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References

INTERFACE DESIGN

Development process

Burdman, Jessica R. 1999. Collaborative Web development: Strategies and best practices for Web teams. Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley.

Dobson, Michael Singer. 1996. Practical project management: Secrets of managing any project on time and on budget. Mission, Kans.: SkillPath.

Frenza, J. P., and Michelle Szabo. Web and new media pricing guide: A business and pricing guide for Web sites and related digital media. Indianapolis, Ind.: Hayden Books.

Friedlein, Ashley. 2001. Web project management: Delivering successful commercial Web sites. San Francisco: Morgan Kaufmann.

Graphic Artists Guild et al. 1997. Graphic Artists Guild handbook: Pricing and ethical guidelines, 9th ed. Cincinnati, Ohio: North Light Books.

Reiss, Eric L. 2000. Practical information architecture: A hands-on approach to structuring successful Web sites. Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley.

Siegel, David. 1997. Secrets of successful Web sites: Project management on the World Wide Web. Indianapolis, Ind.: Hayden Books.

Veen, Jeffrey. 2001. The art and science of Web design. Indianapolis, Ind.: New Riders.

General reference

Meyer, Eric. A. 2000. Cascading Style Sheets: The definitive guide. Sebastopol, Calif.: O'Reilly.

Musciano, Chuck, and Bill Kennedy. 2000. HTML and XHTML: The definitive guide. Sebastopol, Calif.: O'Reilly.

Niederst, Jennifer. 1999. Web design in a nutshell: A desktop quick reference. Sebastopol, Calif.: O'Reilly.

Powell, Thomas A. 2000. Web design: The complete reference. Berkeley, Calif.: Osborne / McGraw-Hill.

Spainhour, Steven, and Robert Eckstein. 1999. Webmaster in a nutshell: A desktop quick reference, 2d ed. Sebastopol, Calif.: O'Reilly.

INTERFACE DESIGN

Interface design and the Web

Brewer, Judy, ed. 2001. How people with disabilities use the Web. http://www.w3c.org/wai/eo/Drafts/pwd-Use-Web (31 March 2001).

Chisholm, Wendy, Gregg Vanderheiden, and Ian Jacobs, eds. 1999. Web content accessibility guidelines 1.0. http://www.w3c.org/tr/wai-webcontent/wai-pageauth.html (17 January 2001).

Fleming, Jennifer. 1998. Web navigation: Designing the user experience. Sebastopol, Calif.: O'Reilly.

Krug, Steve. 2001. Don't make me think! A common sense approach to Web usability. Indianapolis, Ind.: Que.

McCloud, Scott. 1993. Understanding comics: The invisible art. New York: HarperCollins.

Nielsen, Jakob. 1995. The alertbox: Current issues in Web usability. http://www.useit.com/alertbox.

———. 1999. Designing Web usability: The practice of simplicity. Indianapolis, Ind.: New Riders.

Rosenfeld, Louis, and Peter Morville. 1998. Information architecture for the World Wide Web. Sebastopol, Calif.:O'Reilly.

University of Chicago Press. 1993. The Chicago manual of style: The essential guide for writers, editors, and publishers, 14th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Veen, Jeffrey. 1997. Hot Wired style: Principles for building smart Web sites. San Francisco: Wired Books.

———. 2001. The art and science of Web design. Indianapolis, Ind.: New Riders.

Xerox Corporation. 1988. Xerox publishing standards: A manual of style and design. New York: Watson-Guptill.

Human-computer interaction

Apple Computer. 1992. Macintosh human interface guidelines. Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley.

Coe, Marlana. 1996. Human factors for technical communicators. New York: Wiley.

Mandel, T. 1997. The elements of human interface design. New York: Wiley.

Mullet, Kevin, and Darrell Sano. 1995. Designing visual interfaces: Communication-oriented techniques. Mountain View, Calif.: SunSoft.

Norman, Donald A. 1988. The psychology of everyday things. New York: Basic Books. [Now also published as The design of everyday things.]

SITE DESIGN

Fleming, Jennifer. 1998. Web navigation: Designing the user experience. Sebastopol, Calif.: O'Reilly.

Harrower, Tim. 1998. The newspaper designer's handbook, 4th ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill.

Krug, Steve. 2001. Don't make me think! A common sense approach to Web usability. Indianapolis, Ind.: Que.

Nielsen, Jakob. 1995. The alertbox: Current issues in Web usability. http://www.useit.com/alertbox.

———. 1999. Designing Web usability: The practice of simplicity. Indianapolis, Ind.: New Riders.

Rosenfeld, Louis, and Peter Morville. 1998. Information architecture for the World Wide Web. Sebastopol, Calif.: O'Reilly.

Sklar, Joel. 2000. Principles of Web design. Cambridge, Mass.: Course Technology.

Veen, Jeffrey. 2001. The art and science of Web design. Indianapolis, Ind.: New Riders.

PAGE DESIGN

Beach, M., and E. Floyd. 1998. Newsletter sourcebook, 2d ed. Cincinnati, Ohio: Writer's Digest.

Brewer, Judy, ed. 2001. How people with disabilities use the Web. http://www.w3c.org/wai/eo/Drafts/pwd-Use-Web (31 March 2001).

Bringhurst, Robert. 1996. The elements of typographic style, 2d ed. Vancouver, B.C.: Hartley and Marks.

Chisholm, Wendy, Gregg Vanderheiden, and Ian Jacobs, eds. 1999. Web content accessibility guidelines 1.0. http://www.w3c.org/tr/wai-webcontent/wai-pageauth.html (17 January 2001).

Harrower, Tim. 1998. The newspaper designer's handbook, 4th ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill.

Hurlburt, Allen. 1978. The grid: A modular system for the design and production of newspapers, magazines, and books. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold.

Lie, Håkon Wium, and Bert Bos. 1999. Cascading Style Sheets: Designing for the Web, 2d ed. Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley.

Meyer, Eric A. 2000. Cascading Style Sheets: The definitive guide. Sebastopol, Calif.: O'Reilly.

Müller-Brockmann, Josef. 1996. Grid systems in graphic design, 4th ed. Basel: Verlag Niggli.

Niederst, Jennifer. 1999. Web design in a nutshell: A desktop quick reference. Sebastopol, Calif.: O'Reilly.

Pulman, Chris. 1998. Some things change.... In The education of a graphic designer, ed. Steven Heller. New York: Allworth.

Wilson, Adrian. 1967. The design of books. Salt Lake City, Utah: Peregrine Books.

TYPOGRAPHY

Brewer, Judy, ed. 2001. How people with disabilities use the Web. http://www.w3c.org/wai/eo/Drafts/pwd-Use-Web (31 March 2001).

Bringhurst, Robert. 1996. The elements of typographic style, 2d ed. Vancouver, B.C.: Hartley and Marks.

Carter, Rob, Ben Day, and Philip Meggs. 1993. Typographic design: Form and communication, 2d ed. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold.

Chisholm, Wendy, Gregg Vanderheiden, and Ian Jacobs, eds. 1999. Web content accessibility guidelines 1.0. http://www.w3c.org/tr/wai-webcontent/wai-pageauth.html (17 January 2001).

Lie, Håkon Wium, and Bert Bos. 1999. Cascading Style Sheets: Designing for the Web, 2d ed. Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley.

Microsoft Corporation. 2000. Microsoft typography. http://www.microsoft.com/typography/default.asp.

Pring, Roger. 2000. www.type: Effective typographic design for the World Wide Web. New York: Watson-Guptill.

Spiekermann, Erik, and E. M. Ginger. 1993. Stop stealing sheep and find out how type works. Mountain View, Calif.: Adobe.

Williams, Robin. 1990. The Mac is not a typewriter: A style manual for creating professional-level type on your Macintosh. Berkeley, Calif.: Peachpit.

———. 1992. The PC is not a typewriter: A style manual for creating professional-level type on your personal computer. Berkeley, Calif.: Peachpit.

Wilson, Adrian. 1993. The design of books. San Francisco: Chronicle Books.

EDITORIAL STYLE

Associated Press. 2000. The Associated Press stylebook and briefing on media law. Cambridge, Mass.: Perseus.

Hale, Constance, and Jessie Scanlon. 1999. Wired style: Principles of English usage in the digital age. New York: Broadway Books.

Krug, Steve. 2001. Don't make me think! A common sense approach to Web usability. Indianapolis, Ind.: Que.

Microsoft Corporation. 1995. The Microsoft manual of style for technical publications. Redmond, Wash.: Microsoft Press.

Mullen, R. 1998. The HTML 4 programmer's reference: All platforms. Research Triangle Park, N.C.: Ventana Press.

New York Times. 1999. The New York Times manual of style and usage. New York: Times Books.

Nielsen, Jakob. 1995. The alertbox: Current issues in Web usability. http://www.useit.com/alertbox.

———. 1999. Designing Web usability: The practice of simplicity. Indianapolis, Ind.: New Riders.

Strunk, Jr., William, and E. B. White. 2000. The elements of style, 4th ed. New York: Macmillan.

Zinsser, William. 1998. On writing well: An informal guide to writing nonfiction. 6th ed. New York: HarperReference.

GRAPHICS

Brewer, Judy, ed. 2001. How people with disabilities use the Web. http://www.w3c.org/wai/eo/Drafts/pwd-Use-Web (31 March 2001)

Chisholm, Wendy, Gregg Vanderheiden, and Ian Jacobs, eds. 1999. Web content accessibility guidelines 1.0. http://www.w3c.org/tr/wai-webcontent/wai-pageauth.html (17 January 2001).

Niederst, Jennifer. 1999. Web design in a nutshell: A desktop quick reference. Sebastopol, Calif.: O'Reilly.

Nielsen, Jakob. 1995. The alertbox: Current issues in Web usability. http://www.useit.com/alertbox.

———. 1999. Designing Web usability: The practice of simplicity. Indianapolis, Ind.: New Riders.

Pring, Roger. 2000. www.color: Effective use of color in designing Web pages. New York: Watson-Guptill.

Siegel, David. 1997. Creating killer Web sites, 2d ed. Indianapolis, Ind.: Hayden Books.

Webster, Timothy, Paul Atzberger, and Andrew Zolli. 1997. Web designer's guide to graphics: PNG, GIF , and JPEG. Indianapolis, Ind.: Hayden Books.

Weinman, Lynda. 1999. Designing Web graphics: How to prepare images and media for the Web, 3d ed. Indianapolis, Ind.: New Riders.

MULTIMEDIA

Brewer, Judy, ed. 2001. How people with disabilities use the Web. http://www.w3c.org/wai/eo/Drafts/pwd-Use-Web (31 March 2001)

Chisholm, Wendy, Gregg Vanderheiden, and Ian Jacobs, eds. 1999. Web content accessibility guidelines 1.0. http://www.w3c.org/tr/wai-webcontent/wai-pageauth.html (17 January 2001).

CPB/WGBH National Center for Accessible Media. Rich media resource center. http://ncam.wgbh.org/richmedia (29 March 2001).

Kelsey, Logan, and Jim Feeley. 2000. Shooting video for the Web. DV (February). http://www.dv.com/magazine/2000/0200/videoforweb0200.html (28 March 2001).

Nielsen, Jakob. 1995. The alertbox: Current issues in Web usability. http://www.useit.com/alertbox.

———.1999. Designing web usability: The practice of simplicity. Indianapolis, Ind.: New Riders.

Simpson, Ron. 1998. Cutting edge Web audio. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall.

Stern, Judith, and Robert Lettieri. 1999. QuickTime Pro for Macintosh and Windows. Berkeley, Calif.: Peachpit.

Terran Interactive. 1995 – 2000. Cleaner 5 User Manual. San Jose, Calif.: Terran Interactive. [See also http://www.terran-int.com]

———. 1999. How to produce high-quality QuickTime. San Jose, Calif.: Terran Interactive. [See also http://www.terran-int.com/QuickTime/Article]

Waggoner, Ben. 1999. Making great Web video. DV (October). http://www.dv.com/magazine/1999/1099/webvideo1099.pdf (28 March 2001).