The Web Designer BiblesTwo books that will help you understand the lingo of Web design
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Even if you're using a simple program to design and buildyour Web site, having a working knowledge of the lingo and conceptsof more complex Web design is always beneficial. The best thingabout the following books is that they're actually easy to getthrough even if you're not a programmer or designer.
Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML 4 in 21Daysby Laura Lemay and Denise Tyler. In early versions ofthis book, it only took seven days to learn everything you neededto know and Lemay actually brought a sense of humor to herinstruction. She still maintains a friendly voice as she coverseverything from the basics of HTML to CGI scripting to DHTML.
Creating Killer Websitesby David Siegel. While somepeople may be turned off by Siegel's self-congratulatory style,he does make it easy to visualize what he deems as "gooddesign" vs. "bad design." Even if you're notdesign-oriented or if you are and don't agree with everythinghe says, Siegel will still open your mind to new ways of thinkingabout design.
If you are really looking for help teaching yourself HTML, youcan give the Dummies series a try including HTML 4 for Dummies(with CD-ROM) by Ed Tittel, et al (IDG) and Creating Web Pages forDummies by Bud E. Smith, Arthur Bebak (IDG). And if you want moresophisticated help with programming issues, the books byO'Reilly are excellent, must-have tomes for any programmerincluding "HTML: The Definitive Guide."
Aliza Sherman is an entrepreneur and author ofCybergrrl:A Woman's Guide to the World Wide Web(Ballantine Books).She is currently working on her next book and new company.
