Web Design All-in-One Desk Reference for Dummies

Description

Web designers must wear many hats. Among books on Web design, Web Design All-in-One For Dummies is the one that helps you successfully wear all those hats without losing your head.

  
Full-color illustrations and five self-contained minibooks show you how to be a graphic designer, creative organizer, visual communicator, markup language technologist, and cutting-edge trendsetter, all in one. This book helps you lay the groundwork, follow design rules, test your site, register a domain name, and much more.
* Getting Started covers planning, defining your target audience, choosing the right software, and more
* Designing For the Web acquaints you with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, plus how to choose a layout and optimize graphics
* Building Web Sites gets down to nuts and bolts: putting text, images, hyperlinks, and multimedia files together, organizing content, and building navigation systems
* Web Standards & Testing teaches you how to test and validate so everyone can enjoy your site
* Publishing & Site Maintenance helps you get your site online and keep it current

  Web Design All-in-One For Dummies also helps you learn how to choose a Web editor and graphics program, how to make your site accessible to the widest possible audience, and when it’s time to call in a pro like author Sue Jenkins. It’s just what you need to start and manage a great site.

CONTENTS:

Introduction.

  Book I: Getting Started.

  
Chapter 1: Starting with a Plan.

  
Chapter 2: Defining the Audience.

  
Chapter 3: Gathering Content.

  
Chapter 4: Choosing the Right Tools.

  Book II: Designing for the Web.

  
Chapter 1: Defining the Look and Feel.

  
Chapter 2: Mocking Up the Design.

  
Chapter 3: Slicing and Optimizing Web Graphics.

  Book III: Building Web Sites.

  
Chapter 1: Adding Text, Images, and Links.

  
Chapter 2: Organizing Content with Tables and Lists.

  
Chapter 3: Styling with Cascading Style Sheets.

  
Chapter 4: Understanding CSS Style Properties.

  
Chapter 5: Creating Web Layouts.

  
Chapter 6: Constructing Navigation Systems.

  
Chapter 7: Designing Web Forms.

  
Chapter 8: Making Your Pages Interactive.

  
Chapter 9: Building Web Sites.

  Book IV: Web Standards and Testing.

  
Chapter 1: Following Web Standards.

  
Chapter 2: Testing, Accessibility, Compliance, and Validation.

  Book V: Publishing and Site Maintenance.

  
Chapter 1: Domain Registration and Hosting.

  
Chapter 2: Publishing Your Site.

  
Chapter 3: Search Engine Optimization and Site Maintenance.

  Index.