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Learning web design : a beginner\'s guide to (X)HTML, style sheets and web graphics / Jennifer Niederst Robbins.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Beijing ; Sebastopol, CA : O\'Reilly, 2007.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xiv, 464 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0596527527
  • 9780596527525
Other title:
  • Beginner\'s guide to (X)HTML, style sheets, and web graphics
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 005.72 NIE
Contents:
Getting started: Where do I start? ; How the web works ; The nature of web design -- HTML markup for structure: Creating a simple page ; Marking up text ; Adding links ; Adding images ; Basic table markup ; Forms ; Understanding the standards -- CSS for presentation: Cascading style sheets orientation ; Formatting text ; Colors and backgrounds ; Thinking inside the box ; Floating and positioning ; Page layout with CSS ; CSS techniques -- Creating web graphics: Web graphic basics ; Lean and mean web graphics -- From start to finish: The site development process ; Getting your pages on the web -- Appendices and index.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Standard Loan Moylish Library Main Collection 005.72 NIE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 39002100384347

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Getting started: Where do I start? ; How the web works ; The nature of web design -- HTML markup for structure: Creating a simple page ; Marking up text ; Adding links ; Adding images ; Basic table markup ; Forms ; Understanding the standards -- CSS for presentation: Cascading style sheets orientation ; Formatting text ; Colors and backgrounds ; Thinking inside the box ; Floating and positioning ; Page layout with CSS ; CSS techniques -- Creating web graphics: Web graphic basics ; Lean and mean web graphics -- From start to finish: The site development process ; Getting your pages on the web -- Appendices and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • 1 Hello Indigo
  • 2 Contracts
  • 3 Bindings
  • 4 Hosting
  • 5 Instancing and Concurrency
  • 6 Reliability
  • 7 Security
  • 8 Exceptions and Faults
  • A Setup Instructions
  • B ASP.NET Meets Card
  • Space Index

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Jennifer Niederst Robbins was one of the first designers for the Web. As the designer of O'Reilly's Global Network Navigator (GNN), the first commercial web site, she has been designing for the Web since 1993. She is the author of the bestselling "Web Design in a Nutshell" (O'Reilly), and has taught web design at the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston and Johnson and Wales University in Providence. She has spoken at major design and Internet events including SXSW Interactive, Seybold Seminars, the GRAFILL conference (Geilo, Norway), and one of the first W3C International Expos.

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