New Riders imprint: 313 books
Don't Make Me Think, Revisited
A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2013
Since Don’t Make Me Think was first published in 2000, hundreds of thousands of Web designers and developers have relied on usability guru Steve Krug’s guide to help them understand the principles of intuitive navigation and information design. Witty, commonsensical, and eminently practical, it’s...
Rocket Surgery Made Easy: The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems
The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2009
It's been known for years that usability testing can dramatically improve products. But with a typical price tag of $5,000 to $10,000 for a usability consultant to conduct each round of tests, it rarely happens.
In this how-to companion to Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web...
by Susan Weinschenk
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2011
We design to elicit responses from people. We want them to buy something, read more, or take action of some kind. Designing without understanding what makes people act the way they do is like exploring a new city without a map: results will be haphazard, confusing, and inefficient. This book combines...
Nicely Said
Writing for the Web with Style and Purpose
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2014
Whether you’re new to web writing, or you’re a professional writer looking to deepen your skills, this book is for you. You’ll learn how to write web copy that addresses your readers’ needs and supports your business goals.
Learn from real-world examples and interviews with people who...
Stylin' with CSS
A Designer's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2007
Cascading Style Sheets enable you to rapidly create web designs that can be shared by hundreds or even thousands of web pages. It accelerates development cycles by centralizing text and layout information for easy editing and updates. This book teaches you everything you need to know to start using CSS...
Interactive Project Management: Pixels, People, and Process
Pixels, People, and Process
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2012
As an industry, interactive is different. The work entails elements of software development, marketing, and advertising, yet it’s neither purely technical nor traditional “agency” work. Delivery methods are different, and because the industry is relatively new, the gap in understanding between...
by Stefan Mumaw
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2012
You’ve completed the Creative Boot Camp training program, surviving 30 days of creativity exercises designed to present fun, engaging opportunities for creative problem solving. Through this practice, you developed skills that you use every day by solving problems with defined purpose and escalating...
by Dan Winters
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2014
After beginning his career as a photojournalist for a daily newspaper in southern California, Dan Winters moved to New York to begin a celebrated career that has since led to more than one hundred awards, including the Alfred Eisenstaedt Award for Magazine Photography. An immensely respected portrait...
The Best Camera Is The One That's With You
iPhone Photography by Chase Jarvis
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2009
A beacon of creativity with boundless energy, Chase Jarvis is well known as a visionary photographer, director, and social artist. In The Best Camera Is The One That’s With You, Chase reimagines, examines, and redefines the intersection of art and popular culture through images shot with his iPhone....
Creative Boot Camp 30-Day Booster Pack
Brigadier Mix
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2012
You’ve completed the Creative Boot Camp training program, surviving 30 days of creativity exercises designed to present fun, engaging opportunities for creative problem solving. Through this practice, you developed skills that you use every day by solving problems with defined purpose and escalating...
by Stefan Mumaw
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2012
You’ve completed the Creative Boot Camp training program, surviving 30 days of creativity exercises designed to present fun, engaging opportunities for creative problem solving. Through this practice, you developed skills that you use every day by solving problems with defined purpose and escalating...
Creative Boot Camp 30-Day Booster Pack
Photographer
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2012
You’ve completed the Creative Boot Camp training program, surviving 30 days of creativity exercises designed to present fun, engaging opportunities for creative problem solving. Through this practice, you developed skills that you use every day by solving problems with defined purpose and escalating...
The Smarter Startup
A Better Approach to Online Business for Entrepreneurs
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2013
Why do some startups succeed while other do not?
In a maturing online market, the cost of product development has fallen as quickly as competition has risen, and building a viable product is no longer enough. In this new reality, entrepreneurs must take a smarter, more strategic approach....
by Stephen Hay
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2013
Forget fixed-width Photoshop comps, bloated client requirements, and overproduced wireframes. Yesterday’s web design deliverables fail to take into account the demands of responsive solutions. Design workflow hasn’t really changed, but best practices have. This book shows you how to adapt to the...