If you’re in search of books on the topic of web design to expand or start up your book collection, here’s 20 web design books worth considering.
All books are linked to their Google Book Search page so you can see previews, reviews, and other related works associated with it.
Web Standards Creativity features innovative examples of beautiful and feature-rich web designs that are fully web standards compliant and includes entries by some of the world’s top web designers.
Designing the Obvious offers pragmatic solutions and ideas for developing web application designs to make the users’ experience more effortless and less unproblematic.
Written by the highly-accomplished designer and editor in chief of A List Apart, Jeffrey Zeldman’s Designing With Web Standards covers intermediate to advanced techniques to help you create designs that comply with current web standards.
Don’t Make Me Think! is a very popular web usability book that covers viable techniques and concepts that you can apply to a winning web design.
An ineffective navigation scheme can confuse viewers and reduce the likelihood that they’ll navigate outside of the landing page. Designing Web Navigation is an in-depth book on the topic of web navigation.
Bulletproof Web Design by Dan Cederholm talks about creating designs that cater to a large variety of situations. With websites being viewed in non-traditional ways (such as mobile devices), it’s imperative to develop accessible designs.
Written by the world-renowned author Michael Bowers, Pro CSS and HTML Design Patterns talks about advanced CSS/HTML models and formulas. Expect to read about browser box model differences, explanation of the different doctypes, and much more.
Authors Dave Shea and Molly Holzschlag discuss key design ideas for creating a visually-appealing web design. The book features designs from css Zen Garden and is a great read for anyone looking to be inspired.
Using the work of premier talented designers in its dialogue, http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SixRevisions/~3/265290467/Adapting to Web Standards discusses the application of standards-compliant designs and code that can be adopted into high-traffic websites.
Web redesign 2.0 offers methods for web redesign workflow management. It discusses logistical constraints and how to effectively analyze feature requirements to reach the company’s goals.
The Design of Sites is a very thorough and sensible book on the topic of customer-centered designs. It discusses formulas that lead to powerful web designs.
Web Design: Studios 2 is a collection of some of the best web designs. If you’re looking for a book to inspire you on your own projects, check this one out.
Many projects require compliance to section 508 (especially true for government work and accessible websites). Web Accessibility shares vital information on the subject of accessibility on the web.
CSS Mastery is about modern CSS best practices and solutions. Two hypothetical websites are included at the end to hammer down concepts covered throughout the book.
Most of the books featured here aren’t comprehensive reference books, but it’s a good idea to own one that’s complete and easily-searchable. If you’re interested in purchasing one, have a look at HTML, XHTML, and CSS Bible.
This book is 500+ pages of professional-grade CSS design patterns. CSS Cookbook covers all elements of a web page (including navigation, page layout, and typography) and is appropriate for intermediate to advanced CSS developers.
The Essential Guide to CSS and HTML Web Design is geared for beginning to intermediate web designers, or designers wanting to catch up on modern design patterns and standards-compliant coding.
Advanced Professional Web Design uses a "teaching by showing" methodology. The book is accompanied by loads of customizable designs that you can use to jump start your learning.
Targeted for web designers who want to improve their understanding of CSS, Transcending CSS provides visual examples and talks about design workflow.
Designing websites involves more than just the design itself, it’s also about managing and presenting information to the client. Communicating Design offers tips on presenting designs and developing usability tests, amongst other things.
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20本值得收藏的WEB设计教程
无论你要丰富你的收藏还是刚刚打算开始收藏，如果你在寻找有关于网络设计的书籍，在这里提供给你20本值得考虑的有关网络设计的书籍。
所有的书都链接到google的书籍搜索页面，所以你可以进行预览，看到一些评论，还有与其相关的作品。
1) Web Standards Creativity: 用 XHTML, CSS, and DOM对网页设计的革新
Web Standards Creativity这本书是以革新为特色的，书中有一些是世界最优秀的网络设计家们的处女作，书中的设计完全顺应现代网络标准，更是奢华花哨网页设计中的典范。
2) Designing the Obvious: 网页运用设计中的常用手法
Designing the Obvious一书提供了较为实际的解决方案，为发展网络运用设计提供了金点子，使得用户在游览网页时更加轻松，更加自如。
3) Designing With Web Standards
此书是由Jeffrey Zeldman所著，他是 A List Apart的总编辑，也是一位极具才华的设计者。此书覆盖面广，从媒介到高端技术，帮助你设计出顺应当代网络标准的作品。
4) Don’t Make Me Think!: 关于网络实用性的常用手法
Don’t Make Me Think! 是一本十分畅销的有关于网络实用性的书籍。此书涉及可用技术和概念，帮助你设计出深得人心的网页。
低效率的网页导航使游览者迷茫，使得他们不愿意前往登陆页面以外的链接页面。而 Designing Web Navigation在网页导航方面绝对是一本有深度内涵的书。
Bulletproof Web Design的作者是 Dan Cederholm，此书讨论如何设计一种可以在各种情况下都适用的网页。因为当今网页可以通过非传统的方式进行阅览（比如通过移动设备），所以在各种情况下都可以使用的网页设计就变得不可或缺了。
此书的作者是著名的 Michael Bowers，它的内容是关于高端css/html模型及方程式。在书中你可以了解到游览器盒状模型间的不同，找到对于不同文档类型的解释等等。
8) The Zen of CSS Design: 网页的视觉启蒙
Dave Shea 和 Molly Holzschlag共同完成了这本书，他们在书中提到了（网页）设计的重要理念：网页设计要让游览者注目定睛。此书的特点在于书中的设计都来源于样式表禅意花园一书。如果读者希望得到灵感，这本书是个不二选择。
9) Adapting to Web Standards: 大网站中的CSS和Ajax
Using the work of premier talented designers in its dialogue, http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SixRevisions/~3/265290467/Adapting to Web Standards记录了极具天赋的设计者的对话，我们可以在其中学到他们作品中的精华。这本书讲述如何运用标准设计和编码才能使他们被高流量的网站采用。
Web redesign 2.0 提出了在网页重新设计时如何安排工作量的方法。书中讨论了后勤限制问题和如何通过有效的分析特色需要来到达公司的目标。
The Design of Sites是一本非常完整且实用的书。它注重以客户为中心的设计。并形成一套使网络设计变得有竞争力的方法。
12) Web Design: Studios 2
Web Design: Studios 2 收集了各大优秀网络设计,如果你在创作作品时需要一些灵感，你该翻阅一下这本书。
很多设计都要符合508条款（特别是递交给政府的作品和可供游览的网站）。 Web Accessibility 这本书与大家分享网站可游览性问题上的一些重要信息。
CSS Mastery 是一本最好的CSS练习书籍，也提供了各种问题的解决方法。 书的最后有两个假设性的网站，几乎概括了所有书中所提到的概念。
大部分这里提到的都是有特色的，并不是综合性的参考书。如果能拥有一本又容易查找信息，又全面的书也是很不错的主意。如果中意且想买一本的，也许你该看一看HTML, XHTML, and CSS Bible。
书中收录了专业级设计范例，共500多页。CSS Cookbook 非常适合高级CSS开发者使用，因为它涵盖了网页的各个因素（包括导航，页面和排版）。
The Essential Guide to CSS and HTML Web Design 使用于刚刚开始学习网页设计的人或者是想要紧跟现代设计模式和顺应标准的编码的人。
18) Advanced Professional Web Design: 技巧与模板
Advanced Professional Web Design 是运用演示教学的方法。书中有很多可以修改的设计，使你在初级阶段就有质的飞跃。
19) Transcending CSS: 网络设计的杰出艺术
Transcending CSS 是专为那些想提高对CSS理解的网络设计者们所写的。此书提供了视觉范例，并且讨论了设计过程中的工作量。
网络设计不仅需要设计，还需要处理信息和将信息提供给客户。 Communicating Design 一书在各种要素中，提供了一些技巧，教你如何展现你的设计，如何开发实用性测试。
