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Web Standards Creativity has arrived

2nd April 2007

My copies of Web Standards Creativity have just landed on the doormat, and mighty-fine they are too. Chock-full of wondrous colour (one for the coffee table), ingenuity and inspiration. Here are a few ropey photos…

Collys chapter
Above: Spread from my chapter, Semantic Structure, Dirty Pretty Presentation.

Rob Weycherts chapter
Above: Spread from Rob Weychert’s chapter, Bridging the Type Divide.

Andy Clarkes chapter
Above: Spread from Andy Clarke’s chapter, Designing for Outside the Box.

Mark Boultons chapter
Above: Spread from Mark Boulton’s chapter, Grid Design for the Web.

Cam Adams chapter
Above: Spread from Cameron Adams’s chapter, Creating Dynamic Interfaces using JavaScript.

There are five other chapters from Derek Featherstone, Jeff Croft, Dan Rubin, Ethan Marcotte and Ian Lloyd for your delictation.

I’ve only skimmed it so far, but it looks excellent (if I can say that considering I’m in it) and I’ve already spotted a number of things I’d never thought of trying before. Nice work, fellas (why no ladies?).

Simon Collison published this on 02/04/07, at 12:21 PM

Comments

Looks cool! I often do like books with much color. This gives a extra dimension. As I have some ‘design’ books in black/white…
I definitely think about buying this book :) If so, you’ll probably see a review at my web site.

02/04 at 13:37 from Arjan Eising

Looks excellent! Im really looking forward to getting this book.

02/04 at 14:03 from Saad

Along with Transcending CSS, this looks like the ‘must have’ book for designers - good work, and congratulations!

02/04 at 15:05 from David Horn

Got mine a couple of days ago… Great book!

02/04 at 16:28 from John Arnor G. Lom

Cool.  You got copies to be issued to members of your team right?  *cough*

I’ve read your others honest!

02/04 at 21:05 from Jamie

Got my copy today. Have had this beauty on pre-order since February and have waited like a very inpaitent school boy on Christmas eve for this to arrive. So far I have only got up to Dan’s chapter but this book looks shit hot. Along with Malarkeys book (Transcending CSS) this is the only book that seems to take CSS a little more advanced with real life examples. Or at least one that looks nothing like a car manual book.

Congrats Colly on another fine book for the shelf, you must be proud mate.

02/04 at 22:27 from Richard B

Congratulations Simon,

Mine arrived on Friday (in the US) and so far has given me some great insight and inspiration.

Thanks for your part in it.

Adam

02/04 at 23:25 from Adam Wiggall

Great… this book might be what I was looking for :D

05/04 at 08:18 from Alex Mos

I got my copy the other day and have only just started to read it properly. The first chapter so far is excellent ; ) and the rest of the book looks great. Can’t wait to get a few hours spare to really get my nose stuck into it.

07/04 at 13:12 from Sam Hardacre

I have bought an eBook from Apress. I really liked the book very much.
Your chapter is really good. Helps a new CSS developer to learn layout concepts.
The negative margin technique for placing the two navigations side by side helped me a lot in one of the layouts I am currently working.

I wish I could have had a hard copy of this beautiful book, but its not available in India.

once again, great writing Simon.

14/04 at 20:07 from Chandra

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