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Web Designer's Reference

by friends of ED

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Label:	friends of ED
Pages:	390
Binding:	Paperback
Publication Date:	2004-12-01
Published By:	friends of ED
ASIN:	1590594304
Category:	Book

Authors

Craig Grannell

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Most web design books concentrate on a single technology or piece of software, leaving the designer to figure out how to put all the pieces together. This book is different. Web Designer's Reference provides a truly integrated approach to web design. Each of the dozen chapters covers a specific aspect of creating a web page, such as working with typography, adding images, creating navigation, and crafting CSS layouts. In each case, relevant XHTML elements are explored along with associated CSS, and visual design ideas are discussed. Several practical examples are provided, which you can use to further your understanding of each subject. This highly modular and integrated approach means that you learn about technologies in context, at the appropriate time and, upon working through each chapter, you craft a number of web page elements that you can use on countless sites in the future.

This book is ideal for those making their first moves into standards-based web design, experienced designers who want to learn about modern design techniques and move toward creating CSS layouts, graphic designers who want to discover how to lay out their designs, and veteran web designers who want a concise reference guide.

The book's advocacy of web standards, usability, and accessibility with a strong eye toward visual design means itís of use to technologists and designers alike, enabling everyone to build better websites. And for those moments when a particular tag or property value slips your mind, the book provides a comprehensive reference guide that includes important and relevant XHTML elements and attributes, XHTML entities, web colors, and CSS 2.1 properties and values.

With this book:

Use XHTML elements effectively and efficiently to create lean, standardscompliant, highly compatible web pages
Style web pages with CSS
Create effective page layouts, highly flexible navigation areas, great online typography, and more
Learn how to balance quality contemporary design with future-proof web standards
Use the essential reference guides to remind yourself about XHTML elements, CSS properties, and their associated attributes and values

Summary of Contents:

Introduction to Web design with XHTML and CSS
Web Page Defaults
Working with Text
Working with Images
Creating Navigation
Introduction to Layout
Tables for Tabular Data and Layout
Layouts with CSS
Working with Frames
Getting User Input
Adding Multimedia
Testing and Uploading Web Pages
XHTML and CSS Reference Sections

Customer Reviews

Great reference book, but a little outdated - Reviewed on 2007-12-26

This is a really great reference book on CSS and Web design in general. I read through the book twice so that I could really understand the material. Most of the chapters are interesting to read although certain sections were a little dry. He includes really nice examples to get you started and alerts you of common mistakes and how to avoid them.

My only gripe is that the book was published in 2005 and is now outdated in the sense that the browsers he mentioned are now basically obsolete. Firefox is not even mentioned at all. Also he covers web design tools like Front Page which is now history.

A second edition of this book is definitely needed, however the core concepts haven't changed that drastically, so I would still recommend this book.

Nothing special here - Reviewed on 2007-01-23

1 customer found this review not to be helpful.

A really average book. Most of the things inside it can easily be picked up on an on line tutorial. Targeted to the novice user, who is unfamiliar with CSS. Most of the techniques presented are just basic stuff, and not really worth paying for, just to own them in print.

For the apprentice, not the beginner - Reviewed on 2006-06-20

3 customers found this review helpful.

This books, in my opinion, is definitely not for the newcomer. If you've never done web design, this book is going to be overwhelming for you. It touches on a lot of topics.
If you're a web designer or many years or even a relatively new one with a few simple web sites and a good beginner's book, this is a very good book. It's like learning from a master but as an apprentice. The master doesn't exactly spoonfeed you with information but lays it out on the table and expects you to pick up the spoon and scoop away the knowledge.
I'd say you definitely should read this book if you're aiming to be a proper, high-class, professional web designer/developer. However, if you're brand new, then this book deserves to wait a bit.

Want to, or already, build sites; buy this book - Reviewed on 2006-01-04

11 customers found this review helpful, 1 did not.

Reference book, not really. It has a short reference for most used items in the back, but the book is more for putting things together.

Very well written, with examples that are actually useful for future projects. My book shelves are full of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript books. This book has a lot less "fluff" and more information that a person can really use.

Honestly, the only reason I bought this book is due to the high praises given on this site. Why would I need another XHTML or CSS book? I am very glad I decided to purchase the book.

Beginner, hobbyist, or professional, I know every level of designer will get something out of this book.

Sorry about the spelling and grammer, kind of rushed.

Outstanding book for newbies and folks upgrading skills - Reviewed on 2005-08-08

7 customers found this review helpful.

This is a very well thought out book. The chapters and examples start very basic and build and build into some fairly impressive pieces. Javascript and PHP is used in limited fashion. Most examples are exclusively XHTML and CSS.

My favorite part of this book is how the examples are laid out for the reader. They start simply and the reader is encouraged to build layer upon layer in CSS until plain text becomes a well presented page. Well worth the money IMHO!

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Book Subjects

Computer Programming
General Theory of Computing
Internet languages
Publishing on the Internet
Web design
Web sites - Design.
Computers
Computer - Internet
Computer Books: Web Programming
Computer Graphics - General
Computers / Computer Graphics / General
Computers / Internet / Web Page Design
Computers / Programming / Software Development
Internet - Web Site Design
Computer Science
Cascading style sheets
Design
Web sites
XHTML (Document markup language)
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