Adaptive Web Design – Aaron Gustafson

Building an elegant functional website requires more than just knowing how to code. In Adaptive Web Design Second Edition youll learn how to use progressive enhancement to build websites that work anywhere wont break are accessible by anyone-on any device-and are designed to work well into the future. This new edition of Adaptive Web Design frames even more of the web design process in the lens of progressive enhancement. You will learn how content strategy UX HTML CSS responsive web design JavaScript server-side programming and performance optimization all come together in the service of users on whatever device they happen to use to access the web. Understanding progressive enhancement will make you a better web professional whether youre a content strategist information architect UX designer visual designer front-end developer back-end developer or project manager. It will enable you to visualize experience as a continuum and craft interfaces that are capable of reaching more users while simultaneously costing less money to develop. When youve mastered the tenets and concepts of this book you will see the web in a whole new way and gain web design superpowers that will make you invaluable to your employer clients and the web as a whole. Visit http://adaptivewebdesign.info to learn more.