* Demystifies Web typography by revealing the secrets of professional developers! * Shows how to find, select and implement Web typography that will give any site a slick, professional look! * Demonstrates how to use Cascading Style Sheets and other technologies to control the way type appears on any browser! * Describes how to make beautifully design sites download super-fast. * Shows how to set type that wraps around images and other objects on the page. * Provides professional secrets for increasing type legibility. * Provides recipes for type special effects that will "wow" site visitors and ensure that they come back for more! * Includes real-world case studies and examples from top companies. * Includes interviews with top Web design experts and Web type gurus.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Web Typography:
I received the book promptly. It was in perfect condition and I'm very glad that I bought it because it gives great tips on how to improve the looks of your web fonts. Great book.
Real help for real designers:
I'm was pleasantly surprised when I picked this up at the library. I was looking through book and book of dry critiques of like, the 15 typefaces in the Franklin Gothic family, and what century Bembo was introduced. Or there were the ones that used La Bamba and every other overused trendy font that deserve a place on a TGIFriday's menu or a skate-punker's home page on MySpace, and provided flash with no theory whatsoever But the best surprise is that this book covers things like color theory, contrast,... more info
Relevant only to beginners, but still not fun to read:
The problem with Great Web Typography is that it claims to be for all users, beginner to advanced. I consider myself an intermediate to advanced CSS user with an intermediate knowledge of typography, and I was bored. The book moves very slowly through the benefits of CSS and the basics of CSS, both of which can be learned through ten minutes of reading on the internet, for free. I can find a basics book fun to read, but I found the style of Great Web Typography frustrating. Generally, I have no problem... more info
Nice web-specific font information; great case studies; technically dated:
I'd been looking for a nice book of web design case studies, and about 1/4 of this book is case studies and interviews. And much of the rest is live mockups to clearly illustrate an important point such as how browsers interpret weight. I enjoyed the interviews and the more design-oriented discussions. And I really enjoyed the author taking us through the design of her own site right down to the grid on paper and basic layout as a case study (though I greatly preferred her work for others displayed in the... more info
