Five Simple Steps - A Practical Guide to Designing the Invisible

A Practical Guide to Designing the Invisible

By Robert Mills Foreword by Mark Boulton

It's not enough to design a website that looks nice. What's the story? Why is that header green? Why is that icon shaped like a fish? Designing for the web is not just about fancy layouts, the latest CSS3 or HTML5 or UX technique. Great web experiences tell a great story, and Designing the Invisible will give you the tools to help you do it.

From how to apply colour to tell the right story, through to using the right words, this book details the basics of building great web experiences. If you're starting out in web design then this book will give you some valuable tools in your design toolkit.

A Practical Guide to Designing the Invisible

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Who should read this book?

This book is for design beginners. If you're not a designer but sometimes are asked to do design, then this book is for you. If you've just started out in design, or are at college or university, then this book is for you, too. If you're an experienced designer, then this book probably isn't your thing, maybe you'd like to buy this book instead?

You won't find any code in this book, and you don't need to know your way around HTML5 or the latest CSS3 updates. Lucky you.

Reviews

"I continue to recommend Designing The Invisible to anyone who'll listen. This book is beautifully organised, and Robert's style is warm and open. Using familiar examples and thoughtful case studies, he lifts the lid on how subtle and invisible design can help improve our dialogue with audiences, and help them make sense of complexity."
~ Simon Collison

"Designing the Invisible was quite simply my favourite read of 2011. Robert clearly shows how we can communicate information, stories and user journeys with our design and language choices. A refreshing and enlightening read!"
~ Jon Hicks