Fundamental Web Design & Development Skills

by Rachel Andrew, Chris Ullman, Crystal Waters

The world of web design is at a turning point, with great emphasis on Web Standards, designing for all browsers and platforms while still looking great and communicating your message. This is the first book for the beginner that covers all the modern methods of making web sites to get you ahead of the rest when looking for that job. The authors are all respected web design professionals, who write knowledgeably and comprehensively without all the intimidating jargon or assuming a degree in programming. What this book The Web and How It Works
Basic HTML
Design and Process
Advanced HTML, XML, and XHTML
Creating Graphics for the Web
Traditional Page Layout Techniques
Navigation
Modern Layout and Style
Applying JavaScript in Your Pages
An Introduction to Usability
Standards Compliance
Getting Your Site onto the Web
Techniques for Site Maintenance and Administration
Server-Side Scripting
Where Do I Go from Here?

450 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2002

About the author

Rachel Andrew is a British web developer, author and speaker. She is an Invited Expert to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) CSS Working Group, Google Developer Expert, and a former member of the Web Standards Project. She is the editor-in-chief of Smashing Magazine.