WEB4LIB digest 464

[kevin bishop]

Suggested Webdesign reading:
> Creating Killer Websites   by David Siegel

<my first web4lib posting>
 
I also wanted to recommend Siegel's book as soon as the request was
posted, but I've been beaten to it.  Although I haven't finished the book
yet, Siegel is quite provocative in his unorthodox approach to HTML.  The
'one-pixel' GIF is also useful for creating colorful blocks and bars (as
an alternative to the <HR>) ... although I have found, in my limited
experience, that the clear GIF can be time-consuming to manage when making
changes to text.  Nonetheless, Siegel not only produces great Websites, he
has put together a very interesting and beautiful book! 

thanks.  

kevin bishop
School of Library and Information Science
Indiana University

</my first web4lib posting>

> Creating Killer Websites   by David Siegel
> 
> Not everything he says is necessarily applicable to library  sites, 
> but he has some great hints such as the "one-pixel clear GIF" that 
> lets you control horizontal and vertical spacing.
> 
> See also his website:
> http://www.killersites.com/
> 
> --jk
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