Developers don't get to spend a lot of time thinking about design, but many secretly wish they knew how to make their applications look just a little bit better. This book takes you on a journey through a web site redesign, where you'll learn the basic concepts of design, color theory, typography, and accessibility.

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Basics of design: Basics of site (re)design: redesigning foodbox; choosing colors; fonts and typography -- Adding graphics: designing the foodbox logo; design mock-up: the structure; design mock-up: the content; putting the finishing touches on the mock-up -- Building the site: building the home page with HTML; creating assets from our mock-up; defining your layout with CSS; replacing the section headings using the cover-up method; adding styles; making a printer-friendly page -- Preparing for launch: working with Internet Explorer and other browsers; accessibility and usability; building a favicon; search engine optimization; designing for mobile devices; testing and improving performance; where to go next.