Cool eBooks for Creative Nerds
by Margaret Penney | November 24, 2017
Resilient Web Design
Resilient Web Design provides a thoughtful perspective on the history of web design, where it is now and where it is headed. The prose is well-written, enlightening, and pretty inspiring. For developers and designers, the book provides a big picture view of their role and their work. For teachers and philosophers, Resilient Web Design explores the cultural value of the web as a medium for communication.
The Shape of Design
The Shape of Design was created from a talk by designer Frank Chimero at the Build Conference in 2010. The ebook was then funded using crowdsourcing and is now a staple in design classrooms around the world. The book provides a foundation to design thinking and explores how design is an integral and essential aspect of our world.
The Magic of CSS
The Magic of CSS is an easy-to-understand ebook that outlines all the essential information about CSS. The book is designed in chapters including The Box, Layout, Tables, Color, Typography and Transitions. One gains a clear understanding of the value of CSS and its potential as a creative element in the design and development process.
Machine Learning for Designers
Machine Learning for Designers makes the argument that machine learning as a topic is not just the arena of data scientists but something that UI and UX designers should know about as well. Recent advances in technology makes machine learning something that designers can use to better understand their users. Machine Learning for Designers is written in an understandable way with real-life examples that provide a good introduction to machine-learning in general. The book was written by Patrick Hebron Scientist-in-Residence and Professor in the Interactive Telecommunications Program at NYU who has worked as a developer and design consultant for clients like Google, Oracle, and the Guggenheim.
Margaret Penney is a former Managing Editor of Notes on Design. Margaret is a teacher, designer, writer and new media artist and founder of Hello Creative Co. Read more articles by Margaret.
For creatives seeking a thorough training in web coding and front end design, Sessions College offers accredited fully online web design certificate and web design degree programs. Contact Admissions for more information.
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