BPease Design » Bookshelf http://www.bpeasedesign.com/blog Creation is subject to failure but not desire Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:12:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 My Bookshelf:3 Books on Design Theories http://www.bpeasedesign.com/blog/2009/10/my-bookshelf3-books-on-design-theories/ http://www.bpeasedesign.com/blog/2009/10/my-bookshelf3-books-on-design-theories/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:32:12 +0000 Bob Pease http://localhost/wordpress/?p=723 booksI have always had an interest in the “why” of things. Trying to learn how to do something without knowing the reason was never the route for me. I have a pretty good collection of books about web design, but my favorites focus on the end users and the reasons behind designer choices.

The Principles of Beautiful Web Design
Author: Jason Beaird
Publisher: Sitepoint

pbwd

A great book that covers layout, color, texture, typograhpy, and imagery. It’s a quick read that’s perfect for someone just starting out in the design world.

Sexy Web Design
Author: Elliot Jay Stocks
Publisher: Sitepoint

swd

This book takes you into the process side of designing a new website. Elliot is quite personable which makes it pleasant to read. He has a great way of breaking down his examples and taking them outside of web design.

Web Form Design
Author: Luke Wroblewski
Publisher: Rosenfeld

wfd

Who needs to read a book on web form design? Everyone. I was skeptical to pick this one up, but it certainly paid off. It features solid examples of good and bad form design.

]]> http://www.bpeasedesign.com/blog/2009/10/my-bookshelf3-books-on-design-theories/feed/ 0