Web design : a beginner's guide

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Author(s): Wendy Willard
Edition: 2nd ed
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Year: 2010

Language: English
Pages: 385
City: New York

Contents......Page 10
Acknowledgments......Page 16
Introduction......Page 18
Part I: Planning......Page 22
1 Asking the Right Questions......Page 24
Who......Page 26
Why......Page 34
What......Page 41
When......Page 42
How......Page 43
Summary......Page 48
2 Formulating the Answers......Page 50
Documentation......Page 51
The Proposal......Page 53
Site Map......Page 69
Measuring Success......Page 77
Summary......Page 78
Part II: Designing......Page 80
3 Anticipating Web-Specific Design Issues......Page 82
Deciding Which Design Tools to Use......Page 83
Screen Design Considerations......Page 86
Summary......Page 105
4 Laying the Groundwork for Good Design......Page 106
Inspiration......Page 107
Navigation......Page 108
Layout......Page 113
Transitions......Page 119
Color......Page 121
Finding Stock Media......Page 129
Creating Design Mockups......Page 130
Summary......Page 133
5 Preparing for Production......Page 134
Identifying Individual Page Elements for Layout......Page 135
Recognize Graphic File Formats for the Web......Page 141
Adding Interactivity to Design Files......Page 149
Slicing the Designs......Page 154
Summary......Page 160
6 Producing the Design......Page 162
Saving Images from Design Applications......Page 163
Exporting Whole Designs......Page 173
Using Flash......Page 186
Summary......Page 191
Part III: Coding......Page 194
7 Getting Started with the Code......Page 196
Creating the File Structure......Page 197
Basic HTML Page Code......Page 204
Coding Etiquette......Page 216
Summary......Page 217
8 Structuring Content......Page 218
Setting Up Content Areas......Page 219
Using HTML to Contain the Content......Page 221
Adding Links......Page 233
Using HTML to Add Images......Page 236
Progress Check......Page 238
Summary......Page 239
9 Styling Content......Page 240
Setting the Style......Page 241
Changing Font Characteristics......Page 245
Styling Links......Page 249
Styling Lists......Page 251
Customizing Form Fields......Page 254
Progress Check......Page 256
Summary......Page 257
10 Positioning Content......Page 258
Understanding Box Properties......Page 259
Adjusting Basic Alignment......Page 264
Using Floats......Page 265
Using CSS Positioning......Page 267
Layering......Page 271
Centering......Page 273
CSS Backgrounds......Page 274
Progress Check......Page 279
Summary......Page 281
11 Integrating Dynamic Content......Page 282
Meeting the Site Goals......Page 283
Adding Multimedia Content......Page 285
Adding Scripts......Page 292
Spreading the Word with RSS......Page 299
Using Blog Templates......Page 301
Adding Other Third-Party Content......Page 307
Summary......Page 309
Part IV: Going Live......Page 310
12 Publishing Content......Page 312
Testing......Page 314
Uploading to a Live Server......Page 319
Updating the Documentation......Page 324
Maintenance and Upgrades......Page 329
Summary......Page 330
13 Advertising Your Site......Page 332
Helping Searchers Find Your Site......Page 333
Increasing Your Audience Through E-mail......Page 340
Don’t Send Spam......Page 343
Identify the Necessary Tools for the Task......Page 345
Design and Code for E-mail Readers......Page 347
Summary......Page 353
A: HTML/CSS Reference Table......Page 354
Group Type: Core......Page 355
HTML Tags......Page 356
CSS Properties......Page 368
C......Page 376
F......Page 378
H......Page 379
M......Page 380
P......Page 381
S......Page 382
T......Page 383
W......Page 384
Z......Page 385