Web Design Books

Below is a selection of recommended books that I have read and found very useful whilst learning the basics of web design.



CSS Mastery


Aka - the web designers Bible! A great book which provides the reader with an indispensible guide to CSS.
Some Topics covered in the book include....
  • Image Maps
  • CSS Layouts
  • Forms & Tables
  • Link Styling


PHP & MySQL
A Visual QuickPro Guide


An easy to understand and poweful insight into the winning open source combination of PHP AND MySQL. This book takes you through the basics of the above languages aswell as progressing further, to help you produce a highly effective dynamic website.


The Zen of CSS Design


As an offspring from the CSS Zen Garden Web site this book offers a beautiful color guide to illustrate the possibilities that can be achieved through the effective use of CSS on your site.



HTML, XHTML & CSS
A Visual QuickStart Guide


An easy to read and well presented book which offers the reader an insight into the basics of HTML; it helps the reader gain a basic understanding of the essential tags of the html language including images, text, links, tables frames and form. Highly recommened for any level of experience