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Experience

Recommended Resources

Besides the experience I have gained over the years working as an instructional designer alongside some very talented graphic artists, I am also constantly self-educating myself. The resources I have consulted are too numerous to mention here, but listed below are a brief selection of those which I have found very valuable in designing web sites.


Envisioning Information Book Cover

Envisioning Information

by Edward R. Tufte

1990 Graphics Press LLC


http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/books_ei

This is a very practical book on how to display information visually, with many great examples involving every aspect of graphical presentation. Highly recommended.

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Web Style Guide, 3rd edition

by Patrick J. Lynch and Sara Horton

2009 Yale University Press


http://webstyleguide.com/index.html

This book captures all of the latest fundamental design principles, many of which reinforced the lessons I had learned "the hard way" as a designer. A great book that I often refer to.

Access by Design Book Cover

Access by Design

by Sara Horton

2005 New Riders Press


http://www.universalusability.com/

This book is an invaluable guide for help in creating web sites that are accessible, functional, and usable for everyone. It's a goal, sometimes difficult to achieve.

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The Design of Sites, Second Edition

by Douglas K. van Duyne, James A. Landay, and Jason I. Hong

2007 Prentice Hall


http://www.designofsites.com/home/

The first part of this book explains the principles of web design, but the real substance, and majority, of the book are the multiple design patterns. I find myself perusing this book often.

My Staff


Photograph of my Quality Assurance assistant.

Lindsey
Quality Assurance

Photograph of my Editorial assistant.

Jeremy
Editorial Direction

Photograph of my Creative Design assistant.

Natalie
Creative Design

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