Aarron Walter

Although I have compiled a bookshelf of web design and development references, a short list of the essentials might be useful to the web designer on a budget. If I had to choose just a few, here are the books I’d place on my shelf for quick reference:

• The Elements of Typographic Style (alternatively, go with Ellen Lupton’s Thinking with Type if you are new to the subject)
• Universal Principles of Design
• Bulletproof Web Design
• Designing with Web Standards (2nd Edition)
• DOM Scripting
• Designing Interfaces
• Don’t Make Me Think or The Design of Everyday Things
• The PHP Anthology: Object Oriented PHP Solution, Volume 1
• AIGA Professional Practices in Graphic Design
• Information Architecture for the World Wide Web

With this little library, you’ll be able to plan, design, and build a professional web site from start to finish. The basic principles of design, typography, interaction design, Information Architecture, Usability, Web Standards development, and operating as a freelancer are covered in detail in these books. Anything more you might need to know can probably be found online for free.

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