GRAPHICS DISCIPLINE ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Graphics Discipline Annotated Bibliography

Graphics Discipline Annotated Bibliography

Two books

Lopuck, L. (2006). “Web design for dummies”, 2nd Edition, New York: Wiley Publishing, pp. 19-69

This book is written for both creative professional who's looking to get into the world of web design, and the business professional who needs to understand the web creative production process in order to manage. The author in the book tells how to build professional enterprise level web sites in real world for clients as big as Fortune 100 companies. The book addresses the need for the clients which are high powered web sites to function as an integral part of a business.

McNeil, P., Johnson, A., (2008). “The web designer's idea book: the ultimate guide to themes, trends and styles in website design”. Cincinnati, Ohio: HOW Books. Pp. 12-29

Author Patrick McNeil in the book The Web Designer's Idea includes more than 700 websites arranged thematically, so the reader can find inspiration for layout, color, style and more. Author Patrick McNeil has cataloged more than 5,000 sites on his website, and showcased in this book are the very best examples. Sites are organized by type, design style, theme, color, element and structure. Each chapter is easy to use and reference again and again, whether reader are talking with a coworker or discussing website design options with a client. As a handy desk reference for design layout, color and style, this book is a must-have for starting new projects. The book is a really useful addition to the web designers arsenal - it is a sort of a mix between Designmeltdown.com (created by the author) and www.cssimpress.com - with the best bits saved for this book.

Two book sections

Rubenstein, C. P. (2007). “Crash course in web design for libraries”. Connecticut: Libraries Unlimited, Section III, Pp. 15-29

The author has created a mythical library called the Red Rose Library (www.redroselibrary.com) that provides many of the services of a typical library. The Red Rose Library serves as an example of a library for which a web site is designed and set up. The reader is able to refer to the web site while working through the course. The chapters of the workbook have been written sequentially to take the librarian or reader step-by-step through the process of designing a web site. The workbook is a clear and concise guide, starting with the basics of HTML. It explains how to add images and links to other web pages, how to utilise cascading style sheets, lists, tables and forms. Each chapter is replete with screen shots to illustrate how each design aspect or technique is applied. Cut-and-paste techniques and templates are used as examples of how to create pages without the need to learn HTML and are all downloadable from the demonstration web site.

The author provides user-friendly definitions and avoids using complicated technical terminology. Aspects that are not covered in the course are pop-up windows, embedded music and videos and special programming scripts. These aspects are considered well beyond what is ...