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Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition 422 reviews
Steve Krug
New Riders Press, 2005
Should be on every web designers shelf
A staple book that has standardized so many design and usability concepts. It isn't that long, but it is so dead-on with usability that this as close to the the Bible you can get for web usability. Full color pages and tons of practical examples make it easy to associate with problems many regular people face. Web interfaces should be mind-numbingly simple and functionality should always take ...
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Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery (Voices That Matter) 55 reviews
Garr Reynolds
New Riders Press, 2008
I Never Realized How Much Help I Needed
When it comes to PowerPoint presentations I've always been guilty of simply grabbing a standard template and pouring in my bullets. I never gave much thought to aesthetics, which is why most of my slides look awful compared to the ones in Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds.
I can see why this book sells so extremely well. It's a beautiful work and features all sorts of great, visual examples ...
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The Adobe Photoshop CS3 Book for Digital Photographers (Voices That Matter)88 reviews
Scott Kelby
New Riders Press, 2007
A simple, yet seriously effective book!
This book has re-inspired me as a photographer. I have been a semi-pro photographer for about 10 years now. I dodged the digital revolution for more years than I should have. I only got into it in 2005. Before that I wouldn't even look at going digital. Until now I only used Photoshop for basic photo editing because other books I had bought just made the subject complicated. This book ...
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Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Book for Digital Photographers,The (Voices That Matter)83 reviews
Scott Kelby
New Riders Press, 2007
A must have
This book is a must have while learning the ins and outs of Lightroom. The step-by-step instructions are easy to follow for both pc's and mac's.
With a little more advanced knowledge it is easy to know what you are looking for - important since it is not a read through once and get it kind of book.
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The Moment It Clicks: Photography secrets from one of the world's top shooters (Voices That Matter)99 reviews
Joe McNally
New Riders Press, 2008
Location Photogrpahy for Commerical and Portrait Photographers
I'll keep this short and sweet.
1. NOT a cookbook or "how to" book.
2. NOT a beginners book.
3. IS a book for high intermediate level and advanced photographers (see#4).
4. This book does not give F stops or other technical information. That's why it's an advanced book.
5. 100% LOCATION photography and how to overcome the hardships of this type of shot.
6. Emphasis on hard core commercial ...
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Communicating Design: Developing Web Site Documentation for Design and Planning26 reviews
Dan Brown
New Riders Press, 2006
Communicating Design
It is for my Information Design class. I haven't used it yet, but it arrived on time and in good condition..
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Designing for the Social Web (Voices That Matter)2 reviews
Joshua Porter
New Riders Press, 2008
Very well written
First, this is not a programming book- there are no lines of code. Instead, this is about the design of social websites. It is very well written, with many illustrations and examples, in a style which makes it both easy to read and useful as a reference. It's clear that the author put a lot of time into this- probably because he's read countless books himself lacking in these areas. You can ...
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Web Design for ROI: Turning Browsers into Buyers & Prospects into Leads23 reviews
Lance Loveday, Sandra Niehaus
New Riders Press, 2007
Easy to Consume Web Strategy Knowledge
Did you like "Don't Make Me Think?" If so, this is a must-have addition to your core web strategy, design, and marketing knowledge library.
Who wrote this book and why does it matter?
Luckily, I had the opportunity to see the authors, Lance and Sandra, present at a recent web conference and I was blown away by their insight into lead generation and how effectively they could communicate it. ...
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Bulletproof Web Design: Improving flexibility and protecting against worst-case scenarios with XHTML and CSS ...97 reviews
Dan Cederholm
New Riders Press, 2007
Best CSS book yet
This book is very readable, and the examples are presented in building block style, step by step. Practical benefits of XHTML and CSS are provided, and the code needed for the samples to work in the major browsers. I highly recommend the book!
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The Photoshop Elements 6 Book for Digital Photographers (Voices That Matter)32 reviews
Scott Kelby, Matt Kloskowski
New Riders Press, 2008
the Photoshop Elements 6 Book
Finally I tried a Scott Kelby book. Now I know why I keep hearing about him. He fails to committ the annoying habit of giving a new learner 90 ways to do the same thing. And, he is clear, to the point. I can even follow what he says and get good results. This is a super good book for anyone struggling with Elements.
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The Photoshop CS2 Book for Digital Photographers (Voices That Matter)184 reviews
Scott Kelby
New Riders Press, 2005
Best Photoshop book for Photographers
I've used dozens of Photoshop books over the past 15 years and this is the best because it is informative but more importantly it is designed to be easy to read with useful projects dedicated to every page with big color pictures. Tips are good and because of the well-designed layout of the book they are always easy to find. Only bad thing is the intros to each chapter which are moronic and try ...
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Stylin' with CSS: A Designer's Guide (2nd Edition) (Voices That Matter)79 reviews
Charles Wyke-Smith
New Riders Press, 2007
Bestst Source on How CSS Works
Stylin' with CSS: A Designer's Guide (2nd Edition) (Voices That Matter)RE: Wyke-Smith's CSS Book: I've come to appreciate this book so much that I don't know where to begin in recommending it. I had read (studied) several books on how to mark up and style web pages, but not until I began reading this one did lingering questions finally get answered at the very outset. For Example, Chapter 2 "How ...
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Mastering CSS with Dreamweaver CS3 (Voices That Matter)5 reviews
Stephanie Sullivan, Greg Rewis
New Riders Press, 2008
Great book on CSS
This book really does a great job explaining how to build websites using CSS and Dreamweaver CS3. I've bought a couple of other books and this one is by far my favorite. The layout of the book provides step-by-step instructions snd includes many "color" screen shots so you can easily see that you are keeping-up with the instructions. I highly recommend this book if you want to learn how to ...
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Adobe Photoshop Restoration & Retouching (3rd Edition) (Voices That Matter)66 reviews
Katrin Eismann, Wayne Palmer
New Riders Press, 2006
Clear, concise, essential...
I just picked this book up through Amazon, I'm about 3/4 through it and it's been extremely helpful already. I've read other photoshop books, some I've liked more than others, but this one is tops for me. Scott Kelby's books are helpful, but they are more recipe driven and you don't always gain an understanding of why you are doing something. I've read one by Frasier and for me that was all ...
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The Elements of User Experience: User-Centered Design for the Web (VOICES) 35 reviews
Jesse James Garrett
New Riders Press, 2002
Quick read that packs a punch.
This was a great book. It really gets you thinking of ways to improve your work flow, while focusing on your visitors interaction with your sites.
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Welcome to Oz: A Cinematic Approach to Digital Still Photography with Photoshop (VOICES)48 reviews
Vincent Versace
New Riders Press, 2006
A Cinematic Approach to Digital Still Photography with Photoshop
Looking for a wild ride or an interesting trip? This is the book for you. Along the way, you'll get a few important glimpses of the future. This a highly personal, idiosyncratic, at times eccentric, thoroughly original, book.
The contents include: The Tao of Dynamic Workflow; Image Harvesting: The Unwitting Ally; Classic Studio Lighting; Creating a Black-and-White Image from an RGB File; It's ...
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The Photoshop Elements 5 Book for Digital Photographers (VOICES)99 reviews
Scott Kelby
New Riders Press, 2006
Written for a rookie...like me
One of the best "how to" books I've ever bought. Every step is detailed, taking the reader to the finest final product.
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Designing the Obvious: A Common Sense Approach to Web Application Design24 reviews
Robert Hoekman Jr.
New Riders Press, 2006
I want my whole team to read this!!
I love this book for it's brevity, clarity and simplicity. While everything in this book is obvious and common sense, it is still amazingly useful. You should not underestimate your minds ability to ignore and distort such obvious things, especially when we are emotionally invested in the product. Reading this book is helpful when starting or reviewing a product.
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Transcending CSS: The Fine Art of Web Design (Voices That Matter)49 reviews
Andy Clarke, Molly E. Holzschlag
New Riders Press, 2006
The Last CSS Book You Will Read
This book is amazing in it's holistic approach to web design using CSS. It's from a designer's perspective and helps a lot in the thought process and workflow departments, then shows you a wonderful way to build up a design from the ground up based on a content-out approach. In some ways I wish that I had read it before any other CSS book, but I don't think I would have been able to appreciate ...
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Designing the Moment: Web Interface Design Concepts in Action (Voices That Matter)4 reviews
Robert Hoekman Jr.
New Riders Press, 2008
Excellent resource
Hoekman's style makes this a quick and very understandable read. Each chapter is overflowing with tips you can apply immediately to things you're working on right now. In many cases, he starts with some design that may not have any obvious problems, then iterate through improvements, thoroughly explaining WHAT he's improving on and WHY the improvement actually IS an improvement. The plentiful, ...
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