Learning Web Design: A Beginner's Guide to (X)HTML, Style Sheets, and Web Graphics

by Niederst Robbins, Jennifer

• ISBN13: 9780596527525
• ISBN10: 0596527527
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-06-29
• Publisher: Oreilly & Associates Inc

Summary

In this update to the popular book, Learning Web Design, author Jennifer Niederst Robbins shares the knowledge she's gained from years of web design experience, both as a designer and a teacher. This book starts from the beginning -- defining the basic components of how the Internet works and what comprises web sites - and builds from there. After reading this book, you'll have a solid foundation in HTML, CSS, graphics, and design principles that you can immediately put to use in creating effective web pages. In the third edition, Jennifer has updated the book to cover CSS, rich media applications, web standards, and much more. She has also added exercises that help you to learn various techniques and short quizzes that make sure you're up to speed with key concepts, plus a companion CD-ROM.

Author Biography

1. Jennifer Niederst Robbins

   Jennifer Niederst Robbins was one of the first designers for the Web. As the designer of O'Reilly's Global Network Navigator (GNN), the first commercial web site, she has been designing for the Web since 1993. She is the author of the bestselling "Web Design in a Nutshell" (O'Reilly), and has taught web design at the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston and Johnson and Wales University in Providence. She has spoken at major design and Internet events including SXSW Interactive, Seybold Seminars, the GRAFILL conference (Geilo, Norway), and one of the first W3C International Expos.

Table of Contents

Hello Indigo

Contracts

Bindings

Hosting

Instancing and Concurrency

Reliability

Security

Exceptions and Faults

Setup Instructions

ASP.NET Meets Card

Space Index

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