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Learning Web Design: A Beginner's Guide To (X)HTML, Style Sheets, And Web Graphics
Everything you need to know to create professional web sites
is right here. Learning Web Design starts from the beginning
-- defining how the Web and web pages work -- and builds
from there. By the end of the book, you'll have the skills
to create multi-column CSS layouts with optimized graphic
files, and you'll know how to
get your pages up on the Web.
This thoroughly revised edition teaches you how to build web
sites according to modern design practices and professional
standards. Learning Web Design explains:
How to create a simple (X)HTML page, how to add links and
images
Everything you need to know about web standards -- (X)HTML,
DTDs, and more
Cascading Style Sheets -- formatting text, colors and
backgrounds, using the box model, page layout, and more
All about web graphics, and how to make them lean and mean
through optimization
The site development process, from start to finish
Getting your pages on the Web -- hosting, domain names, and
FTP
The book includes exercises to help you to learn various
techniques, and short quizzes to make sure you're up to
speed with key concepts. If you're interested in web design,
Learning Web Design is the place to start.
CONTENTS:
Chapter 1. Where Do I Start
Chapter 2. How the Web Works
Chapter 3. The Nature of Web Design
Chapter 4. Creating a simple page (HTML Overview)
Chapter 5. Marking up Text
Chapter 6. Adding Links
Chapter 7. Adding Images
Chapter 8. Basic Table Markup
Chapter 9. Forms
Chapter 10. Understanding the Standards
Chapter 11. Cascading Style Sheets Orientation
Chapter 12. Formatting Text
Chapter 13. Colors and Backgrounds
Chapter 14. Thinking Inside the Box
Chapter 15. Floating and Positioning
Chapter 16. Page Layout with CSS
Chapter 17. CSS Techniques
Chapter 18. Web Graphics Basics
Chapter 19. Lean and Mean Web Graphics
Chapter 20. The Site Development Process
Chapter 21. Getting Your Pages on the Web
Appendix A
Answers
Appendix B
CSS 2.1 Selectors
Index
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