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Willard, Wendy. Web Design DeMYSTiFieD. US: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2010.

Web Design DeMYSTiFieD

Authors: Wendy Willard

Published:  November 2010

eISBN: 9780071748025 0071748024 | ISBN: 9780071748018
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  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1 Getting Started
  • What Is Web Design?
  • Design vs. Development
  • Teams and Tasks
  • Project Management
  • Information Architecture
  • Design
  • Coding/Programming
  • Animation/Multimedia
  • Copywriting/Editing
  • Testing
  • Search Engine Optimization
  • Maintenance
  • Technologies and Tools
  • HTML and CSS
  • Beyond HTML and CSS
  • Design Tools
  • Flash
  • Coding Tools
  • Planning a Site
  • Hosting
  • Target Audience
  • Information Architecture
  • Documentation
  • Chapter Summary
  • Chapter 2 Designing for Screens
  • What's Unique About Screen Design?
  • Devices
  • Browsers
  • Bandwidth
  • Color
  • Navigation
  • Transitions
  • Layout
  • Creating Design Mockups
  • Stock Media
  • Sharing Copies of Your Mockups
  • Chapter Summary
  • Chapter 3 Building the Pages
  • Web File Formats
  • Key Terms
  • GIF
  • JPEG
  • PNG
  • Slicing Designs
  • Using Guides
  • Creating Slices
  • Naming Slices
  • Exporting Designs
  • Exporting Slices
  • Exporting HTML
  • Coding the File Structure
  • Basic Page Code
  • Version Information
  • Header Content
  • Body Content
  • Basic CSS Code
  • Coding Best Practices
  • Naming Conventions
  • Chapter Summary
  • Chapter 4 All About the HTML
  • Content Blocks
  • Planning the Structure
  • Other HTML Containers
  • Headings
  • Paragraphs
  • Lists
  • Links
  • Tables
  • Forms
  • Form Attributes
  • Form Structure
  • Form Processing
  • Images
  • Multimedia
  • Chapter Summary
  • Chapter 5 All About the CSS
  • Selectors
  • Type Selectors
  • ID Selectors
  • Class Selectors
  • Other Selectors
  • Importance
  • Font Styles
  • Font Sizes
  • Font Families
  • Color
  • Other Popular Properties to Style Text
  • Link Styles
  • Multiple Link Styles
  • Button Links
  • List Styles
  • Navigation Lists
  • Form Field Styles
  • Chapter Summary
  • Chapter 6 Integrating HTML and CSS for Layout
  • Box Properties
  • Height and Width
  • Border
  • Margin and Padding
  • Basic Alignment
  • Floats
  • CSS Positioning
  • Static and Relative Positioning
  • Fixed and Absolute Positioning
  • How to Position Elements
  • Adding Interactivity
  • Positioning Properties
  • Backgrounds
  • Use Backgrounds to Create Columns
  • Use Backgrounds to Customize Bullets
  • Use Backgrounds to Add Shadows
  • Use Backgrounds to Customize Links
  • Chapter Summary
  • Chapter 7 Beyond HTML and CSS
  • JavaScript
  • Terminology and Syntax
  • Usage: Creating a Drop-Down Navigation Bar
  • Learning More
  • PHP
  • Terminology and Syntax
  • Usage: Process a Form
  • Learning More
  • XML
  • Terminology and Syntax
  • Usage: Exchange Data with RSS
  • Learning More
  • Chapter Summary
  • Chapter 8 Templates and Media Types
  • Finding Stock Templates
  • Template Options
  • Template Sites
  • Blogging
  • Hosted Blogging
  • Custom Blogging
  • Templates in Dreamweaver
  • Working with Dreamweaver Templates
  • Maintaining Pages with Adobe Contribute
  • Media Types
  • Printer-Specific Style Sheets
  • Mobile-Specific Style Sheets
  • Chapter Summary
  • Chapter 9 Going Live
  • Testing
  • Testing the Code
  • Testing the Display
  • Testing the Usability
  • Uploading to a Web Server
  • Desktop FTP
  • Web-based FTP
  • Documentation
  • Style Guides
  • Helping Users Find the Site
  • Search Engine Methodology
  • Submit Your Site
  • Increase Your Ranking
  • Track Your Progress
  • Chapter Summary
  • Chapter 10 E-mail Design
  • E-mail Standards
  • Planning for E-mail Design
  • Pros and Cons of HTML E-mail
  • Know Your Audience
  • Know the Available Tools
  • Coding for E-mail Design
  • Recommendations
  • Testing
  • Chapter Summary
  • Final Exam
  • Answers to Quizzes and Final Exam
  • Index