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20 Killer Resources for Web Designers and Developers Posted: 02 Jun 2014 06:00 AM PDT Being a web designer or developer is one of the best professions in today's world. This industry has seen a tremendous amount of growth. A designer has many advantages that others cannot have in some certain fields such as: Working from home Having flexible times Doing preferred job opportunities Working as a freelancer But, in order to be a successful designer or developer, you must remain updated with the latest trends and knowledge. The Internet has given so much to the designers to learn. To be creative, you have to think out of the box and, by that, I mean reading eBooks or resources for web designers and developers written by experts in their particular fields. Highly experienced designers have provided different solutions from their past experiences in the form of books. These books are very helpful and time saving for those designers who are starting their designing career. These books cover different topics and issues including: Layout Usability Explanation of creative theories Below are 20 free e-books for web developers and web designers. 1. UX Design for Startups I would highly recommend this book to the startup designers who dream to be the top designer in UX. This book is easy to read since it is divided into chapters so that you can concentrate on your preferred area. What you can learn from this book: Techniques to use Lean UX to create a unique user experience faster and easier. Techniques such as: Tightening the iteration loop Getting customer feedback Reducing the processing time for new products Building customer attractive products 2. 20 Things I Learned About Browsers and the Web This e-book is a step-by-step guide explaining the basics of web browsing and it's workings. Its language is simple that even the common man can understand it easily. What you can learn from this book: Created by using HTML5, this book has a lot of illustrations and discussions on topics related to: Cloud computing Web apps Web programming languages Browsers and many more I would highly recommend this book for the start-up designers 3. 50+ Mobile Web Design Best Practices This book is a complete guide to mobile web designing. It has more than 50 tips that will help you to create a stunning mobile website. I would recommend this book to those designers who wish to create eye-catching websites. What you can learn from this book: The book contains a number of useful tips with the help of illustration so that designers just starting out can easily learn them You will also learn about Layout Typography 4. Design Your Imagination Designers looking for a guide to learning new skills in web designing should download this free e-Book. You will learn: Every topic related with web designing and its explanation with handy illustrations How beginners can make their creative skills sharper 5. Designing for the Web This e-Book has many things to offer that are related to graphic designing. There are five sections with each covering the foundation of graphic designing. You can apply these simple techniques in your designing projects. You will learn about: Design processes Anatomy and classification of typography Everything about colors Layout and grid system Whether you are a developer or content producer, this e-Book is best to have to make your skills more creative in graphic designing. 6. Taking Your Talent to the Web This e-Book is for the print designers, print art directors, and homepage creators. Every designer who wants to become a professional should download this book to increase their designing knowledge and skills. In this book, you will learn about: Basic core rules of web designing How the Web got started Visual tools and style sheets The book is available in PDF format. It is very handy for those artists who wish to shift to web and interaction design. 7. Getting Real Designers looking for a faster and easier way to create successful web applications should download this free e-Book. In this book you will learn about following philosophies to increase your skills in: Business Design Programming Marketing The book is divided into sixteen chapters so everything can be learned through an easy step-by-step process. 8. Pro Git This e-Book explains how to build a Git development workflow. Programmers and project leaders can learn the following: Git basics Git branching Git on server Git tools You can learn to become a fluent Git user by reading the features of Git explained in this book. Designers can learn how to extend Git with the help of this e-Book. 9. Developing Modern Mobile Web Apps Designing web apps for mobile browsers is more difficult than designing for the desktop browsers. Designers have to consider many things such as screen sizes, layouts, etc. The support for HTML5 and CSS3 standards and features such as touch are to be carefully managed. You will learn Developing mobile-friendly forms Delivering mobile-friendly images Delivering a responsive layout Additional usability enhancements This e-Book works as a proper guide in illustrating how you can simply perform these all tasks and also how to add advanced functions. 10. Web Design and Mobile Trends This is one of the most outstanding e-books that I have read. What the e-Book contains: A collection of interviews from the professionals about their vision regarding the future of the Web industry How you can use of different devices and technologies from short interviews 11. Build Gamified Websites with PHP and jQuery This e-Book is very helpful for designers who are interested in building gamified websites with PHP and jQuery. You will learn: The designing techniques to implement game mechanics in real life applications. Creating attractive and simple websites These kinds of web sites are in trend these days 12. Pro HTML5 Accessibility This e-Book is very helpful for the designers in building exciting, accessible and usable websites as well as apps by using HTML5. You will learn: How to use HTML5, including its semantics How HTML5 is currently supported Tips about the practical approach on HTML5 The e-Book is available in PDF format and can be freely downloaded from the given link.. 13. HTML5 for Web Designers This e-Book is a complete guide for HTML5. HTML5 is a very powerful coding language but can easily confuse many designers. Standard based web designers who are mostly focused towards content should download this book. In this book you will learn: A brief history of markup The design of HTML5 Rich Media Web Forms 2.0 Semantics Using HTML5 today 14. Web Designers Success Guide This e-Book is a guide for web designers who wish to start their careers as freelancers. Proper step-by-step instructions are given through which designers can achieve various things including: Transition from full-time to self-employment Manage your projects professionally Price your services appropriately Find new clients and keep them coming back for more 15. Web Design Book of Trends This is a must have e-Book for every designer. It has many design trends related topics and different examples that are carefully explained. The book includes: Trends that make today’s avant garde and tomorrow’s leaders Eye-candy examples of remarkable web design It is inspiring, time saving and handy for the designers who are just starting out 16. Getting started with Metro Style Apps Are you interested in building apps for windows 8? This e-Book will help you doing it. It has a series of examples with proper guiding steps so that every newcomer can understand. You will learn to: Work with Windows Run-time app model Building a Bing Image search app I would recommend you to take full advantage of this free e-Book and start downloading it now. 17. Designing Social Interfaces This e-Book was created by Yahoo!’s Design Pattern Library. Here are some features of this book. This book provides you over hundred patterns, principles and examples You will also read a lot of advice related to designing challenges faced while creating a social website How to balance opposing factions How to Grow healthy online communities by co-creating with users 18. CSS3: Visual QuickStart Guide This e-book is a guide for Visual QuickStart. You can read about the stylesheet language or any chapter that you want from the book. There are step-by-step instructions and many screenshots for the readers to easily understand what the book wants to teach. Here are some of the things you will learn in this book: Understanding CSS3 CSS basics Font and text properties Color properties Beginners, as well as intermediate users, can easily learn CSS techniques through this. This is available in PDF format and can be downloaded freely. 19. User Experience Design This e-Book is very helpful for designers who are looking to make different strategies to improve overall UX. This book provides you complete guide about how to improve UX with the help of storytelling, different problem solving tools. You can learn topics like: Why User Experience Cannot Be Designed Design Is about Solving Problems Designing the Well-Tempered Web Taking a Customer from Like to Love 20. Psychology of Web Design Creativity is one of the most important parts of web designing. Others include; planning, coding and designing skills. But, psychology also plays a key role in designing. In this book you will learn topics like: Persuasion Triggers In Web Design Designing For A Hierarchy Of Needs Designing For The Mind Useful Usability Findings And Guidelines Conclusion These free e-books are very helpful for the start-up designers in unlocking their creativity and gathering the knowledge from experts in the real field. If you find the post helpful, you can like it. Also, let us know if you have other free e-books to recommend by commenting below.

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