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This Smashing eBook Anthology contains the following 7 eBooks:
Smashing Book 5 — Real-Life Responsive Web Design
Responsive design is a default these days, but we are all still figuring out just the right process and techniques to better craft responsive websites. That’s why we created a new book — to gather practical techniques and strategies from people who have learned how to get things done right, in actual projects with actual real-world challenges.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| AUTHOR | CHAPTER |
| Vitaly Friedman | A Responsive Way Forward |
| Daniel Mall | The Modern Responsive Designer’s Workflow |
| Ben Callahan | Responsive Process |
| Vitaly Friedman | Responsive Design Patterns And Components |
| Eileen Webb | Content Choreography in RWD |
| Sara Soueidan | Mastering SVG For Responsive Web Design |
| Zoe M. Gillenwater | Building Advanced Responsive Modules With Flexbox |
| Bram Stein | Web Fonts Performance |
| Yoav Weiss | Responsive Images |
| Tom Maslen | Testing And Debugging Responsive Web Design |
| Fabio Carneiro | Responsive Email Design |
| Vitaly Friedman | Performance Optimization Roadmap |
| John Allsopp, Matt Gaunt | Beyond Responsive: Optimizing For Offline |
| Andrew Clarke | Counting Stars: Creativity Over Predictability |
Technical Information
- Formats: PDF, EPUB, Kindle (DRM-free)
- Pages: 672
- Language: English
- Released: June 2015
- Publisher: Smashing Magazine GmbH
- ISBN (Print/PDF): 978-3-945749-21-0
- ISBN (EPUB): 978-3-945749-25-8
- ISBN (KINDLE): 978-3-945749-26-5
Smashing Book #4 — New Perspectives on Web Design
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 book is for you because you’ll discover plenty of valuable, time-saving techniques that will improve your workflow right away.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| AUTHOR | CHAPTER |
| Harry Roberts | Modern CSS Architecture and Front-End |
| Nicholas C. Zakas | Writing Maintainable, Future-Friendly Code |
| Christian Heilmann | The Vanilla Web Diet |
| Tim Kadlec | Culture of Performance |
| Mat Marquis | Robust, Responsible, Responsive Web Design |
| Addy Osmani | Finding and Fixing Mobile Web Rendering Issues |
| Aaron Gustafson | Designing Adaptive Interfaces |
| Paul Tero | Obscure Back-end Techniques and Terminal Secrets |
| Marko Dugonjić | The Next Steps For Web Typography |
| Corey Vilhauer | The Two Faces of Content Strategy |
| Rachel Andrew | Supporting Your Product |
| Nishant Kothary | The Design of People |
| Christopher Murphy | On Creative Spirit |
Technical Information
- Formats: PDF, EPUB, Kindle (DRM-free)
- Pages: 498
- Language: English
- Released: November 2013
- Publisher: Smashing Magazine GmbH
- ISBN (PDF): 978-3-94454060-3
- ISBN (EPUB): 978-3-94454058-0
- ISBN (KINDLE): 978-3-94454059-7
- ISBN (Print): 978-3-94454057-3
The Mobile Book + Addendum (2 eBooks)
The Mobile Book features the most important things that you need to know as a designer, developer or mobile strategist for your websites. You’ll dive deep into the peculiarities of the mobile industry, explore responsive design strategy, design patterns and optimization techniques, learn about wireframing and prototyping for mobile as well as the guidelines for designing with gestures and touch. As an extra, the addendum to the book provides insights into the popular platforms such as iOS, Windows Phone etc. as well as introduces developing and debugging techniques for advanced HTML5 Web applications.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| AUTHOR | CHAPTER | |
| Jeremy Keith | Foreword | |
| Peter-Paul Koch | What’s Going On In Mobile? | |
| Stephanie Rieger | The Future Of Mobile | |
| Trent Walton | Responsive Design Strategy | |
| Brad Frost | Responsive Design Patterns | |
| Dave Olsen | Optimizing For Mobile | |
| Dennis Kardys | Hands-On Design For Mobile | |
| Josh Clark | Designing For Touch |
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
- Formats: PDF, EPUB, Kindle (DRM-free)
- Pages: 336 + 205
- Language: English
- Released: January 2013
- Publisher: Smashing Magazine GmbH
- ISBN (Mobile Book): 978-3-943075-50-2
- ISBN (Mobile Book Addendum): 978-3-943075-61-8
The Smashing Book #3
The Smashing Book #3 covers innovative coding, designing and UX techniques and discusses the peculiarities of mobile context and emotional design. It also presents practical HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript techniques, as well as a bulletproof workflow for responsive Web design. Well-respected professionals have poured their heart and expertise into their contributions. The Smashing Book #3 consists of 11 quality chapters with expert advice, practical techniques and tips.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Elliot Jay Stocks | Preface: The New Era in Web Design |
| Paul Boag | The Business Side of Redesign |
| Rachel Andrew | Selecting a Platform In Redesign |
| Aarron Walter | Redesigning for Personality |
| Ben Schwarz | Jumping Into HTML5 |
| Lea Verou, David Storey | Restyle, Recode, Reimagine With CSS3 |
| Christian Heilmann | JavaScript Rediscovered |
| Dmitry Fadeyev | Techniques For Building Better User Experience |
| Marc Edwards | Designing for The Future, Using Photoshop |
| Aral Balkan | Mobile Considerations in UX Design: Web or Native? |
| Stephen Hay | Responsive Workflow: A Future-Friendly Approach |
| Andy Clarke | Becoming Fabulously Flexible: Designing Atoms and Elements |
Technical Information
- Formats: PDF, EPUB, Kindle (DRM-free)
- Pages: 340
- Language: English
- Released: May 2012
- Publisher: Smashing Media GmbH
- ISBN (eBook): 978-3-943075-29-8
- ISBN (Print): 978-3-943075-40-3
Smashing Book #3⅓ — The Extension
Smashing Book 3⅓, otherwise known as “The Extension”, presents practical applications of storytelling to Web design, reviews emerging navigation design patterns and helps you understand how to meaningfully employ content strategy in your websites. A case study of Smashing Magazine’s responsive redesign illustrates how this approach could look like in practice.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Denise Jacobs | The Missing Element of Redesign: Story |
| Christian Holst | Rethinking Navigation: Techniques and Design Patterns |
| Colleen Jones | Rework Your Content So It Works for You |
| Vitaly Friedman | Responsive Smashing Redesign, a Case-Study |
Technical Information
- Formats: PDF, EPUB, Kindle (DRM-free)
- Pages: 160
- Language: English
- Released: May 2012
- Publisher: Smashing Media GmbH
- ISBN (eBook): 978-3-943075-30-4
- ISBN (Print): 978-3-943075-41-0
Smashing Book #2 + The Lost Files
These eBooks are the long-awaited digital version of our bestselling printed book about best practices in modern Web design. They share valuable practical insight into design, usability and coding, provide professional advice for designing mobile applications and building successful e-commerce websites, and explain common coding mistakes and how to avoid them. You’ll explore the principles of professional design thinking and graphic design and learn how to apply psychology and game theory to create engaging user experiences.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Matt Ward and Alexander Charchar | The Principles of Good Graphic Design |
| Francisco Inchauste | Visible vs. Invisible Design |
| Mike Rundle | Designing Mobile User Experiences |
| Janko Jovanovic | Sketching, Wireframing and Prototyping |
| Christian Heilmann | Red Flags (Warning Signs) in Web Development |
| Vivien Anayian | The Future of Web Typography |
| Christoph Kolb | Applying Game Design Principles to User Experience Design |
| Susan Weinschenk | When They Click: Psychology of Web Design and User Behavior |
| Steven Bradley | Design Patterns in E-Commerce Websites (Study) |
| The Smashing Editorial Team | How to Make a Book (Like This One) |
Technical Information
- Formats: PDF, EPUB, Kindle (DRM-free)
- Pages: 355
- Language: English
- Released: March 2011
- Publisher: Smashing Media GmbH
- ISBN (Smashing Book #2):978-3-943075-22-9
- ISBN (The Lost Files):978-3-943075-11-3
The Smashing Book #1
This book is a treasure of practical and useful knowledge for Web designers and developers. This first Smashing Book looks at Web design rules of thumb, color theory, usability guidelines, user interface design, best coding and optimization practices, as well as typography, marketing, branding and exclusive insights from top designers across the globe. It contains 10 chapters.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Dmitry Fadeyev | User Interface Design in Modern Web Applications |
| Jacob Gube and Kayla Knight | The Art and Science of CSS-Layouts |
| Alessandro Cattaneo | Typography: Rules, Guidelines and Common Mistakes |
| Andrew Maier and David Leggett | Usability Principles for Modern Websites |
| Darius A Monsef IV | The Ultimate Guide to Fantastic Color Usage |
| Rene Schmidt | Performance Optimization for Websites |
| Dmitry Fadeyev | Design to Sell Increasing Conversion Rates |
| Chris Spooner | How to Turn a Site into a Remarkable Brand |
| Steven Snell | Learning from Experts: Interviews and Insights |
| Behind the Curtains: The Smashing Magazine Story |
Technical Information
- Formats: PDF, EPUB, Kindle (DRM-free)
- Pages: 313
- Language: English
- Released: March 2011
- Publisher: Smashing Media GmbH
- ISBN:978-3-943075-06-9
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