Web Design: The Complete Reference

Thomas Powell is the founder and principal of Powell Internet Consulting, Inc. a San Diego-based web design firm that specializes in Web research and development and site construction for high-tech companies. He developed the Web Design Certificate Program at UCSD, teaches web publishing classes and serves as senior instructor and faculty advisor in the University's Information Technology Program. He holds a Bachelor of Science from UCLA and a Master's degree in Computer Science from UCSD. Powell is the author of three books: HTML: The Complete Reference and HTML Programmer's Reference for Osborne and Web Site Engineering: Beyond Web Page Design for Prentice Hall.

Part I: Core Web Design Issues. Chapter 1: What Is Web Design? Chapter 2: The Web Design Process. Chapter 3: Designing for Users. Part II: Site Organization and Navigation. Chapter 4: Site Types and Architectures. Chapter 5: Navigation Theory and Practice. Chapter 6: Linking: Text, Buttons, Icons, and Graphics. Chapter 7: Search and Design. Chapter 8: Site Maps, Indexes,and Other Navigational and Use Aids. Chapter 9: Page Types and Layouts. Chapter 10: Text. Chapter 11: Colors, Images, and Backgrounds. Chapter 12: Building Interactivity Using GUI Features. Part IV: Technology and Web Design. Chapter 13: Web Technologies and Their Effect on Web Design. Chapter 14: Site Delivery and Management. Part V: Future Directions. Chapter 15: The Future of Web Design. Part VI: Appendixes. Appendices. Index. Chapter 4: Usability. Chapter 5: GUI Design and the Web. Section III: Site Organization and Navigation. Chapter 6: Site Types, Architectures and Styles. Chapter 7: Navigation. Chapter 8: Links, Buttons, Icons, and Imagemaps. Chapter 9: Searching. Chapter 10: Site Maps, Indexes, and Other Navigational Aids. Section IV: Page Design. Chapter 11: Page Types and Layout. Chapter 12: Text. Chapter 13: Colors, Images and Backgrounds. Chapter 14: Web GUI Widgets. Chapter 15: Core Web Technologies and Their Effect on Web Design. Chapter 16: The Use of Multimedia in Web Design. Chapter 17: Programming and Web Design. Chapter 18: Site Delivery and Management. Chapter 19: Site Evaluation Procedures. Section V: Future Directions. Chapter 20: The Future of Web Design. Appendices: A: Core Web Site Design Principles. B: Web Site Evaluation Checklist. C: Web Font Reference. D: Color Reference. E: GUI Widget Reference.