Designing with Web Standards
by Jeffery Zeldman

Zeldman is a man on a mission. His mission is Web Standards. As a guiding light in the Web Standards Project, he has long been figure of note in the web design world.

What are web standards? For a detailed answer, read the book. The short answer is they are a set of best practices codified by the World Wide Web Consortium that, if they were followed, would make all web designer’s lives easier.

The book is equal parts how to and why to. So if you are looking for a “just how to do it” book, you will be disappointed. If you care about web design and you are not up on web standards you should read it anyway. Your web sites will be better for it. Even if you are knowledgeable about web standards it is a good refresher.

After just a couple of years Designing with Web Standards is already a classic. In part that is because Zeldman is a good writer with just enough sardonic wit to keep his text from becoming pedantic. In part it is because Zeldman is a high profile figure in the web standards world. In part it is because this is a pretty fast read for a technical book. And, in part it it because there is a lot of good information contained between the covers.

Designing with Web Standards
by Jeffery Zeldman
List: $35

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