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Movies have Siskel and Ebert...Web sites have Flanders and Willis.

If you design Web sites, plan to build one, or are just an active surfer, you need to hear what they have to say. Funny, opinionated, and always to-the-point, Flanders and Willis have developed a reputation for being the Web’s leading critics. They’ll teach you all about:

  • What works, what utterly sucks, and how to fix it
  • Creating enticing content and graphics—and keeping it all fresh
  • Avoiding injury at the hands of bleeding-edge technologies
  • Marketing your site, generating traffic, and making money

Pepsi, Coors, Microsoft... No Site Is Spared!
Flanders and Willis rip bad pages to shreds and then show you who's doing it right. Written for the rest of us, Web Pages That Suck demystifies the "big guys" and passes along all the tools you need to be a player on the Web. Based on the wildly popular, award-winning site WebPagesThatSuck.com...

What others are saying about Web Pages That Suck...

"Finally a book that exposes Web disasters and most importantly, shows you how to avoid making the same mistakes."
Dr. Jakob Nielsen, Sun Microsystems
Distinguished Engineer and Web Usability Guru

"Flanders and Willis teach critical ideas and oft-overlooked methods of design. Web Pages that Suck is like the Web; engaging, funny, sometimes ridiculous and always a memorable experience."
Molly E. Holzschlag
Author * Instructor * Designer

"My favorite thing about this book is that it doesn’t just show you how to build great Web sites, it helps you make your existing sites better. My second favorite thing is that DaveCentral isn’t mentioned as a sucky site."
Dave Franklin
Head Geek, DaveCentral.com

"Flanders and Willis give a no-nonsense look at what NOT to do with a Web site. Simutaneously, they offer an excellent overview of how to get return visitors to your site again and again. Web Pages That Suck is a must-have desk reference for the web professional and an excellent teaching tool that I plan to use in my classes."
B.K. DeLong
Director, New England Chapter, National Association of Webmasters

"During the time I've worked at Wired Digital, I've seen a lot of Web sites and a lot of books on how to build Web sites. This book stands apart as one that practically guarantees the reader a high-quality Web site."
Lisa Schmeiser
Production Editor, Wired Digital

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  Web Pages That Suck Book

Web Pages That Suck: Learn Good Design by Looking at Bad Design
By Vincent Flanders & Michael Willis
ISBN: 0-7821-2187-X-
Published by Sybex Books- $39.00


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Included with the book: Software That Doesn’t Suck
HomeSite 3, GIF Builder, GIFMation, Coffee Cup Stylesheet Maker++, HTML Rename!, Web Razor, and more.

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