Web Design: A Beginner's Guide - Softcover

Willard, Wendy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072133902 ISBN 13: 9780072133905

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2001

Synopsis

Create websites that not only look good--but also work using this instructive introductory guidebook. HTML and Web design expert Wendy Willard walks you through every step of the Web development process through use of tutorials, hands-on exercises, and integrated projects. You’ll learn how to design a page to best suit your target audience, integrate graphics and multimedia elements, and get tips for testing and maintaining your site. Offering a balance of background and practical information, this book will have you designing Web pages in no time.

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About the Author

Wendy Willard is founder and owner of WILLARDESIGNS, a firm specializing in cutting edge Web-based design and development for businesses of all sizes and varieties, and in education and consulting about web-related concepts. She holds a degree in Illustration from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. Wendy teaches and lectures on Web design and development throughout the U.S. and Europe.

From the Back Cover

Essential Skills for First-Time Developers

Learn the basics of Web design from the tutorials and examples in this easy-to-follow, project-based guide. Web design expert Wendy Willard takes you on a tour of the essentials of Web design, from analyzing your needs and planning your site to the nuts and bolts of page development with text, graphics, tables, frames, forms, scripts, and multimedia. You'll also learn Web authoring technologies like JavaScript, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML/XHTML, and more. If you want to get started creating effective and efficient Web sites right away, this is the ideal self-paced learning tool for you.

This Beginner's Guide is Designed for Easy Learning:

-Modules Each programming concept is divided into logical modules (chapters), ideal for individualized learning
-Goals Each module opens with the specific programming skills you'll have by the end of the module
-Ask the Experts Q&A sections throughout are filled with extra information and interesting commentary
-1-Minute Drills Quick self-assessment sections to check your progress
-Annotated Syntax Example code annotated with commentary that points to the particular technique illustrated
-Projects Exercises contained in each module show how to apply what you are learning
-Mastery Checks End-of-module reviews that test your knowledge using short-answer, multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and simple coding questions

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0072133902
• ISBN 13: 9780072133905
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 568