In contrast to a standard technical manual, the focus of this book is on the design issues surrounding its use; how it looks and its functional appropriateness. The opening section explores the type possibilities of va rious websites with differing functions, from personal through business sites, including those that have multiple functions. The showcase of 300 top type sites in the latter half of the book allows readers to examine type in a better context, to judge its style and purpose and to gain ideas for their own use on the Web - as well as a section on blunders that make one aware of the importance of this essential but often-overlooked component.

Roger Pring is a graphic designer, lecturer, photographic enthusiast and collector. He was project director of the original Photographer's Handbook, and is the author of several Ilex Press books on computer-aided design, typography and the internet. He was also publisher of The Wine Diary and runs a cookery school in Burgundy.