The Smashing Book #2
June 23, 2011 in Web & Mobile

What’s the best way to start a new year? Not just with resolutions and good intentions, but with good deeds! Therefore, today we have the pleasure of announcing a new Smashing Book. Like its predecessor, the Smashing Book 2 is a printed book about best practices in modern Web design.
Ordinato da poco e ancora in attesa della consegna, sto continuando ad ingannare il tempo sfogliando il capitolo di prova (“Visible vs. Invisible Design” by Francisco Inchauste) del secondo libro del celebre Smashing Magazine: The Smashing Book #2.
Il libro, forte del successo del primo, è una collezione di good practices del web design esaminandolo sotto ogni suo aspetto, includendone le tecniche di progettazione e di programmazione.
Di seguito l’elenco dei capitoli:
- “The Principles of Great Graphic Design”, Matt Ward and Alexander Charchar,
- “Visible vs. Invisible Design”, Francisco Inchauste,
- “Designing Mobile User Experiences”, Mike Rundle,
- “Sketching, Wireframing and Prototyping”, Janko Jovanovic,
- “Red Flags in Web Development”, Christian Heilmann,
- “The Future of Web Typography”, Vivien Anayian,
- “Game Design Techniques Applied to UX Design”, Christoph Kolb,
- “When They Click: Psychology of Web Design”, Susan Weinschenk,
- “Design Patterns on E-Commerce Websites (A Study)”, Steven Bradley,
- “How to Make a Book (Like This One)”, The Smashing Magazine Team.
I think the content of the book was a great mix of design and development – which suits me perfectly as I work in both these worlds. I particularly enjoyed chapter seven about the bringing the gaming mindset into the user experience, it’s a fun and clever way to capture an audience. Excellent work! – MagnusI think we, as web designers/developers, have to honor and see this. Web is Web, and Print is Print. Both need professionals to clearly communicate. Imagine a book about print design expertise including Chapter 10 “How to make a Website – and earn money”. – Bhuvan
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