Daily Dish of Dominey Design

Library: Latest Additions

CSS and XHTML

Designing With Web Standards

by Jeffrey Zeldman published by New Riders
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Filed in the CSS and XHTML section.

Web Professionals Handbook

by Michael Bordash, Peter Fletcher, Alan Foley, Robert Goodyear published by glasshaus
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Filed in the CSS and XHTML section.

Macromedia Flash

ActionScript Cookbook

by Joey Lott published by O'Reilly & Associates
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Filed in the Flash section.

Macromedia Flash MX Game Design Demystified

by Jobe Makar published by Macromedia Press
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Filed in the Flash section.

Graphic Design

The Illustrator 10 Wow! Book

by Sharon Steuer published by Peachpit Press
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Filed in the Graphic Design section.

Abstract Design and How to Create It

by Amor Fenn published by Dover Pubns
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Filed in the Graphic Design section.

Inspiration

Devices of Wonder: From the World in a Box to Images on a Screen

by Barbara Maria Stafford, Frances Terpak, Isotta Poggi, J. Paul Getty Museum published by Getty Ctr for Education in the Arts
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Filed in the Inspiration section.

Minimum

by John Pawson published by Phaidon Press Inc.
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Filed in the Inspiration section.

New Media, Web Development

Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability

by Steve Krug, Roger Black published by New Riders
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Filed in the New Media section.

Reviewed by Todd Dominey | First of all, let’s be clear what this book is all about. “Usability” is a measure to determine how successful a design, whether it’s a newspaper, a web site, or a WalkMan, is when engaged by human hands and eyes. There are no set “rules” of usability, just tried and… [More]

Web Redesign: Workflow That Works

by Kelly Goto, Emily Cotler published by New Riders
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Filed in the New Media section.

Urbanism

S,M,L,Xl

by Rem Koolhaas, Bruce Mau, Hans Werlemann published by The Monacelli Press
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Filed in the Urbanism section.

Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream

by Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Jeff Speck published by North Point Press
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Filed in the Urbanism section.

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How the Library works
The library contains an assortment of books from my studio library. Some have inspired written reviews, while others have yet to be critiqued. Click the drop down menu above to navigate through the various categories and sections. If a book has a written review, click the "More" link at the end of the excerpt to read the full critique.