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My Web Design Books

For the past three years, I have been writing books on web design for O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. Click for more information and to purchase the book.

Learning Web Design

Web Design in a Nutshell

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Learning Web Design,
Second Edition

I wrote this book specifically for beginners. It is a culmination of my experience teaching beginning web design.

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Web Design in a Nutshell,
Second Edition
This is my big encyclopedia of web design. It is a vast resource of web design information and facts, all updated for the new millennium!

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HTML: Pocket Reference,
Second Edition

This book contains explanations of all the HTML tags and their attributes in a small package.

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Style Guides and Site Documentation

I have found an interesting niche in providing style guides for clients who need to establish corporate identity guidelines or to document the rules and methods for creating a web site. I am responsible for all aspects of these projects: aiding in logo or site development, establishing the rules and guidelines, writing the documentation, designing and laying out the book.

My years of experience in corporate identity, print, and web design make me uniquely qualified to provide this service to my clients. While the style guides I've created so far are in book form, these could also be produced for web delivery.

Millennium Corporate Identity Style Guide
I was involved in the development a new corporate identity for this biotech company in Cambridge, MA. The final product was a 64 page guide documenting the marketing message, logo usage rules, color palette, imagery style, and brand applications.

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Harcourt, Inc. Corporate Style Guide
Starting with a piece of artwork and logotype, I developed a whole logo system for this publishing giant then documented it all in a 120-page style guide.

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americanexpress.com Web Site Style Guide
This 130-page book documents every page type and element in the American Express web site.

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Other guides include:

USA Funds Brand Communications Guide
Starting with a piece of artwork and logotype, I developed a whole logo system for this publishing giant then documented it all in a 120-page style guide.

Bank of America Direct Marketing Style Guide
This style guide focused on the specific needs of direct marketing, including traditional, web, and email channels.

OrangeImagineering Style Guide
OrangeImagineering is a division of Orange (the UK-based telecomm company). This guide addressed rules for the division's identity while retaining the corporate identity guidelines.

Bronnercom Corporate Style Guide
Another corporate style guide, this project was not completed because the company changed its name to Digitas.

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