{"id":42343,"date":"2020-09-08T13:09:14","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T13:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/?p=42343"},"modified":"2025-12-29T10:31:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T08:31:35","slug":"best-web-design-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/best-web-design-books\/","title":{"rendered":"15 of the Best Web Design Books Every Designer and Developer Should Read"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"42343\" class=\"elementor elementor-42343\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f30d97 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f30d97\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-97ac8b7\" data-id=\"97ac8b7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ef94ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ef94ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the great things about working as a WordPress <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/web-designer-vs-web-developer\/\">designer or developer<\/a> is that the web isn\u2019t going anywhere. Furthermore, as consumers grow more dependent on their smart devices, there\u2019s going to be an even greater need for talented web designers and developers to get businesses online.<\/p><p>That said, the design skills, coding skills, and even business skills you enter the field with won\u2019t sustain you over the long haul.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>The web is an ever-changing landscape and you should be prepared to adapt right alongside it.<\/strong><\/p><p>There are many ways you can do this. You can follow authoritative blogs that regularly share insights on web design, web development, WordPress, and so on. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/best-online-web-design-courses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">take online web design courses to strengthen your skills<\/a> or acquire new ones.\u00a0<\/p><p>You can also carve out time to read books written specifically for web designers and web developers. The only problem is, where should you start?<\/p><p>For those of you wanting to go the book route, we\u2019ve done the work for you. Below, you\u2019ll find the 15 best web design books for WordPress beginners, pros, and everyone in between.\u00a0<\/p><p>But first\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bc4d25 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9bc4d25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-gac=\"CTA_Elements\" data-gaa=\"Link\" data-gal=\"Position_Text_CTA\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/best-web-development-books\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">See the Best Books on Web Development<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63458b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63458b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Note About the Web Design Books on Our List<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7bfd57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7bfd57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are tens of thousands of web design books available in Amazon and other book stores.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2fc8afd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2fc8afd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9ac404\" data-id=\"a9ac404\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f99fb09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f99fb09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many of the books that often appear on \u201cbest of\u201d lists have several major problems.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n<p>These are the most common ones:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They\u2019re <strong>outdated<\/strong> which means that the insights, images, and hyperlinks included within them are irrelevant or useless.<\/li>\n<li>They\u2019re <strong>difficult to read<\/strong> because the publisher didn\u2019t invest enough resources in printing the book in the right format, on the right quality of paper, etc.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>The topics are spot-on, but <strong>the way they\u2019re written is off-putting<\/strong> (e.g. egotistic, sexist, condescending).&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>They <strong>shallowly cover the subject matter<\/strong> or they make repetitive arguments throughout the entirety of the book because there isn\u2019t enough material to fill it.<\/li>\n<li>The book is nothing more than <strong>a compilation of free blog posts or videos<\/strong> all merged into a pricey book format.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Reading a book requires a big commitment of your time, energy, attention, and money. So, we want to make sure you\u2019re working with the very best web design resources. That\u2019s why this list might look a little different from others you find online.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sure, there are \u201cclassic\u201d web design books you could pick up. But if they\u2019re teaching you outdated techniques or providing you with code snippets that don\u2019t even work anymore, you\u2019ll end up having to find another book to reteach you the correct way to do things today.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So, let\u2019s do this right the first time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dc2795c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6dc2795c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-gac=\"CTA_Elements\" data-gaa=\"Link\" data-gal=\"Position_Text_CTA\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/web-designer-vs-web-developer\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Web Designer vs Web Developer: What\u2019s the Difference?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0580948 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0580948\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Best Web Design Books for Beginners, Pros and Everyone in Between<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9aa0118 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9aa0118\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3ba80e\" data-id=\"a3ba80e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c5ca66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c5ca66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No one book will teach you everything you need to know about being a good WordPress designer or developer. And that&#8217;s fine.\u00a0<\/p><p>The best web design books we&#8217;ve included here shine a spotlight on a specific area you need to master \u2014 which makes it much easier to digest each individual topic. You&#8217;ll learn things like:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Coding with HTML5 and CSS3.\u00a0<\/li><li>Creating mobile <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/responsive-website\/\"   title=\"How To Create A Responsive Website: Step-By-Step 2025 Guide\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"31788\">responsive<\/a> designs.\u00a0<\/li><li>Playing around with fonts, colors, and more.\u00a0<\/li><li>Tips for creativity.\u00a0<\/li><li>Project and client management hacks.\u00a0<\/li><li>And much more.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p>If you&#8217;re going to succeed in this business, you&#8217;ll want a well-rounded education. Starting here:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b652703 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b652703\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. The Principles of Beautiful Web Design: Designing Great Web Sites is Not Rocket Science!<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5d1a2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d5d1a2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/image18-r4q6zifcz2cdlj9e26xajvrcjgjgjjdt5n0iw5gbma.png\" title=\"an image of The Principles of Beautiful Web Design\" alt=\"an image of The Principles of Beautiful Web Design\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88cbc9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88cbc9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best Book for Anyone Who Needs an Introduction to Design Basics<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33547af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33547af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before you open this book, make sure you have a baseline understanding of websites and how they&#8217;re built. At the very least, you should have some knowledge of WordPress and a design software you&#8217;re comfortable with.\u00a0<\/p><p>This book is meant to introduce you to basic design principles (<em>the aesthetics<\/em>), not to teach you the step-by-step of creating a website from scratch (<em>the implementation<\/em>).\u00a0<\/p><p>When learning web design, you&#8217;ll need both of these, but you should study them separately. The next couple of books will help you with the implementation piece.<\/p><p>There are five chapters in this book. Each tackles one of the basic <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/principles-of-website-design\/\">principles of web design<\/a>:\u00a0<\/p><ol><li>Layout and composition<\/li><li>Color<\/li><li>Texture<\/li><li><a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/best-fonts-for-websites\/\"   title=\"26 Best Fonts For Websites &amp; Web Design (2025)\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"25769\">Typography<\/a><\/li><li>Imagery<\/li><\/ol><p>This book isn&#8217;t just a great educational resource because it covers the basics of beautiful web design \u2014 it&#8217;s beautifully illustrated as well. Case in point:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97499c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"97499c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/image26-r4q72vojgoyd78d9e5c5zj5t65xt4hr6mb65sugj9o.png\" title=\"an example of the book&#8217;s illustrations\" alt=\"an example of the book&#039;s illustrations\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e332e06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e332e06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Like any book on this list, make sure you buy the latest edition. The 3rd edition (and onward) covers design principles for mobile, which is something you can\u2019t afford to miss.\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Principles-Beautiful-Web-Design-Designing\/dp\/0992279445\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Learn More<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1077948 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1077948\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Web Design Playground: HTML &amp; CSS the Interactive Way<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4000b3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4000b3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/image16-r4q72p3o4upcxymtgkhs02tl0gu8mm129elrfwqaj6.png\" title=\"an image of the Web Design Playground book\" alt=\"an image of the Web Design Playground book\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9aa0df8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9aa0df8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best Book for Learning How to Design with HTML and CSS<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-278f292 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"278f292\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If the first book on this list teaches you how to come up with a visually stunning website interface, this one teaches you how to write code that turns that vision into a reality.\u00a0<\/p><p>There are four sections to this book:\u00a0<\/p><ol><li>Get acquainted with HTML and <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/what-is-css\/\"   title=\"What Is CSS? How to Use it in Web Design (2025)\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"25767\">CSS<\/a>.<\/li><li>Add images and styles to a web page.<\/li><li>Master page layout (including responsive design techniques).<\/li><li>Use advanced HTML and CSS to adjust color, typography and more.<\/li><\/ol><p>Perhaps the best thing about this book is how truly interactive it is.\u00a0<\/p><p>In addition to providing you with code snippets, the book comes with a companion <a href=\"https:\/\/webdesignplayground.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Web Design Playground<\/a> for you to test them out:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c18c971 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c18c971\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/image14-r4q71ba82mt5umn6jgyjtxe5j1nsanjaek1108s5n0.png\" title=\"an example of the web design playground\" alt=\"an example of the web design playground\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e07488b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e07488b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By the time you get through with this book, you&#8217;ll have learned the ins and outs of designing with HTML and CSS. Additionally, because each section of the book gives you a project to work on, you&#8217;ll have designed the following by the time you&#8217;re done:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Personal home page<\/li><li><a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/features\/landing-page-builder\/\"   title=\"Landing Page Builder\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"25770\">Landing page<\/a><\/li><li>Photo gallery<\/li><li>Portfolio page<\/li><\/ul><p>Learning how to design with HTML and CSS is a really important part of conforming to web standards, so make sure you give this subject the time and attention it deserves before you go any further.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Web-Design-Playground-HTML-Interactive\/dp\/1617294403\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Learn More<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2017362 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2017362\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Learning Web Design: A Beginner's Guide to HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Web Graphics<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b19dd5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b19dd5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/image9-r4q75fsq2gggt0ngg95lrvwzdxbs2twvmz3qtynydu.png\" title=\"an image of  the Learning Web Design book\" alt=\"an image of  the Learning Web Design book\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef78a3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef78a3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best Book for Learning All About the Code Behind Design<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ad3d96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ad3d96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Depending on how you plan to design websites, you may find this web design book more useful than the previous one. Both are fantastic options for learning how to code with HTML and CSS. However, this one takes it a few steps further.\u00a0<\/p><p>Here\u2019s what you\u2019ll get with this book:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>A primer for first-time designers who want to learn about website setup, the command line, wrangling content from clients and so on.<\/li><li>HTML for Structure teaches you how to format text, images, links, forms, tables and more.<\/li><li>CSS for Presentation shows you how to build style sheets to adjust things like color, background, layout and so on.<\/li><li>JavaScript for Behavior introduces you to this crucial programming language and how it brings life to a website.<\/li><li>Web Images goes into responsive imagery, the best file formats to use, optimization strategies, as well as SVGs.<\/li><\/ul><p>Each chapter comes with helpful code snippets and graphics and is capped off with a quiz at the end:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec79a7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec79a7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/image11-r4q76k7s8bzso90qw8mk93psxhsk9tdc4j5mgv00s6.png\" title=\"an example of the quiz at the end\" alt=\"an example of the quiz at the end\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66e0082 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66e0082\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Because of the layout of this book and the concepts contained within, you\u2019ll also be able to use this as a desk reference in the years to come.\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Learning-Web-Design-Beginners-JavaScript\/dp\/1491960205\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Learn More<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9948a03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9948a03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Learning PHP, MySQL &amp; JavaScript: With jQuery, CSS &amp; HTML5<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c35eb7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c35eb7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/image30-r4q77yz2hdxa36z0nukezqwp0audtgyubidudswrma.png\" title=\"an image of the Learning PHP, MySQL &amp; JavaScript book\" alt=\"an image of the Learning PHP, MySQL &amp; JavaScript book\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e1b980 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e1b980\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best Programming Book for Web Developers and Curious Web Designers<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fb2f3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fb2f3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you have a solid grasp of the basic formatting and scripting languages used to design websites, you might consider picking up this book next. It\u2019s not a must for designers, but learning about programming techniques could help you build stronger, future-proof websites for your clients.\u00a0<\/p><p>For web developers, this book would also be a useful resource. While you might already be familiar with PHP, you\u2019ll learn about things like:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Leveling up HTML to HTML5 and CSS to CSS3.\u00a0<\/li><li>Using MySQL and MySQLi.<\/li><li>Creating dynamic web pages for more personalized experiences.<\/li><li>Managing cookies and user privacy.<\/li><li>Enhancing JavaScript with jQuery libraries.<\/li><li>Converting websites into progressive web apps.<\/li><\/ul><p>Like the other books on this list, you\u2019ll have high-quality visuals and helpful coding snippets to work with as well as a quiz to ensure you\u2019re ready to move on.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e3cc7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e3cc7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/image12-r4q77aj9joztpbyimk046x2pka6u9c9tk5f7wlx024.png\" title=\"an example of a snippet from the book\" alt=\"an example of a snippet from the book\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f47797 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f47797\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Regardless of who you are and what you need this book for, expect to get a well-rounded education on the programming side of a website.\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Learning-PHP-MySQL-JavaScript-Javascript\/dp\/1491978910\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Learn More<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3a6890 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3a6890\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Building Progressive Web Apps: Bringing the Power of Native to the Browser<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39cff75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"39cff75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/image24-r4q71kolyz612q9j0l0tiv0rgwdgfmklrujvt0e7yq.png\" title=\"an image of the Building Progressive Web Apps book\" alt=\"an image of the Building Progressive Web Apps book\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e46e979 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e46e979\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best Book for Developers and Designers Interested in Building PWAs<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-905e0b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"905e0b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For those of you who plan on building websites with high volumes of mobile visitors, learning how to build progressive web apps (PWAs) is the next logical step.\u00a0<\/p><p>PWAs bridge the divide between mobile websites and mobile apps. While PWAs exist in the browser and are searchable on the web, they more closely resemble apps and can leverage telephony features (like push notifications and geotargeting) the way apps can. Not only that, but they\u2019re generally faster than websites and are available to visitors even if they have spotty or no reception.\u00a0<\/p><p>In this book, you\u2019ll add a new set of skills to your repertoire, learning how to use the following to create this modern mobile experience:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Web manifests<\/li><li>Service workers<\/li><li>Caching<\/li><li>Background sync<\/li><li>Browser APIs<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e19f34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e19f34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/image15-r4q6yt1pujdmw2a96dyd6k5wi20jrpl225eexohy8c.png\" title=\"an example from within the book\" alt=\"an example from within the book\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f46654d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f46654d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you\u2019re interested in learning how to design these website\/app hybrids, this book and its tutorials and case studies will be a big help.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Building-Progressive-Web-Apps-Bringing\/dp\/1491961651\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Learn More<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76140d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76140d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6. 6 Practical WordPress Projects<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f801a69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f801a69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/image28-r4q72vojgoyd78d9e5c5zj5t65xt4hr6mb65sugjbm.png\" title=\"an image of the 6 Practical WordPress Projects book\" alt=\"an image of the 6 Practical WordPress Projects book\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a56e8b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a56e8b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best Book for WordPress Designers That Want to Create 100% Bespoke Websites<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b522eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b522eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are so many ways to sell your services <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/how-to-become-web-designer\/\">as a web designer<\/a>. For some of you, WordPress themes are going to be your best friend. For others, you might find that the niche you serve needs something more custom.\u00a0<\/p><p>In that case, this book will come in handy.\u00a0<\/p><p>It will teach you how to build the following from scratch :\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>A WordPress theme<\/li><li>A plugin (using Vue)<\/li><li>Endpoints for the REST API (like if you want to design a child theme)<\/li><li>Admin page<\/li><li>A non-blog website<\/li><\/ul><p>Even if you\u2019re not yet offering custom WordPress websites to clients, this would be a valuable read.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b790b8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b790b8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/image25-r4q74ojek9f5gbr1vfdf9ksm5r24vlwnv86nwxsdcc.png\" title=\"an example from within the page\" alt=\"an example from within the page\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47d8051 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47d8051\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You\u2019ll learn a ton about how to manipulate the WordPress backend, streamline your processes and eventually create much more expensive websites for clients.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sitepoint.com\/premium\/books\/6-practical-wordpress-projects\/read\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Learn More<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebb63c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ebb63c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7. UX Design 2020: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to User Experience<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c2e784 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c2e784\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/image10-r4q73ff5g7pdz1kl6vvbxw6hn98im4xjp0vcvnn9oy.png\" title=\"an image of the UX Design 2020 book\" alt=\"an image of the UX Design 2020 book\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19623e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19623e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best Intro to UX Design Book<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-475e2bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"475e2bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There\u2019s a difference between being a web designer and a UX designer. This book will not teach you how to be the latter. What it will do, however, is teach <em>all<\/em> designers about user experience (UX) and why it should be an integral factor when designing a website.\u00a0<\/p><p>Building a website for user experience isn\u2019t just about usability. It\u2019s also about building more purposeful websites, ones that make the visitors\u2019 and the customers\u2019 lives easier and better.\u00a0<\/p><p>When you read this book, you\u2019ll learn about:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>User experience and how it factors into web design.<\/li><li>The golden rules of UX design.<\/li><li>What the UX design process entails.<\/li><li>Best practices for visual design.<\/li><li>Tips for designing for real humans and not just some hypothetical user.<\/li><\/ul><p>From start to finish, you\u2019ll find that this is an easy read, no matter how complex the subject matter.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd4eb1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fd4eb1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/image20-r4q76qsnk68sxir6ttgy8k2136w4rp3ghfq0tsq9os.png\" title=\"an example from within the book\" alt=\"an example from within the book\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a7f255 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a7f255\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you are interested in specializing in UX design, there\u2019s a chapter dedicated to it at the end. However, this book really shines as an introduction to user experience design principles that anyone can apply to websites.\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/UX-Design-2020-Beginners-Experience\/dp\/B08BWFL1TR\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Learn More<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d85606 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d85606\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">8. UX Strategy: How to Devise Innovative Digital Products that People Want\u00a0<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-572eff1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"572eff1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/image2-r4q6y4lwwug6i79r53e2dqbx21d07kw1asfsghi6s2.png\" title=\"an image of the UX Strategy book\" alt=\"an image of the UX Strategy book\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37be0a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37be0a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best Book for Developing Your UX Strategy and Process<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50b81d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50b81d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once you have an introduction to UX design, this book is your next step. You\u2019ll take the basic UX design principles you\u2019ve learned and organize them with a strategy and process.\u00a0<\/p><p>So, if you\u2019re considering a career as a UX designer or you simply want to upgrade your regular research and strategy process, this book is for you.\u00a0<\/p><p>You\u2019re going to learn about:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>The UX strategy framework<\/li><li>Validating concepts (and, yes, this applies to websites as well)<\/li><li>Conducting competitive research<\/li><li>Conducting competitive analysis<\/li><li>Storyboarding<\/li><li>Designing prototypes<\/li><li>Conducting user research<\/li><li>Conversion rate optimization<\/li><\/ul><p>There\u2019s a lot of information here, so don\u2019t plan on getting through this book quickly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c769deb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c769deb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/image3-r4q75xnnob4wxlxijyvil9eqo8vr52vs1fhyy7xh1o.png\" title=\"an example from within the book\" alt=\"an example from within the book\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78227a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78227a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Instead, chip away at it one chapter at a time. This will allow you to build out your own strategic processes with the care and attention they require.\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/UX-Strategy-Innovative-Digital-Products\/dp\/1449372864\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Learn More<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2dbb5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d2dbb5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">9. Color Studies<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53ef2dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"53ef2dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/image22-r4q6x30dbh0plssd8n4zlzthamibnoqrtmcd9f1xoy.png\" title=\"an image of the Color Studies book\" alt=\"an image of the Color Studies book\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20480a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20480a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best Web Design Book to Learn About Color Theory and Application<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f9c3b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f9c3b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Color might seem like such a small part of a website, but the choices you make regarding color can have significant consequences (good and bad).\u00a0<\/p><p>With this well-written and beautiful book on color studies, you\u2019ll learn all about <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/color-theory-web-design\/\"   title=\"Color Theory Fundamentals Every Web Designer Should Know\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"25768\">color theory<\/a> and how to use it to create stunning and effective websites. Chapters cover topics like:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Color and how we perceive it<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/website-color-schemes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Color systems and wheels<\/a><\/li><li>Digital technologies and color<\/li><li>Dimensions of color (hue, value, intensity, temperature)<\/li><li>Color composition<\/li><li>Symbolism<\/li><li>And more<\/li><\/ul><p>As can be expected from a book on color, it&#8217;s chock full of graphics to support each point:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8753cd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8753cd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/image21-r4q70lwky3uf55o1nnzmglsphn4vitqjb2ex1rtsfg.png\" title=\"an example of the graphics in the book\" alt=\"an example of the graphics in the book\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b6be58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b6be58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No matter how many clients confidently come to you with brand colors they love, don\u2019t rely simply on what you\u2019re given. This book will teach you how to get really creative (and smart) about designing with color.\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Color-Studies-Edith-Anderson-Feisner\/dp\/1609015312\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Learn More<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ba9dea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ba9dea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">10. Better Web Typography for a Better Web<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90d0dd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"90d0dd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/image19-r4q7286kpu274zbe7d6hr73abj5ms25w72v0sxfdn6.png\" title=\"an image of the Better Web Typography for a Better Web book\" alt=\"an image of the Better Web Typography for a Better Web book\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e7efc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e7efc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best Web Design Book to Learn About Typography<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ac859c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ac859c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Typography is another \u201csmall\u201d element with big ramifications for your website.\u00a0<\/p><p>It doesn\u2019t matter how much experience you have in <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/choosing-fonts-for-website\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">choosing fonts for websites<\/a>. This book is a must-read for every web designer and developer.\u00a0<\/p><p>It goes beyond the aesthetics of a font. First, it goes wide on the topic (macro typography) and cover topics such as:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>The anatomy of a font<\/li><li>Combining typefaces<\/li><li>Rhythm<\/li><li>Modular scale<\/li><li>Responsive typography<\/li><\/ul><p>Then, it takes a more in-depth look at the characters themselves (micro typography), zeroing in on characteristics like ligatures and small caps styling.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e64dd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8e64dd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/image7-r4q6yfvz6uvmditdb89l7nhg6ntery4tcc9m7t1grw.png\" title=\"an image Better Web Typography for a Better Web book\" alt=\"an image Better Web Typography for a Better Web book\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f33fe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f33fe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Whether you\u2019ve considered typography to be a throw-away in the past or you found it too difficult to think about, this is one of the best web design books to change your mind.\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Better-Web-Typography\/dp\/1999809521\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Learn More<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da14bac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da14bac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">11. Design Systems<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c41ea4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c41ea4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/image31-r4q70kyqr9t4tjpet5kzw418w99ib4msyxrfkhv6j6.png\" title=\"an image of the Design Systems book\" alt=\"an image of the Design Systems book\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e87ecca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e87ecca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best Book to Learn How to Develop a Design System\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77a13e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77a13e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/design-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">design systems<\/a> are often used for teams working on large and complex digital products, they can be just as valuable for solo freelancers and small design teams trying to bring order and consistency to their project.\u00a0<\/p><p>With this book, you\u2019ll learn:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>How and why you should create reusable components.<\/li><li>Why developing a shared language for your system is so valuable for teams.<\/li><li>Which elements should be saved to it.<\/li><li>Ways to maintain a design system.<\/li><li>How to account for risks (like bloat).<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6dccae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d6dccae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/image5-r4q72vojgoyd78d9e5c5zj5t65xt4hr6mb65sugje4.png\" title=\"an example from within the book\" alt=\"an example from within the book\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f836784 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f836784\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is a comprehensive look at design systems you\u2019ll want to read as soon as possible. Once you\u2019ve mastered this technique, you\u2019ll start to see big changes in how you work.\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smashingmagazine.com\/printed-books\/design-systems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Learn More<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f05e960 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f05e960\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">12. Kill Your Conversion Killers with The Dexter Method\u2122: A Pragmatic Approach to Conversion Optimization for E-Commerce<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f5184 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"13f5184\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/image23-r4q721lpdzt6vpky9sc3rqr25u22a6fru6amfzp4uq.png\" title=\"an image of the Kill Your Conversion Killers with The Dexter Method book\" alt=\"an image of the Kill Your Conversion Killers with The Dexter Method book\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-400ece4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"400ece4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best Web Design Book for Conversion Rate Optimization Strategies<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-175c5b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"175c5b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although this book is marketed for <em><a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/features\/ecommerce\/\"   title=\"eCommerce\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"25766\">ecommerce<\/a><\/em> conversion rate optimization (CRO) specifically, web designers can use this for any website that converts visitors into:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Subscribers<\/li><li>Users<\/li><li>Members<\/li><li>Customers<\/li><li>Clients<\/li><\/ul><p>You don&#8217;t have to be a CRO specialist to find value in this book either. The strategies you&#8217;ll learn in the pages of this book can be applied to your initial designing of a website as well as future works of it.\u00a0<\/p><p>With this book, you&#8217;ll learn how to:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Avoid common CRO traps and myths.<\/li><li>Collect real data that informs the direction of your website.<\/li><li>Perform a site review based on specific issues you&#8217;ve noticed (e.g. low traffic, form fills and sales).\u00a0<\/li><li>Run A\/B tests that target conversion roadblocks one by one.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaaa060 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eaaa060\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/image13-r4q6yhrnkiy70qqn092ucn0ddfk57cca0lkl6cyob0.png\" title=\"an example from within the page\" alt=\"an example from within the page\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f564d71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f564d71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you want to build websites that convert starting on Day 1, read this to understand why they convert in the first place and how you can remove the friction that allows it to happen.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Conversion-Killers-Dexter-MethodTM-Commerce-ebook\/dp\/B07CN8NXJJ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Learn More<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cf84e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9cf84e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">13. Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3249c6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3249c6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/image27-r4q6zun9fwt3sgrn2u7fyaoc9gv8blqbjbhu4qy7de.png\" title=\"an image of the Steal Like an Artist book\" alt=\"an image of the Steal Like an Artist book\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9cdff3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9cdff3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best Book for Creative Inspiration and Motivation<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-137612a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"137612a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is one of the oldest web design books on this list, but its lessons about creativity are still as valuable and relevant today as they were in 2012 when this originally published. It\u2019s also one of the most attractive books you\u2019ll ever pick up:\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9280081 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9280081\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/image17-r4q71v0u25k6mfuic7hpsaeu04yhsapnh9q831yw0c.png\" title=\"an example from within the book\" alt=\"an example from within the book\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c887050 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c887050\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As for the 10 lessons you\u2019ll learn, here they are:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Borrow from others who\u2019ve succeeded before you.<\/li><li>Don\u2019t wait to get started on your career.\u00a0<\/li><li>Create websites you\u2019d want to visit (and a life for yourself that you\u2019re excited to lead).<\/li><li>Use your hands.\u00a0<\/li><li>Make time for side projects and hobbies.\u00a0<\/li><li>Do good work and don\u2019t be afraid to share it.\u00a0<\/li><li>Embrace digital and ignore the physical boundaries that once limited us.\u00a0<\/li><li>Be kind.\u00a0<\/li><li>Be boring so you can focus on your work and get stuff done.\u00a0<\/li><li>Keep it simple.<\/li><\/ul><p>While there\u2019s certainly a lot to read through, the content itself is well-presented in the form of quotations, anecdotes and memes. So, if you\u2019re looking for inspirational messages and images to keep you motivated, this is one of the best web design books for it.\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Steal-Like-Artist-Things-Creative\/dp\/0761169253\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Learn More<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52a48b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52a48b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">14. Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b40616 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6b40616\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/image6-r4q74ojek9f5gbr1vfdf9ksm5r24vlwnv86nwxsdea.png\" title=\"an image of the Keep Going book\" alt=\"an image of the Keep Going book\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16b9b6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16b9b6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best Book for Creatives Struggling to Be Productive<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a35d6bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a35d6bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This book is written by the same author of <em>Steal Like an Artist<\/em>, so if you enjoy the practical and beautifully illustrated style of that book, you\u2019ll really enjoy this.\u00a0<\/p><p>Unlike <em>Steal<\/em>, though, this one deals with what happens when your creative juices have dried up or your motivation to be creative just isn\u2019t there.\u00a0<\/p><p>You\u2019ll learn the following key lessons:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Create a daily routine that works.<\/li><li>Find your happy place.<\/li><li>Don\u2019t just talk about wanting to design; do it.<\/li><li>Build digital products you\u2019re passionate about.\u00a0<\/li><li>Pay attention to the small things.<\/li><li>Accept the fact that you don\u2019t have to suffer in order to be an artist.<\/li><li>Spend time outside your comfort zone.<\/li><li>Clean and organize to boost creativity.<\/li><li>Clear your mind with fresh air and exercise.\u00a0<\/li><li>Treat the creative process like an open loop.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eed624 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7eed624\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/image1-r4q785jxt86acgpglfesz78x5zxybcoyoey8qqn0cs.png\" title=\"an example from within the book\" alt=\"an example from within the book\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0494218 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0494218\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Call it burnout, boredom, depression, whatever\u2026 If you\u2019re feeling \u201cstuck\u201d, this book will help keep you going.\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Keep-Going-Ways-Creative-Times\/dp\/1523506644\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Learn More<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91245a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91245a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">15. Work for Money, Design for Love: Answers to the Most Frequently Asked Questions About Starting and Running a Successful Design Business<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19fc2b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19fc2b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/image29-r4q76n1asu3nn2wnfrufyl06pnenwwoj4x42wovufm.png\" title=\"an image of the Work for Money, Design for Love book\" alt=\"an image of the Work for Money, Design for Love book\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caeadca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"caeadca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best Business Book for New Design Freelancers and Business Owners<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3484972 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3484972\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It\u2019s only natural to make mistakes when you first jump into the world of freelancing or small business ownership. Unless you know and trust someone who\u2019s already been through it before, it\u2019s kind of hard reaching out and asking for help from the people around you.\u00a0<\/p><p>Thankfully, this book takes all those questions and pain points and clearly lays out the answers to each.\u00a0<\/p><p>These aren\u2019t just best practices you see blogs and influencers repeating over and over again. These business tips come from the author\u2019s own experience as well as other designers he spoke to for this book.\u00a0<\/p><p>After finishing this book, you\u2019ll get answers to questions like:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Should I start my own business or work with an agency?\u00a0<\/li><li>Do I really need a niche?\u00a0<\/li><li>What should I name my business?<\/li><li>Where should I work?<\/li><li>What kinds of marketing do I need to do?<\/li><li>How do I find good clients and say \u201cno\u201d to bad ones?<\/li><li>What should I charge for my services?\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p>This book covers it all.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-235f460 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"235f460\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/image4-r4q6xeaflhg5h4bzes0ifwz0f8yq81zjv6670ql7kc.png\" title=\"an example from within the book\" alt=\"an example from within the book\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f48ce86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f48ce86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Whether you\u2019re considering starting your own <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/start-web-design-business\/\"   title=\"How To Start A Web Design Business?\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"25771\">design business<\/a> or you\u2019re struggling to get an existing one off the ground, this book will get you moving in the right direction.\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Work-Money-Design-Love-Frequently\/dp\/0321844270\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Learn More<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6043018 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6043018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Further Reading<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfa0b29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfa0b29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Your web design education shouldn\u2019t stop with these 15 books.\u00a0<\/p><p>The field has evolved so much from where we were 20 years ago, 10 years ago, heck even 5 years ago. And while older web design books may not have updated graphics, code snippets, or references, the foundational principles those experts laid down for us are still valuable.\u00a0<\/p><p>So, when you finish working your way through the best web design reads for 2020 and beyond, turn your attention to works by the following web design and tech pros:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Company-One-Staying-Small-Business\/dp\/0358213258\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Company of One: Why Staying Small Is the Next Big Thing for Business<\/a> by Paul Jarvis (1st Edition from 2019). Also check out\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/webinar-paul-jarvis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the webinar we had with Paul<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Jeffrey-Zeldman\/dp\/0321616952\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Designing with Web Standards<\/a> by Jeffrey Zeldman and Ethan Marcotte (3rd Edition from 2009)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Dont-Make-Think-Revisited-Usability\/dp\/0321965515\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Don&#8217;t Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability<\/a> by Steve Krug (3rd Edition from 2014)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1118008189\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HTML and CSS: Design and Build Websites<\/a> by Jon Duckett (1st edition from 2011)<\/li><\/ul><p>Understanding where we started and how far we\u2019ve come along in web design will change the way you approach your projects as well as your career as a whole.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05171f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05171f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Which of These Books Should You Start With?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1756af9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1756af9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Learning web design (and how to manage a design business) through trial-and-error sucks. It\u2019s inevitable that there\u2019ll be <em>some<\/em> struggle along the way, but the entire journey shouldn\u2019t be fraught with mistakes and misery.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One of the benefits of reading a book written specifically for web designers, developers, and other creatives is that the lessons within it usually come after the author\u2019s own years of mistakes and trial-and-error.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So, rather than start your design career off as a starving artist, or keep going business as usual with burnout always looming overhead, stop and take some time to read. 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