Netdiver (ISSN 1911-866X)

800*600 by Peter Hamza, editor

Review:

Another excellent collaborative project, the book is fabulous, the artists participating well chosen and the production top notch.

Read a nice interview with Peter Hamza by Shift.jp and learn more about the concept behind.

(out of print)

JavaScript + CSS + DOM Magic by Makiko Itoh

Review:

My first and lasting impression: she's the most conversant and geeky powagirrrl I've ever met. She's trailing from many years of print experience and is a reference expert in Portable Document programming as well as a business woman.

Her close*up interview is enlighting and it didn't come as a surprise that she would write a book on javascript, css and DOM - which are some of her proficient skills.

I met Maki f2f at Web2000 in SanFran - when we were both on the same team participating in the *Site in a day* contest. Read the aftermath article: Cool Site in a Day: The Shortest Eight Hours of Our Lives co-written with Nick Finck that recounts the event.

Codex 3 collaborative project

Review:

One of the seminal first such collaborative effort to publish featuring 14 projects by ALT77, K10K, Rinzen, Develop Industrial, Dect, Elixir Studio, Mike Young, K10K, Automatic, Norm, The OFP, Steve Bowden and Toby Boudreaux, Presstube and Pitaru, Wideopenspaces produced by Volumeone.

(out of print)

Designing CSS Web Pages by Christopher Schmitt.

Review:

Between the definitive guide and the learn by example type of book, this one makes you think before you code. New trend? Website instead of CD? Just hope the web site stays online.

For the beginner - it tackles all the important issues: Web standards; why separating content from structure; knowing your audience; content gathering; html-xhtml; dynamic web sites. Overall look - focus is on the designer rather than the code. It is a noticeable achievement in terms of vulgarization. Good choice of practical projects to experiment with in order to tackle common problems and questions.

Advanced designers may find they know a lot already but reading in a structured and progressive manner enhance the *reasons* behind ... which sets the focus on the right perspective and what is really important in a web design project.

Good interviews with the makers of web programming, their vision and perspective, really instructive. A little bit preachy though in reference with the standards although ain't that the way we are all (should be) going?

A must have for beginners that are crazy enough to jump in the web adventure as well as a refreshing foundation for those who have been learning by trial and error but would benefit from a macrovision fix.

ndle1: Read his close*up interview if you've missed it.

Macromedia Flash: Art, Design + Function by Mighty Assembly

Review:

Received the mighty BOOK and I'm floored! Went through it - and - this is one of most well developed community oriented offering I've ever seen. Smart, humble, deep, generous, brillantly worded and FULL of whatever confirmation or information you need to keep your design processes on the right track. Kudos to Nat & Team!

The book is a detailed case study which deconstructs the Mighty Assembly site; offers readers a rare opportunity to observe and analyze how concepts are executed by pushing the limits of Flash. Read some more about the book.

Foreword by Mike Schmidt (k10k)

Web Word Wizardry by Rachel McAlpine

Review:

Rachel McAlpine's Webpagecontent is full of wise words - check the archive for short, to the point articles on how to write for the web. Author of 27 books, the 2nd revised edition of Web Word Wizardry - A net-savvy writing guide - is now available with a companion cd.

Playing with Fire by Linda Rathgeber

Review:

Playing with fire site (free tips and tutorials) has got a companion book: Playing with Fire: Tapping the Power of Macromedia Fireworks 4 available now.