Personal Web Sites : Top Designers Push the Boundaries with Experimental Design and Graphics by Joe Shepter

Whatever.nike.com drew from a designer’s personal Website to create its navigation concepts. Award-winning Website barneys.com borrowed technological breakthroughs from a personal site called Praystation.com. Such sites – whether homepages that show off a designer’s work, or “business” Web pages that have been turned into creative experiments – are the breeding grounds of tomorrow’s biggest commercial successes.

Personal Websites examines this critical genre of Web design, showcasing the personal work of more than 25 of the top designers in the field. From personal sites like volumeone.com to homepages like futurefarmers.com to design magazines like kiiroi.nu, the book illustrates how the best in the business use private projects as a testing ground for future commercial projects.

Insightful text and telling interviews provide an intimate window into each artist’s private world of creativity, and compelling images showcase some of the most beautiful examples of online design. Offering a fresh view of how Web designers get their inspiration, this unique volume makes the undeniable connection between personal creative passion and commercial success.