Comments on: Found On My Desk

By: Char

Char — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 00:54:07 +0000

The best one I have read to date is “Bulletproof Web Design”. It is a great resource for all levels. It is written in a way that you do not need to be a techie to really understand it and the examples are very relevant.

By: Tara

Tara — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 16:01:09 +0000

Hi, Thanks for the tips on the book I might get that one, is it good for a beginner? I am a complete CSS newbie and have bought “Build your site the right way using HTML and CSS” and theoretically it makes sense, I just don’t quite know where to start. How did you start, books, jumping in and making a small site with code only?

By: Char

Char — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:54:39 +0000

Vics – thanks for sharing your favorites. The one that I think is by far the best investment is Bulletproof Web Design – it is a must.

By: Vics

Vics — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:51:26 +0000

I use dreamweaver because it means all my files are there and I can check everything – but I may as well be writing in notepad too, I bought a couple of books that I seem to be always referring back to:

html, xhtml & css by Elizabeth Castro
the css anthology: 101 essential tips tricks and hacks by Rachel Andrew

I may have to check out the ones you’ve mentioned *sigh* if only they weren’t all so damned expensive eh?!

By: Char

Char — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 03:39:42 +0000

Brooke – thanks for stopping in. The notebook is a good idea too. Sometimes paper is still the most efficient way to organize info.

By: Brooke

Brooke — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 03:29:54 +0000

I have a 3-ring binder that is full of different notes on CSS that I have printed from the web, things that were said by others, etc. CSS is so great and I really love it. I have been using little pieces for a while but am starting to use it for the whole design.

Thanks for your resource!

By: Char

Char — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 13:24:34 +0000

Phil – The CSS book is the only one on my desk at the moment – the rest are all packed away in the cabinet. There is a pocket reference version of the book too – its pretty inexpensive.

Mike – I may check out that PHP book. I can alter PHP code just fine, but I don’t know enough to code it from scratch. I’ll look into Notepad ++ too.

By: Mike Markie

Mike Markie — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 10:25:47 +0000

CSS is the best language in web designing I haven’t actually got any books on it I now know most of it off by heart, When I was learning I did use dreamweaver for creasing external sheet styles because as I was typing it came down with a box giving you a list of them which was brilliant.
If you use notepad to code I would recommend Notepad ++ brilliant for web development.
The only book I own on web dev is PHP in easy steps, which is brilliant.

By: Phil

Phil — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 08:40:12 +0000

Wow do I wish I had a reference book like that. It must take me double the time to code up a site just because I make it up as I go along!

I have books on Java and databases from my degree, but all they do at the moment is make me look smart as I’ve got books on my shelf! Sadly, there are so many web design books that I want them all and don’t know where to start (including Bulletproof web design too).