Readings:
I try hard to keep the cost of books for my courses as low as possible. Two books are required and two others are recommended. They should be available at the University Book Store and the Florida Book Store, but you may find them cheaper via Amazon.com or another online bookseller. (You should be able to buy both books online for less than $50.) No reading assignments are made until Week 3, giving you time to mail-order the books. For your convenience, there are links to Amazon.com for each book.
Required texts:
The Principles of Beautiful Web Design by Jason Beaird,.Sitepoint Books, ISBN: 0975841963
HTML, XHTML and CSS
Recommended texts:
You might want to buy a book about Adobe Photoshop CS4 and another about Dreamweaver CS4. I like the Visual Quickstart Guides, but feel free to choose any book you like.
More readings:
Things truly are changing by the day in the online world. Therefore, I also recommend you read various magazines and newspapers regularly throughout the term. Especially recommended are:
- The New York Times, available Monday-Friday for about $30 a semester or online. The Thursday editions are especially worthwhile for technology news. You can get the Times online for free via the link above. You'll have to register, but there is no charge for access.
- Wired, a monthly magazine available online or on better newsstands. It sometimes contains more attitude than substance but is often thoughtful and thought provoking.
- Any computer magazine, such as PC Magazine will help you understand the lexicon and price structure of the computer marketplace.