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Don't Make Me Think, Revisited

A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability

by Steve Krug ...

Series series Voices That Matter
Since Don’t Make Me Think was first published in 2000, hundreds of thousands of Web designers and developers have relied on usability guru Steve Krug’s guide to help them understand the principles of intuitive navigation and information design. Witty, commonsensical, and eminently practical, it’s one of the best-loved and most recommended books on the subject.Now Steve returns with fresh ... Read more

$59.61 NZD

Since Don’t Make Me Think was first published in 2000, hundreds of thousands of Web designers and developers have relied on usability guru Steve Krug’s guide to help them understand the principles of intuitive navigation and information design. Witty, commonsensical, and eminently practical, it’s one of the best-loved and most recommended books on the subject.Now Steve returns with fresh
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Adobe Creative Suite 5 Design Premium All-in-One For Dummies

by Jennifer Smith, Christopher Smith, Fred Gerantabee ...

The perennial Adobe Creative Suite bestseller—fully updated for Adobe CS5Featuring eight books in one, this All-in-One For Dummies guide covers the key features and tools that you need to know in order to understand how to use each individual program within the Adobe Creative Suite—InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and Flash—to its fullest potential. Within the ... Read more

$49.99 NZD

The perennial Adobe Creative Suite bestseller—fully updated for Adobe CS5Featuring eight books in one, this All-in-One For Dummies guide covers the key features and tools that you need to know in order to understand how to use each individual program within the Adobe Creative Suite—InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and Flash—to its fullest potential. Within the
... Read more
Escaping the Build Trap

How Effective Product Management Creates Real Value

by Melissa Perri ...

To stay competitive in today’s market, organizations need to adopt a culture of customer-centric practices that focus on outcomes rather than outputs. Companies that live and die by outputs often fall into the "build trap," cranking out features to meet their schedule rather than the customer’s needs.In this book, Melissa Perri explains how laying the foundation for great product management can ... Read more

$30.63 NZD

To stay competitive in today’s market, organizations need to adopt a culture of customer-centric practices that focus on outcomes rather than outputs. Companies that live and die by outputs often fall into the "build trap," cranking out features to meet their schedule rather than the customer’s needs.In this book, Melissa Perri explains how laying the foundation for great product management can
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Web Design For Dummies

by Lisa Lopuck ...

Get up to speed on the newest technologies, tools, and possibilities in web designHave a great idea for a web site but don't know where or how to begin? Web Design For Dummies, 3rd Edition is an ideal starting point! Fully updated to cover the latest and the greatest in the world of web design, this fun-but-straightforward guide gets you caught up with everything you need to know to organize your ... Read more

$37.99 NZD

Get up to speed on the newest technologies, tools, and possibilities in web designHave a great idea for a web site but don't know where or how to begin? Web Design For Dummies, 3rd Edition is an ideal starting point! Fully updated to cover the latest and the greatest in the world of web design, this fun-but-straightforward guide gets you caught up with everything you need to know to organize your
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PHP and MySQL For Dummies

by Janet Valade ...

Here's what Web designers need to know to create dynamic, database-driven Web sitesTo be on the cutting edge, Web sites need to serve up HTML, CSS, and products specific to the needs of different customers using different browsers. An effective e-commerce site gathers information about users and provides information they need to get the desired result.PHP scripting language with a MySQL back-end ... Read more

$37.99 NZD

Here's what Web designers need to know to create dynamic, database-driven Web sitesTo be on the cutting edge, Web sites need to serve up HTML, CSS, and products specific to the needs of different customers using different browsers. An effective e-commerce site gathers information about users and provides information they need to get the desired result.PHP scripting language with a MySQL back-end
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C# 2010 All-in-One For Dummies

by Bill Sempf, Charles Sphar, Stephen R. Davis ...

A logical, straightforward approach to learning the C# languageC# is a complicated programming language for building .NET-connected software for Microsoft Windows, the Web, and a wide range of devices. The friendly All-in-One For Dummies format is a perfect way to present it. Each minibook is a self-contained package of necessary information, making it easy to find what you're looking for.Upgrades ... Read more

$49.99 NZD

A logical, straightforward approach to learning the C# languageC# is a complicated programming language for building .NET-connected software for Microsoft Windows, the Web, and a wide range of devices. The friendly All-in-One For Dummies format is a perfect way to present it. Each minibook is a self-contained package of necessary information, making it easy to find what you're looking for.Upgrades
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Design for the Mind

Seven Psychological Principles of Persuasive Design

by Victor Yocco ...

SummaryDesign for the Mind: Seven Psychological Principles of Persuasive Design teaches web designers and developers how to create sites and applications that appeal to our innate natural responses as humans. Author Victor Yocco, a researcher on psychology and communication, introduces the most immediately relevant and applicable psychological concepts, breaks down each theory into easily-digested ... Read more

$51.38 NZD

SummaryDesign for the Mind: Seven Psychological Principles of Persuasive Design teaches web designers and developers how to create sites and applications that appeal to our innate natural responses as humans. Author Victor Yocco, a researcher on psychology and communication, introduces the most immediately relevant and applicable psychological concepts, breaks down each theory into easily-digested
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Elements of User Experience,The

User-Centered Design for the Web and Beyond

by Jesse James Garrett ...

Series series Voices That Matter
From the moment it was published almost ten years ago, Elements of User Experience became a vital reference for web and interaction designers the world over, and has come to define the core principles of the practice. Now, in this updated, expanded, and full-color new edition, Jesse James Garrett has refined his thinking about the Web, going beyond the desktop to include information that also ... Read more

$80.41 NZD

From the moment it was published almost ten years ago, Elements of User Experience became a vital reference for web and interaction designers the world over, and has come to define the core principles of the practice. Now, in this updated, expanded, and full-color new edition, Jesse James Garrett has refined his thinking about the Web, going beyond the desktop to include information that also
... Read more
Adobe Dreamweaver CS6 on Demand

by Steve Johnson, Perspection Inc. ...

Series series On Demand
Need answers quickly? Adobe Dreamweaver CS6 on Demand provides those answers in a visual step-by step format. We will show you exactly what to do through lots of full color illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions. Inside the Book • Use the latest web technologies to create sites and mobile apps • Create sites with HTML5/CSS3 and mobile apps for iOS and Android • Use we... ... Read more

$36.94 NZD

Need answers quickly? Adobe Dreamweaver CS6 on Demand provides those answers in a visual step-by step format. We will show you exactly what to do through lots of full color illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions. Inside the Book • Use the latest web technologies to create sites and mobile apps • Create sites with HTML5/CSS3 and mobile apps for iOS and Android • Use we...
... Read more
CSS Essentials

by Smashing Magazine ...

Series series Smashing eBooks
When developers push aside CSS to concentrate on JavaScript performance, they might be overlooking some great applications of CSS. This eBook, "CSS Essentials" (eBook #18), explores some practical implementations of CSS, including usage of pseudo-elements in CSS, decoupling HTML from CSS, modern CSS layouts with equal height columns, taming advanced CSS selectors, and many others. These ... Read more

$6.78 NZD

When developers push aside CSS to concentrate on JavaScript performance, they might be overlooking some great applications of CSS. This eBook, "CSS Essentials" (eBook #18), explores some practical implementations of CSS, including usage of pseudo-elements in CSS, decoupling HTML from CSS, modern CSS layouts with equal height columns, taming advanced CSS selectors, and many others. These
... Read more
SVG Animations

From Common UX Implementations to Complex Responsive Animation

by Sarah Drasner ...

SVG is extremely powerful, with its reduced HTTP requests and crispness on any display. It becomes increasingly more interesting as you explore its capabilities for responsive animation and performance boons. When you animate SVG, you must be aware of normal image traits like composition, color, implementation, and optimization. But when you animate, it increases the complexity of each of these ... Read more

$26.49 NZD

SVG is extremely powerful, with its reduced HTTP requests and crispness on any display. It becomes increasingly more interesting as you explore its capabilities for responsive animation and performance boons. When you animate SVG, you must be aware of normal image traits like composition, color, implementation, and optimization. But when you animate, it increases the complexity of each of these
... Read more
Articulating Design Decisions

by Tom Greever ...

Talking to people about your designs might seem like a basic skill, but it can be difficult to do well. In many cases, how you communicate with stakeholders, clients, and other nondesigners may be more important than the designs themselves. Because if you canâ??t get their support, your work will never see the light of dayâ??no matter how good it is.This practical guide focuses on principles, ... Read more

$39.73 NZD

Talking to people about your designs might seem like a basic skill, but it can be difficult to do well. In many cases, how you communicate with stakeholders, clients, and other nondesigners may be more important than the designs themselves. Because if you canâ??t get their support, your work will never see the light of dayâ??no matter how good it is.This practical guide focuses on principles,
... Read more
The Complete Website Planning Guide

A step-by-step guide for website owners and agencies on how to create a practical and successful scope of works for your next web design project

by Darryl King ...

Praise for The Complete Website Planning Guide: A great, accessible and practical guide that you can quickly use to get better results from your next website build. Get to it!Would you build a house without blueprints and expect it to be perfect?That’s how many people go about their web projects, with napkin drawings, spoken discussions, part finished summaries and guides and wonder why it’s not ... Read more

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Praise for The Complete Website Planning Guide: A great, accessible and practical guide that you can quickly use to get better results from your next website build. Get to it!Would you build a house without blueprints and expect it to be perfect?That’s how many people go about their web projects, with napkin drawings, spoken discussions, part finished summaries and guides and wonder why it’s not
... Read more
Designing For Email

by Smashing Magazine ...

Series series Smashing eBooks
HTML email has the reputation of being a particularly tough design medium. Buggy email clients stripping out your CSS or the spammy image that one-to-many emails not seldomly partake of, i.e. building compelling emails is quite a challenge for designers. With opening rates on mobile growing tremendously, things don't get any easier either. If you haven't ventured on the task yet or want to improve ... Read more

$6.78 NZD

HTML email has the reputation of being a particularly tough design medium. Buggy email clients stripping out your CSS or the spammy image that one-to-many emails not seldomly partake of, i.e. building compelling emails is quite a challenge for designers. With opening rates on mobile growing tremendously, things don't get any easier either. If you haven't ventured on the task yet or want to improve
... Read more
Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 Classroom in a Book

by . Adobe Creative Team ...

Series series Classroom in a Book
Creative professionals seeking the fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 choose Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 Classroom in a Book from the Adobe Creative Team at Adobe Press. The 18 project-based lessons in this book show readers step-by-step the key techniques for working in Dreamweaver CS5. Readers learn what they need to know to create a professional website without ... Read more

$50.81 NZD

Creative professionals seeking the fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 choose Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 Classroom in a Book from the Adobe Creative Team at Adobe Press. The 18 project-based lessons in this book show readers step-by-step the key techniques for working in Dreamweaver CS5. Readers learn what they need to know to create a professional website without
... Read more
100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People

by Susan Weinschenk ...

Apply psychology and behavioural science to your designsWe design to influence behaviour. Whether the goal is to encourage a purchase, spark curiosity, or inspire action, effective design depends on understanding how people think, decide, and engage. Designing without insight into human behaviour is like navigating a new city without a map—results are often inconsistent, confusing, and inefficient ... Read more

$40.25 NZD

Apply psychology and behavioural science to your designsWe design to influence behaviour. Whether the goal is to encourage a purchase, spark curiosity, or inspire action, effective design depends on understanding how people think, decide, and engage. Designing without insight into human behaviour is like navigating a new city without a map—results are often inconsistent, confusing, and inefficient
... Read more
Product Management in Practice

A Practical, Tactical Guide for Your First Day and Every Day After

by Matt LeMay ...

Product management has become a critical function for modern organizations, from small startups to corporate enterprises. And yet, the day-to-day work of product management remains largely misunderstood. In theory, product managers are high-flying visionaries who build products that people love. In practice, they're hard-working facilitators who bring clarity and focus to their teams.In this ... Read more

$39.73 NZD

Product management has become a critical function for modern organizations, from small startups to corporate enterprises. And yet, the day-to-day work of product management remains largely misunderstood. In theory, product managers are high-flying visionaries who build products that people love. In practice, they're hard-working facilitators who bring clarity and focus to their teams.In this
... Read more
Developing Large Web Applications

Producing Code That Can Grow and Thrive

by Kyle Loudon ...

How do you create a mission-critical site that provides exceptional performance while remaining flexible, adaptable, and reliable 24/7? Written by the manager of a UI group at Yahoo!, Developing Large Web Applications offers practical steps for building rock-solid applications that remain effective even as you add features, functions, and users. You'll learn how to develop large web applications ... Read more

$28.97 NZD

How do you create a mission-critical site that provides exceptional performance while remaining flexible, adaptable, and reliable 24/7? Written by the manager of a UI group at Yahoo!, Developing Large Web Applications offers practical steps for building rock-solid applications that remain effective even as you add features, functions, and users. You'll learn how to develop large web applications
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WordPress Tutorials

Detailed Techniques

by Smashing Magazine ...

Series series Smashing eBooks
After having read fundamental concepts in our Smashing eBook #10 "WordPress Essentials" and having expanded your knowledge by applying the many options gathered in our Smashing eBook #11 "Mastering WordPress", it's time for you to go even further with WordPress development. This eBook "WordPress Tutorials" (eBook #12) is filled with detailed techniques which will show you the step-by-step of ... Read more

$7.36 NZD

After having read fundamental concepts in our Smashing eBook #10 "WordPress Essentials" and having expanded your knowledge by applying the many options gathered in our Smashing eBook #11 "Mastering WordPress", it's time for you to go even further with WordPress development. This eBook "WordPress Tutorials" (eBook #12) is filled with detailed techniques which will show you the step-by-step of
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How to Install WordPress on Your Windows Computer Using Wamp

A SIMPLE GUIDE TO INSTALL A WAMPSERVER ON WINDOWS 8 PLATFORM

by Ariadne Oliver ...

How to Install WordPress on Your Windows Computer Using Wamp A Simple Guide to Install a Server on Windows 8 Platform No web developer experience required -- to install a WampServer on your Windows 8 computer. You can install your own WampServer with the easy to follow instructions in this book. There are many articles and tutorials on how to build a WordPress site. In this guide I will show ... Read more

$3.44 NZD

How to Install WordPress on Your Windows Computer Using Wamp A Simple Guide to Install a Server on Windows 8 Platform No web developer experience required -- to install a WampServer on your Windows 8 computer. You can install your own WampServer with the easy to follow instructions in this book. There are many articles and tutorials on how to build a WordPress site. In this guide I will show
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Article Writer's Cheat Sheet

by Jimmy Cai ...

I mean, it’s great if you enjoy writing, but that’s not the focus. We ARE writing articles because we want web surfers to find our articles, enjoy our articles and THEN CLICK the link(s) we’ve provided in our Resource Box so they can come to our website and take action! Author:Jimmy Cai ... Read more

$3.51 NZD

I mean, it’s great if you enjoy writing, but that’s not the focus. We ARE writing articles because we want web surfers to find our articles, enjoy our articles and THEN CLICK the link(s) we’ve provided in our Resource Box so they can come to our website and take action! Author:Jimmy Cai
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The Basics of User Experience Design

by Mads Soegaard ...

If you're looking to gain an introduction into the world of user experience (UX) design—or maybe even freshen up your knowledge of the field—then this UX design book is the ideal place to start.You'll cover a wide range of topics over nine highly readable chapters, with each one acting as a mini crash course. By the end, you'll have been introduced to the key concepts, best practices, and ... Read more

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If you're looking to gain an introduction into the world of user experience (UX) design—or maybe even freshen up your knowledge of the field—then this UX design book is the ideal place to start.You'll cover a wide range of topics over nine highly readable chapters, with each one acting as a mini crash course. By the end, you'll have been introduced to the key concepts, best practices, and
... Read more
Design Leadership

How Top Design Leaders Build and Grow Successful Organizations

by Richard Banfield ...

What does it take to be the leader of a design firm or group? We often assume they have all the answers, but in this rapidly evolving industry they’re forced to find their way like the rest of us. So how do good design leaders manage? If you lead a design group, or want to understand the people who do, this insightful book explores behind-the-scenes strategies and tactics from leaders of top ... Read more

$30.63 NZD

What does it take to be the leader of a design firm or group? We often assume they have all the answers, but in this rapidly evolving industry they’re forced to find their way like the rest of us. So how do good design leaders manage? If you lead a design group, or want to understand the people who do, this insightful book explores behind-the-scenes strategies and tactics from leaders of top
... Read more
The Smashing Book #4

New Perspectives on Web Design

by Smashing Magazine ...

Series Book 4 - Smashing eBooks
Written by well-respected designers and developers, the 4th Smashing Book contains lots of actionable takeaways that will help you in your daily routine. Think of it as a reliable playbook for issues that keep following you in every project. This eBook is for you because you’ll discover plenty of valuable, time-saving techniques that will improve your workflow right away. Smashing Book #4 — New ... Read more

$22.66 NZD

Written by well-respected designers and developers, the 4th Smashing Book contains lots of actionable takeaways that will help you in your daily routine. Think of it as a reliable playbook for issues that keep following you in every project. This eBook is for you because you’ll discover plenty of valuable, time-saving techniques that will improve your workflow right away. Smashing Book #4 — New
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