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Sexy Web Design
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Sexy Web Design

by Elliot Jay Stocks
March 2009
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
300 pages
4h 30m
English
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Foreword

I like sexy things.

Now, hold on a moment—you can lower that eyebrow. I’m talking about objects that are beautiful and exciting—and that are quite removed from sex. I like it when I have a head-turning, jaw-dropping, breathtaking reaction from an item—whether it’s a 1957 Corvette Stingray, a MacBook Air, or the elegant flourish of a beautiful typeface’s ampersand. I’m talking about objects that are so well designed and downright stunning in both functionality and aesthetics that I stop and think, “Whoa—that’s sexy!

I’d like to just make one point clear. “Sexy” may be a four-letter word. But it’s a good four-letter word. An item that’s sexy is exciting. Appealing. Intriguing. Slick. It’s an Eames lounge chair. It’s that smokey ...

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