Website Design and Development Books from SitePoint
SitePoint is well regarded as an authority in web design and development circles. We offer their entire collection of books and business development kits because we've read many of them and highly recommend them as excellent web design resource.
Sexy Web Design
Create your own stunning web interfaces that just work!
Sexy Web Design is an easy-to-follow guide that shows you the secrets to building your own breathtaking web interfaces. You’ll be guided through the entire process of creating a gorgeous, usable web site by applying the timeless principles of user-centered design.
Simply SQL
Simply SQL is a practical step-by-step guide to writing SQL. You’ll learn how to make the most of your data using best-practice SQL code.
Rather than bore you with theory, it focuses on the practical use of SQL with common databases and uses plenty of diagrams, easy-to-read text, and examples to help make learning SQL easy and fun.
Build Your Own Web Site the Right Way Using HTML & CSS
Build Your Own Web Site The Right Way Using HTML & CSS, 2nd Edition is widely regarded as the definitive beginner’s guide to building web sites.
We’ve taken on board hundreds of reviews and suggestions from the 1st. Edition, and used your feedback to craft this brand new 2nd. Edition into something special.
Everything You Know About CSS Is Wrong!
If you think you’re using all that CSS has to offer, you’re WRONG — Don’t be left behind!
Everything You Know About CSS Is Wrong! is an eye-opening exposé on CSS as we know it today. You’ll discover a fresh approach to coding Cascading Style Sheets where old hacks and workarounds are just a distant memory.
The Ultimate CSS Reference
The Ultimate CSS Reference is the definitive resource for mastering CSS.
Includes entire coverage of the CSS language in clear and concise terminology. Complete browser compatibility information is included with easy-to-read descriptions and working examples.
The Art and Science of JavaScript
To help you master JavaScript, seven of the world's leading experts have joined forces to create The Art & Science of JavaScript.
From creating dynamic graphics and impressive mashups to enhancing the user experience, find out the power of mastering the JavaScript language in this SitePoint book.
The PHP Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks & Hacks - 2nd Ed.
This is a complete collection of ready-to-use PHP solutions, all designed to save you time and develop more complex PHP tasks.
Includes over 100 easy-to-understand tips and tricks for developing PHP websites. The code is "copy and paste" ready and all solutions are fully explained by five leading PHP experts.
The ASP.NET 2.0 Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks & Hacks
Similar to the PHP Anthology, these tips and tools are geared toward the ASP.NET developer.
Find 101 tips and tricks to solve the most commen problems in ASP.NET website development. Using C#, five ASP.NET experts guide you through many practical application solutions.
The CSS Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks & Hacks, 2nd Ed.
Solve the most challenging CSS problems with the practical CSS tips found in this excellent SitePoint book.
Fully revised and in full color, the second edition of the CSS Anthology covers the latest techniques and newer browsers, including Firefox 2 and Internet Explorer 7.
Simply JavaScript
The definitive guide for everything you need to know to develop JavaScript from scratch.
This book humorously teaches you JavaScript's built-in functions, methods and properties. Use it to validate form entries, respond to user events and create animations that bring your web site to life.
The Art and Science of CSS
Web CSS gurus share their secrets in this SitePoint guide to using CSS effectively in web design.
Find out how to break out of the square box cliche, design effective backgrounds, format and style headings and create amazing navigation menus, all in creoss browser-compatible code.
The Principles of Beautiful Web Design
Creating great looking web sites just got a whole lot easier with this authoritative book on dazzling web design.
Takes you through the process of designing amazing web sites from scratch, including the design fundamentals of color, layout, typography, texture and imagery.
Build Your Own Database Driven Website Using PHP & MySQL
Find out how to build dynamic, database driven websites using PHP and MySQL.
This SitePoint book takes you through installing and administering PHP and MySQL on Windows, Linux or Mac. Instantly use working code examples from the book in your website.
Build Your Own AJAX Web Applications
Build interactive web applications using the power of AJAX.
Topics covered in this book include building a cross-browser XMLHttpRequest wrapper, building dynamic animated interfaces, communicating with JSON, YAML and XML and application development using REST, SOAP and XML-RPC.
Build Your Own Web Site the Right Way Using HTML and CSS
If you want to learn to build a website the RIGHT way, this book is the ultimate guide to building sites with HTML and CSS.
Takes you through the steps in building a full-featured website using HTML, styling the site with CSS, creating web graphics, building a blog, creating web forms and much more.
HTML Utopia: Designing Without Tables Using CSS, 2nd Ed.
Build table-free, faster loading, search engine optimized websites using HTML and CSS.
This book takes you through the entire process of designing table-free layouts. Separate the content from the layout to dramatically improve page load time and website maintenance.
Deliver First Class Web Sites: 101 Essential Checklists
These checklists enable you to deliver higher quality websites.
Printable PDF checklists are available as a free download and cover website planning, design fundamentals, search engine optimization goals, usability, accessibility and much more.
Build Your Own ASP.NET 2.0 Web Site Using C# and VB, 2nd Ed.
Start building powerful ASP.NET web applications using the easy-to-read, practical applications found in this book.
The book takes you through the steps needed to install and configure the free software you'll need. Your choice of C# or VB languages. Build your first complete web site using ASP.NET 2.0!
Run Your Own Web Server Using Linux and Apache
Tired of paying hosting fees? Run your own web server using Linux and Apache!
Setup, optimize and secure your own web server. The book shows you how to install all software, master server administration tasks, and secure your server with a firewall and an intrusion detection system. No prior Linux experience needed!
No Nonsense XML Web Development with PHP
Build "future-proof" web applications using XML and PHP.
This excellent SitePoint book takes you through the steps needed to build a full-blown XML-based Content Management System using PHP 5.0.
Firefox Secrets
The ultimate guide to harnessing the power of the Firefox browser.
Learn about the browser that's sweeping the web. Control Firefox's hidden browser preferences, extend Firefox with themes and extensions and learn to browse the web in safety and privacy.
