Son of Web Pages That Suck - Softcover

Flanders, Vincent

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0782140203 ISBN 13: 9780782140200

Publisher: Sybex, 2001

Synopsis

Inspired by the award-winning Web site "Web Pages That Suck", this text takes a humorous approach to teaching Web design techniques by critiquing bad sites and then applying common sense and practical, hands-on guidance to create site make-overs. This updated second edition features design problems (misuse of Flash content) and old standbys (poor navigation). The CD contains a database of daily newspapers and other places for readers to promote their sites, plus "Software that Doesn't Suck" for Windows and Macintosh users - shareware, graphics programs, and other tools that have earned the author's seal of approval.

About this title

About the Author

Vincent Flanders is a founder of the award-winning site, Web Pages That Suck. He has been a webmaster and an HTML instructor and is a frequent speaker at conferences and seminars. He has been profiled on CNN's Computer Connection, and featured on the cover of WEBWEEK, as well as PC Computing, The Web Magazine, and Yahoo Internet Life Magazine, Vincent is the co-author of the first edition of Web Pages That Suck.

From the Back Cover

Sequel to the best-seller Web Pages That Suck and based on the insanely popular, award-winning site WebPagesThatSuck.com

Web usability expert Vincent Flanders is back, with an irreverent new look at the Web's worst. If you design Web sites or hire people that do, you need to hear Flanders take on the many mistakes that undermine some of the best-known sites on the Web. Within these pages, you'll:

TREMBLE at the horror that is Mystery Meat Navigation
RUN SCREAMING from splishy splashy Flashy pages
CONQUER your Web nightmares by learning the four guiding principles of Web design
MASTER the art of spotting a page's flaws in two minutes

Flanders skewers sucky pages from Britney Spears, Microsoft, Century 21, Jesse Ventura, and tons of others, all so that you can be sure you don't make the same mistakes they did. You'll learn crucial techniques for developing content that keeps people coming back, optimizing your graphics, choosing effective text colors and matching backgrounds, and plenty more.

Whether you're designing a site for your digital photos or are in charge of your Fortune 500 company's Web presence, Flanders' scathing commentary will have you laughing while his insights have you learning how to create a truly effective site for your audience.

CD Description
Includes a CD with Software That Sucks Not! Get 16 excellent utilities to help you design, test, and manage your site, plus links for sites and Web-based resources discussed in the book.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sybex
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0782140203
• ISBN 13: 9780782140200
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 320