The struggle with balancing creative products that are innovative, technically feasible, and financially sound is one designers and web professionals go through every day. The Design Studio Method is a creative problem solving process that allows you to quickly generate ideas, evaluate them, and reach consensus, achieving that balancing act. Brian Sullivan's The Design Studio Method gives answers that you have been looking for, showing you how to be innovative and efficient without sacrificing quality and collaboration. This book simplifies the complicated method, explaining each step, each participant's involvement, and how to adapt the method to your needs. The Design Studio Method provides step-by-step procedures to ensure your success. From illumination, to generation, to presentation, all the way to iteration, this book provides the road map you'll need to start generating innovate products. Shows you how to involve all members of the creative process-from clients to directors-so that everyone participates, critiques, and innovates. Features real-world examples of Design Studio projects that highlight the successes of this method and ways to adapt it to your needs. Includes a website that showcases videos covering each step of the method and other procedures that crop up along the way.

A practical guide to crafting elegant, intuitive, and customer-friendly websites to deliver a high-quality user experience using the powerful features of the Odoo website builder Key Features Understand website creation using the Odoo website builder and learn how to make the most of it Extend your website by configuring the additional tools and functional options Learn about manageability and real-time functioning of the website using various operational tools Book DescriptionThe Odoo website builder is an operational tool in the Odoo platform that allows you to design, develop, and manage a website. This book introduces and explains all the features of the Odoo website builder that will help you to be more productive while creating websites. The book starts with an overview of the Odoo website builder, its functionalities, and the tools it offers. Using descriptive illustrations and practical examples, you'll gain detailed insights into the block operations of the Odoo website builder and learn how to work with structure blocks, features blocks, and dynamic content blocks. As you advance, you'll discover how to use the HTML, CSS, or JS editor in Odoo website builder applications for customization. This Odoo book will take you through the different aspects of website building and show you how e-commerce websites can be designed and developed using website builder applications. You'll build a website, manage it, and run a discussion forum in Odoo using the website builder, and apply your knowledge to add a live chat tool that can be incorporated into your website using the Odoo website builder. By the end of this book, you'll have gained a solid understanding of the Odoo website builder and be able to leverage its features to develop your own website. What you will learn Find out how to implement structure blocks while developing a website Work with dynamic content blocks and inner content blocks in the Odoo website builder Use an HTML, CSS, or JS editor in the Odoo website builder to customize applications Create and design a blog with the Odoo website builder Build a fully functional e-commerce website and a discussion forum using the Odoo website builder Track visitors on the website and understand the live chat tool and its functionality Who this book is forThis book is for Odoo users, functional consultants, techno-functional consultants, web designers, and anyone looking to create impressive websites. Odoo developers will also find the book useful for building their website for the end user. Basic functional knowledge of Odoo is all that you need to get started with this book.

Discover user experience and user interface design best practices while mastering a wide array of tools across Figma and FigJam with this full-color guide
Key Features

    Learn the basics of user experience research, result organization, and analysis in FigJam
    Create mockups, interactive animations, and high-fidelity prototypes using this platform-independent web application tool
    Collaborate with a team in real-time and create, share, and test your designs

Book Description

A driving force of the design tools market, Figma makes it easy to work with classic design features while enabling unique innovations and opening up real-time collaboration possibilities. It comes as no surprise that many designers decide to switch from other tools to Figma.

In this book, you'll be challenged to design a user interface for a responsive mobile application having researched and understood user needs. You'll become well-versed with the process in a step-by-step manner by exploring the theory first and gradually moving on to practice. You'll begin your learning journey by covering the basics of user experience research with FigJam and the process of creating a complete design using Figma tools such as Components, Variants, Auto Layout, and much more. You'll also learn how to prototype your design and explore the potential of community resources such as templates and plugins.

By the end of this Figma book, you'll have a solid understanding of the user interface workflow, managing essential Figma tools, and organizing your workflow.
What you will learn

•     Explore FigJam and how to use it to collect data in the research phase
•     Wireframe the future interface with shape tools and vectors
•     Define grids, typography, colors, and effect styles that can be reused in your work
•     Get to grips with Auto Layout and the constraints to create complex layouts
•     Create flexible components using styles and variants
•     Make your user interface interactive with prototyping and smart animate
•     Share your work with others by exporting assets and preparing development resources
•     Discover templates and plugins from the community

•     Exploring Figma and Transitioning from Other Tools
•     Structuring Moodboards, Personas, and User Flows within FigJam
•     Getting to Know Your Design Environment
•     Wireframing a Mobile-First Experience Using Vector Shapes
•     Designing Consistently Using Grids, Colors, and Typography
•     Creating a Responsive Mobile Interface Using Auto Layout
•     Building Components and Variants in a Collaborative Workspace
•     User Interface Design on Tablet, Desktop, and the Web
•     Prototyping with Transitions, Smart Animate, and Interactive Components
•     Testing and Sharing your Prototype on Browsers and Real Devices
•     Exporting Assets and Managing the Handover Process
•     Discovering Plugins and Resources in the Figma Community

When it comes to building professional websites, Dreamweaver CS4 is capable of doing more than any other web design program -- including previous versions of Dreamweaver. But the software's sophisticated features aren't simple. Dreamweaver CS4: The Missing Manual will help you master this program quickly, so you can bring stunning, interactive websites to life. Under the expert guidance of bestselling author and teacher David McFarland, you'll learn how to build professional-looking websites quickly and painlessly. McFarland has loaded the book with over 150 pages of hands-on tutorials to help you create database-enabled PHP pages, use Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) for cutting-edge design, add XML-based news feeds, include dynamic effects with JavaScript and AJAX, and more. This witty and objective book offers jargon-free language and clear descriptions that will help you: * Learn how to control the appearance of your web pages with CSS, from the basics to advanced techniques * Design dynamic database-driven websites, from blogs to product catalogs, and from shopping carts to newsletter signup forms * Add interactivity to your website with ready-to-use JavaScript programs from Adobe's Spry Framework * Effortlessly control the many helper files that power your website and manage thousands of pages * Examine web-page components and Dreamweaver's capabilities with the book's "live examples" Perfect for beginners who need step-by-step guidance, and for longtime Dreamweaver designers who need a handy reference to the new version, this thoroughly updated edition of our bestselling Missing Manual is your complete guide to designing, organizing, building, and deploying websites. It's the ultimate atlas for Dreamweaver CS4.

Recently, there has been an increase in the number of e-commerce users. This has caused online shopping to become a new and challenging market for e-commerce vendors. Security, inventory management, reliability, and performance of e-commerce websites are a few of the challenges associated with the rising popularity of e-commerce. On a daily basis, millions of e-commerce transactions are taking place. This generates a huge amount of data that can be used to solve the various challenges of e-commerce. Further study on how this data can be used to address these issues is required to propel businesses forward. Empirical Research for Futuristic E-Commerce Systems: Foundations and Applications shares experiences and research outcomes on all aspects of intelligent software solutions such as machine learning, nature-inspired computing, and data science for business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce. By looking at the exponential growth of the e-commerce market and its popularity, this book also focuses on the current issues, solutions, and future possibilities in the B2C model of e-commerce. Covering a range of critical topics such as online shopping, supply chain management, and blockchain, this reference work is ideal for academic scientists, data scientists, software developers, business experts, researchers, scholars, practitioners, academicians, instructors, and students.

Improve user experience by avoiding common frustrations and focusing on what matters Endorsements"This updated version of 101 UX Principles is a delight. It's an educational and fun provocation to look at the world of UX differently - solidly from the user's point of view." -Elizabeth Churchill, Director of User Experience, Google "A phenomenal reference guide. Complete with case studies, a record of personal experience, and visual examples, Grant makes it clear why these techniques have found their way into the canon of UX best practices." -Jeff Gothelf, Author of Lean UX "..I recommend it to anyone looking to learn the basics and also for more experienced designers - the author's candid opinions will force you to revisit some of your established assumptions!" -Anne Marie-Leger, Staff Product Designer, Shopify "An absolute must-read, not only for UX designers, but this book is also super relevant for product managers trying to get better at product usability. Two enthusiastic thumbs up!" -Trent Blakely, Sr. Product Manager, Equinix Book DescriptionThis book is a manifesto of UX/UI design best practices to help you put the focus back on what really matters: the user. From UX laws to practical UI, color, typography, and accessibility advice, it's all packed into this easy-to-consult and fun read: Essential UX laws Handy best practices Snippets of technical knowledge for anyone who wants to work in the digital space 101 UX Principles demonstrates the success from best-in-class products and leads the way to delight your users. Keep it on your desk for quick reference, send as a gift to colleagues to build allies, or brandish it as your weapon of choice during meetings to fight for your users' right to a better digital experience. Sneak a peek at some of the new and updated principles in this UX design book: Work with user expectations, not against them Make interactive elements obvious and discoverable Optimize your interface for mobile Streamline creating and entering passwords Respect users' time and effort in your forms Use animation with care in user interfaces How to handle destructive user actions Chatbots are usually a bad idea - and how to make them better Use A/B testing to test your ideas Let users give feedback, but don't hassle them Make it clear to users if they're joining or signing-in Only use modal views for blocking actions How complexity can be good for some users Who is this book forThis book is a distillation of Will's 20+ years of experience in the form of successful design principles to help early career UX designers learn the ropes and provide experienced professionals with new ideas when building their products. UX/UI designers, product managers, entrepreneurs, aspiring strategists, and anyone creating a digital product, service or a campaign will find this book extremely useful.

Build modern responsive websites without writing code by making the most of the power and flexibility of Webflow Key Features Get to grips with Webflow to build and launch responsive websites from scratch Learn how to put Webflow into practice and take advantage of its power and flexibility Build your own modern responsive websites from scratch and without any code Book DescriptionWebflow is a modern no-code website-builder that enables you to rapidly design and build production-scale responsive websites. Webflow by Example is a practical, project-based, and beginner-friendly guide to understanding and using Webflow to efficiently build and launch responsive websites from scratch. Complete with hands-on tutorials, projects, and self-assessment questions, this easy-to-follow guide will take you through modern web development principles and help you to apply them efficiently using Webflow. You'll also get to grips with modern responsive web development and understand how to take advantage of the power and flexibility of Webflow. The book will guide you through a real-life project where you will build a fully responsive and dynamic website from scratch. You will learn how to add animations and interactions, customize experiences for users, and more. Finally, the book covers important steps and best practices for making your website ready for production, including SEO optimization and how to publish and package the website. By the end of this Webflow book, you will have gained the skills you need to build modern responsive websites from scratch without any code. What you will learn Build and customize websites without any code Understand how to approach designing and developing for the modern web Become familiar with the main functionalities of Webflow Follow best practices for Webflow development while working on a practical project, from its design to launch Harness the power of the Webflow CMS to create dynamic content Add modern flourishes to a website using pre-defined and custom animations and interactions Who this book is forIf you're an entrepreneur, web designer, or anyone with little web development knowledge, this book will help you learn how to build fully responsive websites and web prototypes without writing a single line of code. If you're a web designer, this book will make you a more informed web developer. If you're already a developer, this book will help you become a better web designer.

Learn how to use Next.js for building web apps without compromising performance, user experience, and developer happiness Key Features Develop scalable web applications using Next.js Use Next.js as a frontend for existing backends and e-commerce websites and understand how to implement it with any headless CMS Deploy Next.js on different platforms, such as Vercel, DigitalOcean, and AWS, or on your own server Book DescriptionNext.js is a scalable and high-performance React.js framework for modern web development and provides a large set of features, such as hybrid rendering, route prefetching, automatic image optimization, and internationalization, out of the box. If you are looking to create a blog, an e-commerce website, or a simple website, this book will show you how you can use the multipurpose Next.js framework to create an impressive user experience. Starting with the basics of Next.js, the book demonstrates how the framework can help you reach your development goals. You'll realize how versatile Next.js is as you build real-world applications with step-by-step explanations. This Next.js book will guide you in choosing the right rendering methodology for your website, securing it, and deploying it to different providers, all while focusing on performance and developer happiness. By the end of the book, you'll be able to design, build, and deploy modern architectures using Next.js with any headless CMS or data source. What you will learn Get up to speed with Next.js essentials and learn how to build apps quickly Understand how to create scalable Next.js architectures Choose between different rendering strategies, such as client-side rendering (CSR), static site generation (SSG), server-side rendering (SSR), and incremental static regeneration (ISR) Write unit tests and integration tests in your Next.js application Discover the powerful routing system and Next.js' built-in components Design and build modern architectures with Next.js using GraphCMS or any headless CMS Who this book is forThis book is for web developers who want to improve their React skills by building scalable and maintainable full-stack applications using the modern Next.js web framework. Intermediate-level knowledge of ES6+, React, Node.js, and REST is assumed.