Hello Web Design - A book for programmers who want to learn design

Great book. I have taken several design courses, however, I still learned quite a bit from Hello Web Design. I had read Tracy's previous books so it was a no-brainer to buy this one as I knew it would be quality. The tips and tricks included in the book make it well worth it.

Now that you wrote about Coding and Design, what's next @limedaring?

I feel like this book can help "programmer designed" websites leap forward with the same rapidity that bootstrap did, another giant leap forward. Except now, instead of everything being immediately recognizable as a stock bootstrap site like so many 5 years ago, everyone can have the tools and skills to immediately make their sites look good AND unique. Cannot recommend highly enough.

Pros:

Clear, to the point advice and easy to read. Very helpful in many different areas

Cons:

It is short, so not able to go very deep in most topics.

I'm a programmer, and tend to towards the, er, functional, utilitarian style of website. Making something that looks fun and interesting, and that people want to read has always been hard for me.

Hello Web Design covers all of the important parts of design, and avoiding the usual developer tag salad: color choice, layout, fonts, writing clear content, finding inspiration, etc. And it does that in a very hands on, practical way. There's no point in this book where I've wondered why I'm learning something, or how it would apply to one of my websites.

It'd also be a good choice if you find yourself working with or managing designers, and you need to get a handle on how they work and what's involved in designing.

Pros:

It's a clear, down-to-earth, concrete design guide

Cons:

Short if you're expecting very detailed design theory (but that's exactly why most of the rest of us should buy it - no filler)

I do QA work for corporate systems in many sectors. I think many of the people who design systems that I test and use should read this book. There are so many poorly designed systems from a user perspective.

Pros:

A great overview on Web Design. Lots of great advice and useful tips

Cons:

None so far. Offers other sources to get more insight.

FYI, No Starch Press has picked up the book and it'll be republished (as a hardcover!) in May 2021: https://nostarch.com/hello-web-d...

guys i really like this book.

Bought the full package and loved it so much bought the web app series! I'm a marketing guy/designer by background but wanted to see how you addressed these topics so I can help others I work with that don't have a design background. Great stuff!

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Congrats with the launch, Tracy! That’s really nice.