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The book is in English, French and German. Or thought I had. It's just that the type face size is so small I couldn't read it.Rule 1 about web sites. However, I don't know if the book is only in French. And these people want to demonstrate good design. Oh Wait.
If the font is too small to read, few people will read it. There are some very interesting websites here. While I read a little bit of French, I had ordered the English edition. Each chapter is done in 3 languages.
It covers some real slick-looking sites, which will definitely give you ideas and inspirations. For it's very reasonable price, I don't see why anyone wouldn't want to buy it. This book is tiny, so you can take it with you wherever you go. Before I begin working on a new eCommerce site, I flip through this book.
The descriptions are in English, French and German. This book examines the web presence of seven companies:*) O'Neill*) Victoria's Secret*) Sony ImageStation*) IKEA*) Agent Provocateur*) Esprit*) Canyon bikesEach examination includes several high quality color images of pages on the site as well as a brief description of what the company does and some of how they do it. If you are interested in the online styles some companies are using to present themselves to the world, then this book will help satisfy that interest. While you obviously cannot copy the web site of another, the smart person closely examines what others are doing to look for the newest and coolest advertising features. For many companies, their web presence is the principal point of contact and the site must be eye-catching, informative and change over time. The remainder of the book is a set of two-page spreads of images of web sites the editor considers significant.
Less of a how-to book than a detailed portfolio of interesting case studies including each firms design philosophy for their projects with tools used to build it and in some cases the number of hours it took to complete. Worth the purchase price. A lightweight read with good insight and info on how the pro's create websites. (A real eye opener).
After reading this, you'll know a lot more about web design. Brief, easy to read, holds your attention. Very good book. Graphics and text OK, not that small.
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