and if it works. Breaking barriers down by sheer will -- or heavy graphics everywhere. Maybe this isn't where the Web will or should go, but the beauty of the images can't be denied.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fantastic 'Inspiration' resource for creative designers, December 13, 1998

By	[e-mail] (Staffordshire, England) - See all my reviews

As a designer at a website design firm this book has spent more time off the shelf than on, mainly pictoral we use this great hardback for inspiration on more creative projects, where the skill of some designers will leave you in awe. A must have for serious web designers.