Smashing Deal: 6 Smashing Books for Web Designers
Written by David Walsh on July 26, 2012 · 3 Comments
The longer we do our Web Development jobs, the more we realize we need to know more, we need to be more proficient at more. I feel great about my CSS/HTML/JavaScript skills, but I'd give my left arm to be better at designing graphics with PhotoShop and general web design. That's why I was excited when Mighty Deals came to me with a bundle of 6 eBooks ranging in topic from basic Web Design to Mobile Design and Typography to Photoshop. For $19 you get:
- Professional Web Design, Volume 1
- Professional Web Design, Volume 2
- Mobile Design for iPhone and iPad
- Getting the Hang of Web Typography
- Mastering Photoshop for Web Design, Volume 1
- Mastering Photoshop for Web Design, Volume 2
Each eBook also comes in PDF, ePUB, and Mobipocket DRM-free formats, so you can add them to almost any device. Grab this book bundle if you are a programmer like me, desperate to improve your design or Photoshop skills!
Sorry to say, but I wouldn’t purchase any of these e-’books’ even if they cost .19$ all together!
Their only book I find to be worth of a fast read is: Smashing Node.js: JavaScript Everywhere
Looks like a comprehensive and all-in-one set for webdesigners. You are absolutely right that both coding and design skills are essential.
You shouldn’t feel the need to be a programmer and a designer. Designing, like programming, takes a certain mindset, and a creative eye. It might be good to have some basic Photoshop skills to to basic things like resizing a logo graphic for your web project, but leave the design to the designers, and focus on becoming the best coder you can be!