Overview
Main description
Website DESIGN just got a whole lot EASIER!
Learn the latest website development tools, techniques, and best practices. Web Design Demystified provides the hands-on help you need to get started. Written in a step-by-step format, this practical guide begins by covering website planning and designing for screens. Then, you'll learn how to build pages, use and integrate HTML and CSS, work with JavaScript, PHP, and XML, and use templates. Get tips for testing and going live as well as information on e-mail design and search engine optimization. Clear examples and concise explanations make it easy to understand the material, and end-of-chapter quizzes and a final exam help reinforce key concepts.
It's a no-brainer! You'll learn how to:
- Create design mockups that meet the project goals
- Add images and multimedia with HTML
- Style text, lists, links, and forms with CSS
- Integrate HTML and CSS for layout
- Improve your site's search engine ranking
- Code HTML for e-mail
Simple enough for a beginner, but challenging enough for an intermediate user, Web Design Demystified gives you the tools you need to create successful websites.
Table of contents
Introduction
Chapter 1. Getting Started
Chapter 2. Designing for Screens
Chapter 3. Building the Pages
Chapter 4. All About the HTML
Chapter 5. All About the CSS
Chapter 6. Integrating HTML and CSS for Layout
Chapter 7. Beyond HTML & CSS
Chapter 8. Templates and Media Types
Chapter 9. Going Live
Chapter 10. E-mail Design
Final Exam
Answers to Quizzes and Final Exam
Index
Author comments
Wendy Willard is an accomplished professional with more than 13 years of experience in all aspects of design, including publication, print, and Web. She is the author of the bestseller, HTML: A Beginner's Guide, now in its fourth edition, and has written additional books and articles on the topics of Photoshop, Web design, and Mac O/S.
