Professional Web Design is really an overview of what professional
Web
design is all about. Molly E. Holzschlag takes us through the history
of
Web development to our modern day design efforts. This book can be
used
by all who need to brush on Web development skills, as well as the
beginning Web developer.
January 2, 1999
Part one of the book focuses on the history of Web development and
what
Web design is all about. Though the author appeals to all, her main
focus is on the design team and not an individual Web designer with
many
hats.
Part two, with only two short chapters, focuses on the need for
standards
in HTML code, to make designing easier for the designer. It also
briefly
summarizes browsers and what is needed to make them work to get one's
content across.
Part three emphasizes the creation of Web sites. Molly E.
Holzschlag provides two actual case scenarios encountered by her design team
from
DesertNet. One was an ideal client, Gadabout, and the other, to say the least, was not.
The final part, part four, goes into analysis of her design
paradigms:
Content and copy writing
HTML
Graphic design
Multimedia
Programming
System Administration and
Marketing
The book includes appendices (A-F) with the following
resources:
Writing Resources
HTML Resources
Graphic Design Resources
Multimedia Resources
Programming Resources and
Systems Administration Resources
Professional Web Design is a good book for those seeking to
understand
what Web design is all about. My only dislike was the author's
initial battle about who the book was geared towards, the lone Web
designer or the Web design team. When she finally
emphasized a design team orientation, the book became its own, for
focus
and information on Web design.
