Learning Web Design: A Beginner's Guide To (X)HTML, Style Sheets, And Web Graphics

Description

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