Rebecca Hagen

One of the very first books I picked up when I got interested in web design and development. The book provides a nice introduction to design across all domains. Since it covers many areas (design errors, layout, grids, typography, colours, designing for the web and print) the information contained is often relatively basic and is not aimed at the professional level. However for someone who has no grounding whatsoever in design, it provides a nice and gentle introduction, which one can then use to seek out further material to expand and build on the knowledge contained here.

The "try this" sections at the end of each chapter contain nice suggestions which enable the reader to apply the acquired knowledge in a practical context.… (más)