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20 Useful Free PDF ebooks for Designers and Bloggers

2010-09-02 05:50
Over the years I have a saved a decent sized library of useful design and blogging related PDF ebooks, I love them. I have voraciously collected them, and all stored on my mobile for whenever the chance of quick read arises. In this post I would like to share my favorite 20 (freely available) ebooks with you.All of the below books are have been written to be read quickly, they are neither very long nor are they the definitive resource on their specific subject. Having said that, they are all a 8216;darn good read 8217;, and well worth downloading. Some of the books may have been written a few years back, but the topics are certainly relevant now. So if you are a web designer, graphic designer or even a blooger you are bound to find something worth reading in this round-up.You may also like these articles: 12 Useful and Free Downloadable Web Design Books 9 More Useful and Free Downloadable Web Design Books Introduction to Good Usability by Peter PixelThis guide is especially handy if you havenв t done a lot of webdesign yet or if you are involved in webdesign but donв t do any of the real work. I hope to shed some light on some common interface elements and mistakes people often make with them. A lot of books have been written in the past but the threshold for reading them, especially if you have never built a site, is quite big, hence this short guide. This is by no means a complete guide or solid set of rules, but it is definitely a good start. Introduction to Good Usability rarr; Download the PDF rarr;Web Accessibility Checklist by Aaron CannonWritten by Aaron Cannon, blind web developer and accessibility consultant.Aaron explains in his article The Accessibility Checklist I Vowed Iв d Never Write , that the problems with a simple checklist that, when followed, will give you an accessible site without fail. No such checklist exists or likely ever will. He believes that this list is not the perfect solution, nor is it the only solution, but believes it is a good first step, and it gives our developers and designers a place to start from. Web Accessibility Checklist rarr; Download the PDF rarr;CSS Systems For Writing Maintainable CSS by Natalie DowneA CSS System is a reusable set of content-oriented markup patterns and associated CSS created to express a site 39;s individual design. It is the end result of a process that emphasizes up-front planning, loose coupling between CSS and markup, pre-empting browser bugs and overall robustness. It also incorporates a shared vocabulary for developers to communicate the intent of the code. This ebook elaborates on this concept, and also describes a number of tricks used to preempt maintainability issues. CSS Systems For Writing Maintainable CSS rarr; Download the PDF rarr;Better CSS Font Stacks by Nathan FordBetter CSS Font Stacks rarr; Download the PDF rarr;Faster, and More Secure Webfonts by Bram PitoyoFont embedding for the web is a great step in making the web look better and become more functional,...
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