Название: Math for Web Design: Precision Layout and Animation (Final Release)
Автор: Paul McFedries
Издательство: Manning Publications
Год: 2026
Страниц: 400
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf (true)
Размер: 44.9 MB

Beautiful websites and apps are rooted in established mathematical principles. Know the math, and you'll gain a superpower when it comes to layout calculations, animating page elements, accurate color rendering, and responsive design. Math for Web Design teaches you the math you need to create awesome, precise, and highly functional front-end designs.

You're already using math every day to solve common design problems. In this book, veteran web design author Paul McFedries shows you how to perform those calculations confidently and efficiently.

You'll learn how to:
- Improve layouts and animations with the Golden Ratio and proportional scaling
- Optimize responsiveness and accessibility with percentage-based sizing
- Create UI effects with physics, vectors, and geometric transformations
- Master algebra and grid calculations for CSS Grid and Flexbox
- Grok color theory and blending math

About the book:
Math for Web Design teaches you how to apply relevant mathematical principles in CSS and jаvascript to create beautiful and efficient layouts and interfaces. Every concept is illustrated with hands-on examples so you can practice as you learn! After exploring core techniques for layout and color, you'll move on to advanced topics like accessibility, responsive typography, and UI elements based on real-world physics.

No math degree is even close to being required to read this book! Everything you need to know is provided as you need it, and you won’t find any long-winded technical discussions or philosophical arguments in these pages. That said, though, I do assume that you’re familiar with HTML and CSS and know at least the basics of frontend coding with jаvascript.

I’m assuming that you have a life away from your computer screen, so this book is structured to allow nonlinear reading, letting you move directly to the sections you need. If you’re just getting started, read chapter 1 to get an overview, then tackle chapters 2 and 3 for some solid mathematical foundations in jаvascript and CSS. From there, you can try out any of the other chapters in any order. To make things easier to find, the roadmap section that follows gives a summary of the book’s 14 chapters.

About the reader:
For developers, designers, and UX/UI pros who know CSS and jаvascript. No advanced math knowledge required!

About the author:
Paul McFedries has been a professional technical writer for more than 30 years. He is the author of Manning's Web Design Playground, Second Edition, and Build a Website with ChatGPT. His 100+ books have sold more than 4 million copies worldwide.