Smashing book

I hasten to share my joy: yesterday I took a parcel with a long-awaited book from the post office (more precisely, two, because I ordered two copies at once). The book is from the well-known about the internet design blog www.smashingmagazine.com

I was very pleased that I received a reading matter before the New Year holidays, although SM (Smashing Magazine) delayed the delivery for a couple of months (but they sent tearful letters with apologies, for which they were a plus).

The book is printed on very high quality thick paper with excellent colors and illustrations. The layout is very nice. Perhaps a bit too small font ...
The main problem is the binding! It is a pity to knead the book on the knee, but it is almost impossible to read without taking power: it’s too deep and dense gluing.

In content, the book logically continues and in some places reveals the subject of SM.
All material is entirely in English
The main sections of the book:

• User interface design.
• CSS.
• Typography.
• Usability
• Coloring.
• Website Optimization.
• Design for sales.
• How to turn a site into a brand.
• Opinions of experts.
• SM history

I ordered the book before the start of sales - so there was a discount.
Now the edition costs $ 30 + $ 5 for delivery.
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Bottom line: a very good book for home and corporate libraries, however, for that kind of money, I would like a hard cover.

You can buy and read in detail about Kigu here.
And here you can download the first part of the book for free.