Required Reading

The text readings are noted in the schedule but their accompanying discussions will likely vary somewhat to accommodate guest speakers, discussions, exams, etc. Other reading assignments may be introduced periodically.

Read the assignments prior to each lecture class and be prepared to discuss and to ask questions about them during the class.

User-Centered Web Site Development: A Human-Computer Interaction Approach

User-Centered Web Site Development: A Human-Computer Interaction Approach
by Daniel D. McCracken & Rosalee J. Wolfe
ISBN: 0130411612
Published: May 2003, Prentice Hall

other text resources

In addition to McCracken and Wolfe's text, all of the following books provide excellent insight into their respective subject areas. They are in no way required reading but are suitable for students who would like to know more about particular aspects of Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver CS3, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), and general web design issues.

Links to Amazon are included for each book so that you can read reviews and, in some cases, look inside the book. The books are listed by author, not by order of recommendation.

Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop CS2 Classroom in a Book

Adobe Photoshop CS3 Classroom in a Book
by Adobe Creative Team
ISBN: 0321492021
Published: April 2007, Adobe Press

How to Wow: Photoshop for Photography

How to Wow: Photoshop for Photography (2nd Edition)
by Jack Davis, Ben Willmore
ISBN: 0321357507
Published: July 2005, Peachpit Press

Photoshop Masking and Compositing

Photoshop Masking and Compositing
by Katrin Eismann
ISBN: 0735712794
Published: October 2004, New Riders Publishing

Photoshop Restoration & Retouching, 2nd Edition

Photoshop Restoration & Retouching (3rd Edition)
By Katrin Eismann, Doug Nelson
ISBN: 0321316274
Published: November 2005, New Riders

Adobe Photoshop CS3 for Photographers

Adobe Photoshop CS3 for Photographers
by Martin Evening
ISBN: 0240520289
Published: May 2007, Focal Press

Photoshop CS2 One on One

Adobe Photoshop CS3 One-on-One
by Deke McClelland
ISBN: 0596529759
Published: June 2007, O'Reilly

Dreamweaver

Dreamweaver CS3 Classroom in a Book

Dreamweaver CS3 Classroom in a Book
by Adobe Creative Team
ISBN: 0321499816
Published: May 2007, Adobe Press

Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 Beyond the Basics Hands-On Training

Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 Beyond the Basics Hands-On Training
by Joseph W. Lowery
ISBN: 0321228561
Pubished: September 2006, Peachpit Press

Dreamweaver CS3 Bible

Dreamweaver CS3 Bible
by Joseph W. Lowery
ISBN: 0470122145
Published: May 2007, John Wiley & Sons

Dreamweaver CS3: The Missing Manual

Dreamweaver CS3: The Missing Manual
by David S. McFarland
ISBN: 0596510438
Published: June 2007, Pogue Press

Cascading Stye Sheets

Web Standards Creativity

Web Standards Creativity
by Andy Budd, Andy Clarke, Ian Lloyd, Cameron Adams, Rob Weychert, Ethan Marcotte, Dan Rubin, Jeff Croft, Mark Boulton, Simon Collison, Derek Featherstone
ISBN: 1590598032
Published: March 2007, friends of ED

CSS Mastery: Advanced Web Standards Solutions

CSS Mastery: Advanced Web Standards Solutions
by Andy Budd, Simon Collison, Cameron Moll
ISBN: 1590596145
Published: February 2006, friends of ED

Bulletproof Web Design: Improving flexibility and protecting against worst-case scenarios with XHTML and CSS

Bulletproof Web Design: Improving flexibility and protecting against worst-case scenarios with XHTML and CSS
by Dan Cederholm
ISBN: 0321346939
Published: July 2005, New Riders

CSS Hacks and Filters : Making Cascading Stylesheets Work

CSS Hacks and Filters : Making Cascading Stylesheets Work
by Joseph Lowery
ISBN: 0764579851
Published: June 2005, John Wiley & Sons

The Zen of CSS Design : Visual Enlightenment for the Web

The Zen of CSS Design : Visual Enlightenment for the Web
by Dave Shea and Molly E. Holzschlag
ISBN: 0321303474
Published: February 2005, New Riders

Designing With Web Standards

Designing with Web Standards (2nd Ed.)
by Jeffrey Zeldman
ISBN: 0321385551
Published: July 2006, New Riders

General Web Design

The Design of Sites

The Design of Sites: Patterns, Principles, and Processes for Crafting a Customer-Centered Web Experience (2nd Ed.)
by Douglas K. van Duyne, James A. Landay, Jason I. Hong
ISBN: 0131345559
Published: December 2006, Addison-Wesley

Web ReDesign 2.0: Workflow that Works

Web ReDesign 2.0: Workflow that Works
by Kelly Goto & Emily Colter
ISBN: 0735714339
Published: 2004, New Riders

Don't Make Me Think! A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability

Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (2nd Ed.)
by Steve Krug
ISBN: 0321344758
Published: August 2005, New Riders