Dot-Com Design: The Rise of a Usable, Social, Commercial Web Contributor(s): Ankerson, Megan Sapnar (Author) |
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ISBN: 1479872725 ISBN-13: 9781479872725 Publisher: New York University Press OUR PRICE: $88.11 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Media Studies - Computers | History - Computers | Web - Design |
Dewey: 025.042 |
LCCN: 2017054991 |
Series: Critical Cultural Communication |
Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6" W x 9" (1.15 lbs) 288 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1990's - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: From dial-up to wi-fi, an engaging cultural history of the commercial web industry Tracking shifts in the rules of "good web design," Ankerson reimagines speculation and design as a series of contests and collaborations to conceive the boundaries of a new digitally networked future. What was it like to go online and "surf the Web" in the 1990s? How and why did the look and feel of the web change over time? How do new design paradigms like user-experience design (UX) gain traction? Bringing together media studies, internet studies, and design theory, Dot-com Design traces the shifts in, and struggles over, the web's production, aesthetics, and design to provide a comprehensive look at the evolution of the web industry and into the vast internet we browse today. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ankerson, Megan Sapnar: - Megan Sapnar Ankerson is Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Michigan. She is co-editor of the international journal Internet Histories: Digital Technology, Culture and Society. |