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Hotwired Style: Principles for Building Smart Web Sites (Paperback)

by Jeffrey Veen (Author)

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Like it or not, HotWired, the Web presence of Wired magazine, is one of the most distinctive and interesting sites on the Web. The site's outlandish color combinations and adherence to the latest and greatest in Web technology are the perfect counterpart to its editorial identity. In HotWired Style: Principles for Building Smart Web Sites, head Webmonkey Jeffrey Veen shares some of the design philosophies and techniques he and the other HotWired designers employ to achieve these singular results. It is not a prerequisite that you agree with all of HotWired's style choices to learn something useful from this guide. HotWired Style offers sound advice on topics such as interface design and metaphors, effective hypertext, and appropriate multimedia. Unlike some Web design books, which emphasize style, this one has plenty of useable examples and some exceptional "How We Did It" sections that provide insight into HotWired's cutting-edge techniques. This isn't a tutorial, so beginners will want to supplement HotWired Style with a book (or, as Veen suggests, an online resource) on HTML and Web design.

Product Details

Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Hardwired; 1st edition (September 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1888869097
ISBN-13: 978-1888869095
Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8.1 x 0.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds

Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,643,947 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 books cite this book:

Producing for the Web (Media Skills) by Jason Whittaker in Back Matter
Web Production for Writers and Journalists (Mediaskills) by Jason Whittaker in Back Matter
Web Production for Writers and Journalists (Mediaskills) by Jason Whittaker in Back Matter
Hosting Web Communities: Building Relationships, Increasing Customer Loyalty, and Maintaining A Competitive Edge by Cliff Figallo on page 152
Building Dynamic HTML GUIs by Steven Champeon in Back Matter

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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Hot Weird Style, April 1, 2000

By	Tim - See all my reviews

I'm giving it 3 stars because the book had a cool design and for the work he put into it. I'm a writer and designer and thought I would post my thoughts.

It makes me feel they should take books down that are outdated. This Book was published in 1997, that seems like Ancient times for the web. I bought the book with out knowing this. Try and keep this in mind.

The book contains some case studies, this makes writing the easiest. Some examples of poorly designed sites. Lots of chatty text and stories. Basically, Jeffrey takes a screen shot of a website and then writes 6 paragraphs of text. He did have some good pointers, but if you are a designer, this book will seem basic and you should know everything by now. For instance-- "Make sure to compress your images"-- Thanks Jeffrey! "This is how much our Hotwired site has changed in the last year" --Great!. "Colors look good on a web page, they make it look beautiful!"-- Good Tip!

This could probably be one of those thumb thru books for you. It's really a strange book, a basic tip book that's hard to understand for Professionals. Remember 1997 guys?

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3.0 out of 5 stars Subject matter largely out of date, January 18, 2000

By A Customer

In addition to containing quite a bit of self-congratulatory back-patting, now, in early 2000, I felt a good bit of the subject matter was out of date. In addition, all of the topics covered are available on Hotwired's Webmonkey site and are covered more comprehensively there. Don't buy this book! Instead, surf the Webmonkey tutorials.

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2.0 out of 5 stars
This book is a joke., January 21, 1998

By	James Luker (Lexington, MA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This was the first book I ever purchased over the Internet, and I was impressed by how easy and quick the process was. However, this book is also a great example of how this distribution channel can be abused to sell inferior products. Had I come across this book in a real bookstore setting I could have thumbed through it's pages before taking it up to the counter and purchasing it, thus realizing beforehand what a complete joke it is.
If you were to strip the filler out and reduce the type to a normal size and ledding, you would be left with barely enough helpful content to fill a pamphlet.

A quote from Amazon's own review:
"Unlike some Web design books, which emphasize style, this one has plenty of useable examples..."

This is B.S.
A typical "How To" example from this book gives you instructions and HTML code for adding Wired's HotBot search engine to your web pages.

I received it in the mail yesterday. I put it back in the mail today, addressed to Amazon's return dept.

Jay Luker
Andover.Net

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4.0 out of 5 stars interesting principals for intermediate+ level
I found this book interesting and well-written, but it must be noted that this is NOT a how-to or step-by-step guide with example source code, etc. Read more

Published on January 17, 2000 by Jordan

5.0 out of 5 stars If you can afford only one book...
Having just completed a course in Web Design, and after mulling over a few dozen books in this field, I find that this book has the best advice on what works. Read more

Published on May 2, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Thin in Dimension, Thick with Info
I have about 30 books on the internet, of which perhaps 25% are on web design; this book, despite it's size, it the one book I will never cast aside as out-dated. Read more

Published on December 9, 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, smart, essential.
Hotwired Style is a rare find in the current computer book market: A book about good design that doesn't talk about how to do this and that in HTML or why this multimedia package... Read more

Published on December 8, 1998

2.0 out of 5 stars Over-priced and under-developed.
As a history of an evolving commercial web site (HotWired) trying to discover itself, this short book is interesting. As a how-to book, it is disappointing. Read more

Published on November 22, 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully presented,enjoyable to read and very informative
The first thing you notice about this book is how colorful it is. Skipping quickly through all the pages shows a consistent and unique design format (unique, that is, to the... Read more

Published on October 13, 1998

4.0 out of 5 stars A useful guide for Web deigners.
This book provide a clear picture of how to build a large scale Website, and what should designers do when develop Website. Read more

Published on June 22, 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars An inspirational book of which there are too few!
Great job Jeff. This book brings a clarity to web design like no other. It makes it very clear that the web isn't just pretty pictures or complex programming or plain blah... Read more

Published on April 1, 1998

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid, well presented advice from "Webmonkey's" Big Daddy
Want to design a visually attractive, easy to navigate, compelling to read Website? Buy this book. It's got a place of honor in my library along with Robin Williams, Lynda... Read more

Published on March 28, 1998 by A Reader

5.0 out of 5 stars A Classic, Must-have Web Book
This book is about the what and why of Web design, not the how. So don't expect to become a Photoshop expert, or to learn JavaScript (although they are tools that are mentioned)... Read more

Published on March 2, 1998

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