Overview

Intended for use in a beginning web design or web development course The Basics of Web Design: HTML5 & CSS3, 2e takes a unique approach to prepare students to design web pages that work today in addition to being ready to take advantage of HTML5 coding techniques of the future. The text covers the basic concepts that web designers need to develop their skills: * Introductory Internet and Web concepts * Creating web pages with HTML5 * Configuring text, color, and page layout with Cascading Style Sheets * Configuring images and multimedia on web pages * Web design best practices * Accessibility, usability, and search engine optimization considerations * Obtaining a domain name and web host * Publishing to the Web Teaching and Learning Experience To provide a better teaching and learning experience, for both instructors and students, this program will: *Apply Theory and/or Research: A well-rounded foundation of hard and soft skills will help students as they pursue careers as web professionals. *Engage Students: Hands-on practice exercises and a running case study offer real-world perspective, and keep students interested in the material. *Support Instructors and Students: Student files for web page Hands-on Practice exercises and the case study are available on the companion website.

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Author:   Terry Felke-Morris
Publisher:   Pearson Education Limited
Imprint:   Pearson Education Limited
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 27.80cm
Weight:   0.810kg
ISBN:  

9781292025469

ISBN 10:   1292025468
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   06 August 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Internet and Web Basics 1The Internet and the Web 2Web Standards and Accessibility 4Information on the Web 6Web Browsers and Web Servers 8Internet Protocols 10Uniform Resource Identifiers and Domain Names 12HTML Overview 14Under the Hood of a Web Page 16Your First Web Page 18Review and Apply 22 Chapter 2 HTML Basics 25Heading Element 26Paragraph Element 28Line Break and Horizontal Rule 30Blockquote Element 32Phrase Elements 34Ordered List 36Unordered List 38Description List 40Special Entity Characters 42HTML Syntax Validation 44Structural Elements 46Anchor Element 48Practice with Hyperlinks 50E-Mail Hyperlinks 54Review and Apply 56 Chapter 3 Web Design Basics 65Design for Your Target Audience 66Website Organization 68Principles of Visual Design 70Design to Provide for Accessibility 72Use of Text 74Web Color Palette 76Use of Color 78Use of Graphics and Multimedia 80More Design Considerations 82Navigation Design 84Wireframes and Page Layout 86Fixed and Fluid Layouts 88Design for the Mobile Web 90Responsive Web Design 92Web Design Best Practices Checklist 94Review and Apply 96 Chapter 4 Cascading Style Sheets Basics 101Cascading Style Sheets Overview 102CSS Selectors and Declarations 104CSS Syntax for Color Values 106Configure Inline CSS 108Configure Embedded CSS 110Configure External CSS 112CSS Selectors: Class, Id, and Descendant 114Span Element 116Practice with CSS 118CSS Syntax Validation 120Review and Apply 122 Chapter 5 Web Graphics Styling Basics 129Web Graphics 130Image Element 132Image Hyperlinks 134Configure Background Images 136Position Background Images 138CSS3 Multiple Background Images 140The Favorites Icon 142Configure List Markers with CSS 144Image Maps 146Review and Apply 148 Chapter 6 More CSS Basics 157Fonts with CSS 158Text Properties with CSS 160Align and Indent Text with CSS 162Width and Height with CSS 164The Box Model 166Margin and Padding with CSS 168Borders with CSS 170CSS3 Rounded Corners 172Center Page Content with CSS 174CSS3 Box Shadow and Text Shadow 176CSS3 Background Clip and Origin 178CSS3 Background Resize and Scale 180CSS3 Opacity 182CSS3 RGBA Color 184CSS3 HSLA Color 186CSS3 Gradients 188Review and Apply 190 Chapter 7 Page Layout Basics 197Normal Flow 198Float 200Clear a Float 202Overflow 204CSS Two-Column Page Layout 206Vertical Navigation with an Unordered List 208Horizontal Navigation with an Unordered List 210CSS Interactivity with Pseudo-Classes 212Practice with CSS Two-Column Layout 214Positioning with CSS 216Practice with Positioning 218CSS Sprites 220Review and Apply 222 Chapter 8 More on Links, Layout, and Mobile 227More on Relative Linking 228Fragment Identifiers 230Figure and Figcaption Elements 232Practice with Floating Figures 234More HTML5 Elements 236HTML5 Compatibility with Older Browsers 238CSS for Print 240Mobile Web Design 242Viewport Meta Tag 244CSS3 Media Queries 246Practice with Media Queries 248Flexible Images 250Testing Mobile Display 252Review and Apply 254 Chapter 9 Table Basics 265Table Overview 266Table Rows, Cells, and Headers 268Span Rows and Columns 270Configure an Accessible Table 272Style a Table with CSS 274CSS3 Structural Pseudo-classes 276Configure Table Sections 278Review and Apply 280 Chapter 10 Form Basics 285Form Overview 286Text Box 288Submit Button and Reset Button 290Check Box and Radio Button 292Hidden Field and Password Box 294Textarea Element 296Select Element and Option Element 298Label Element 300Fieldset Element and Legend Element 302Style a Form with CSS 304Server-Side Processing 306Practice with a Form 308HTML5 Text Form Controls 310HTML5 Datalist Element 312HTML5 Slider and Spinner Controls 314HTML5 Calendar and Color-Well Controls 316Practice with an HTML5 Form 318Review and Apply 320 Chapter 11 Media and Interactivity Basics 329Plug-ins, Containers, and Codecs 330Configure Audio and Video 332Flash and the HTML5 Embed Element 334HTML5 Audio and Source Elements 336HTML5 Video and Source Elements 338Practice with HTML5 Video 340Embed a YouTube Video 342CSS3 Transform Property 344CSS Transition Property 346Practice with Transitions 348HTML5 Canvas Element 350Review and Apply 352 Chapter 12 Web Publishing Basics 359Register a Domain Name 360Choose a Web Host 362Publish with File Transfer Protocol 364Search Engine Submission 366Search Engine Optimization 368Accessibility Testing 370Usability Testing 372Review and Apply 374AppendixAnswers to Review Questions 377HTML5 Cheat Sheet 378CSS Cheat Sheet 383XHTML Cheat Sheet 390Comparison of XHTML and HTML5 394WCAG 2.0 Quick Reference 400Index 403Credits 419Web Safe Color Palette 420

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