A fantastic selection of free resources for your web design projects.
When it comes to learning web design, there’s nothing better than sitting back with a good book. But that doesn’t necessarily mean you have to invest in the physical printed edition. There are a ton of great books available online to read for free; here are some of our top picks.
35. A Guide to HTML5 and CSS3
Learn the basics of web development with this free book
Authored by technical writer, web developer and programmer Ashley Menhennett, this free book covers the basics of web development and it’s a good starting point whether you wish to build websites, HTML5 mobile apps or games.
36. Speaking JavaScript
This free book offers a way to learn JavaScript quickly and properly
This book has been written for programmers by a programmer, one Dr. Axel Rauschmayer. Speaking JavaScript is ideal for those who want to learn JavaScript quickly and properly, as well as JavaScript programmers who want to deepen their skills and/or look up specific topics.
37. Pocket Guide to Writing SVG
Get started with SVG by reading this free book
This guide provides designers and developers with the basic knowledge needed to get started with SVG. It will help you better understand its overall syntax and behaviour through clear examples, and quick descriptions of properties and attributes.
38. PHP: The right way
An easy-to-read reference for PHP coding standards
Written by Phil Sturgeon and Josh Lockhart, PHP: The Right Way is a regularly updated, easy-to-read, quick reference for popular PHP coding standards, links to authoritative tutorials around the web, and what the contributors consider to be best practices at the present time.
39. Web Design for the Human Eye
A practical guide to UI and visual design
Get to grips with UI design with this free ebook from the team at UXPin. It distills topics including UI design, interaction design and visual design into practical design advice.
40. Pixel Precision Handbook
UsTwo share their advice on digital design
This 214-page guide to digital design comes from leading web design studio studio UsTwo. Currently on volume 3, this latest version includes advice on how to get both sides working together more effectively, plus design techniques to ease the transition from pixels to code.
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41. Web Design Trends 2019
This free book showcases the best web design techniques
This recent release by the makers of UXPin looks at the very latest trends in web design, and includes plenty of examples showcasing the best web design techniques, dozens of visual case studies, and best practices from the top tech companies.
42. Resilient Web Design
Leading web designer Jeremy Keith looks back into the history of web design
Web designers are mostly occupied by the here and now. But this free book by Jeremy Keith instead takes a look back, in an attempt to combine the most resilient ideas from the history of web design into an approach for building the websites of the future, In short, then, less a handbook and more a history book.
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Tom May is an award-winning journalist and editor specialising in design, photography and technology. Author of the Amazon #1 bestseller Great TED Talks: Creativity, published by Pavilion Books, Tom was previously editor of Professional Photography magazine, associate editor at Creative Bloq, and deputy editor at net magazine. Today, he is a regular contributor to Creative Bloq and its sister sites Digital Camera World, T3.com and Tech Radar. He also writes for Creative Boom and works on content marketing projects.
