Overview

Laying the foundation for a solid understanding of Web design, this book weaves together industry best practices and standards-based design techniques. It is built on practical examples and short exercises crafted to help readers learn quickly and retain information. Starting with the basics this book teaches: Internet fundamentals Planning, content strategy, and information architecture HTML and CSS Accessibility Created by the education luminaries that brought you the revolutionary InterACT curriculum (http://interact.webstandards.org) and the Opera Web Standards Curriculum (http://opera.com/wsc), and the experts that power The Web Standards Project, this book is the definitive guide to learning the basics of web design. Its emphasis on practical and proven techniques make it the go-to guide that every aspiring web professional needs to succeed in their career. 25% of all author proceeds from this book will be donated to The Open Web Education Alliance (http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/owea/) to help advance web education around the world.

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Author:   Erin Anderson ,  Virginia DeBolt ,  Derek Featherstone ,  Lars Gunther
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   New Riders Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 22.80cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 17.90cm
Weight:   0.905kg
ISBN:  

9780321703521

ISBN 10:   0321703529
Pages:   504
Publication Date:   27 May 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Part 1: Preparation and background knowledge Chapter 1: About InterAct Chapter 2: The tools you'll need Chapter 3: Learning more effectively with the Web Chapter 4: Internet fundamentals Chapter 5: Writing for the web Part 2: Planning Chapter 6: Information architecture basics Chapter 7: Organizing information Chapter 8: The site planning process Chapter 9: Content analysis and IA strategy Chapter 10: Site project plan - from IA strategy to reality Part 3: Implementation: HTML and CSS fundamentals Chapter 11: Introduction to HTML structure Chapter 12: CSS styling basics Chapter 13: The document Chapter 14: Text: headings and paragraphs Chapter 15: Setting page-wide styles Chapter 16: Links Chapter 17: Images Chapter 18: HTML Lists Chapter 19: Tables Chapter 20: Forms Chapter 21: Generic containers Chapter 22: Lesser-known semantics Chapter 23: Column layouts using floats - headers, columns, footers Chapter 24: Positioning: static and fixed Chapter 25: Positioning: relative and absolute Chapter 26: Validating and debugging your HTML and CSS - headers, columns, footers Chapter 27: Accessibility Part 4: Bringing it all together Final Project

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