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The Principles of Beautiful Web Design, 3rd Edition
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The Principles of Beautiful Web Design, 3rd Edition

by Jason Beaird, James George
June 2014
Beginner content levelBeginner
220 pages
6h 9m
English
SitePoint
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Chapter 3 Texture

There are many well-intentioned designers out there who build a standard two or three-column website layout, pick a few colors for it, and call it a day. They don’t bother pushing their design any further, or tweaking any details. Perhaps there’s no time or money in the project budget to go the extra distance, or maybe they’ve taken the “less is more” axiom a little too literally. Not every website has to be beautiful, but every website can be. CSS has given web designers a great amount of control over how a site looks, but I think the real problem is that many people are just unsure where to start when it comes to customization. This chapter is all about that process: taking your design a step further with the help of ...

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