A working library is an exploration of—and advocate for—Collections
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CSS3 for Web Designers
Dan Cederholm
The second book from A Book Apart, and required reading for anyone who wants to make the web a more beautiful place. Dan not only clearly explains how to use CSS3 today, he also describes why and when you should use it—and he does so with such charm you’ll want to read it again and again. As with all the books from A Book Apart, this one is brief: you won’t learn everything there is to know about CSS3, just what you need to know.
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HTML5 for Web Designers
Jeremy Keith
The inaugural book from A Book Apart, the new publisher for which I am co-founder and editor. When Jeffrey Zeldman, Jason Santa Maria, and I decided to launch a small press for people who make websites, there was no topic more important than HTML5, and no one better suited to write about it than Jeremy Keith. Required reading for web designers everywhere.
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The Form of the Book
Jan Tschichold
A collection of essays written between 1949 and 1974, the year of Tschichold’s death. Many describe archaic elements of book design, but as a whole the text is as relevant to design today as it was a half century ago.
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Designing with Web Standards
Ethan Marcotte, Jeffrey Zeldman
The king of web standards returns for a third edition, this time with the addition of the talented Ethan Marcotte. Required reading.
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There’s nothing funny about design
David Barringer
A clever (and, yes, funny) collection of essays. Sidebars pepper the text with sources and commentary; the latter often reveal less about the subject matter than the nervous and endearing habits of the writer.
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Designing for People
Henry Dreyfuss
The first book on industrial design. A lovely, timeless book. Dreyfuss scattered the pages with his sketches, making for a playful, very human read.
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Designing Design
Kenya Hara
