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This article is from February 6, 2009, and is no longer current.

The Five Simple Steps of Web Design

A Practical Guide to Designing for the Web aims to teach you techniques for designing your website using the principles of graphic design. In five sections, the book covers core aspects of graphic design:
Getting Started
Research
Typography
Colour
Layout
Learn solid graphic design theory that you can apply to your designs, making a good design a great one.
Who should read this book?
If you’re a designer, developer, or content producer, reading A Practical Guide to Designing for the Web will enrich your website design and plug the holes in your design knowledge.
About the Author
Mark Boulton is a designer from the UK. He’s worked exclusively in web design for over ten years, but has a background in traditional graphic and typographic design. Drawing on this traditional background, Mark is able to bridge the gap between graphic design and the modern web design. Mark runs his own web design studio, Mark Boulton Design, who specialise in designing simple, beautiful things for the modern web. He also co-wrote Web Standards Creativity published by Friends of Ed, and he writes a popular blog, mostly about design.
You can buy a single-user license for £12.00 (equivalent to $19 USD).
Download the Sample.
Purchase the full book.

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