About the book

What is it that makes a website stand out from the crowd? What makes it memorable and meaningful? This eBook wants to approach these questions. It’s in no means a step-by-step guide to follow, but rather a collection of thoughts to give you some general impulses and perspectives on creating meaningful websites.

Starting with a comprehensive website planning guide to the question, “Which role does emotion play within the emotionless Web system?”, our Smashing authors explored a variety of different aspects that all contribute to aesthetically beautiful and thoroughly thought-out user experience.

Table of Contents

• A Comprehensive Website Planning Guide — Ben Seigel
• A Fun Approach To Creating More Successful Websites — Jeremy Girard
• Defending The Generalists In The Web Design Industry — Paul Boag
• Breaking Down Silos: The Consequences Of Working In Isolation — Rian van der Merwe
• MUD: Minimum Usable Design — Paul Scrivens
• A Craft Of Consequences: Reader, Writer And Emotional Design — Robin Rendle
• Easier Is Better Than Better — Paul Scrivens
• Designing Engaging And Enjoyable Long-Form Reading Experiences — Martha Rotter
• Symptoms Of An Epidemic: Web Design Trends — Espen Brunborg

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