Web Design All-in-One For Dummies - Softcover

Jenkins, Sue

Softcover

ISBN 10: 047041796X ISBN 13: 9780470417966

Publisher: For Dummies, 2009

Synopsis

Web designers must wear many hats. Among books on Web design, Web Design All-in-One For Dummies is the one that helps you successfully wear all those hats without losing your head.

Full-color illustrations and five self-contained minibooks show you how to be a graphic designer, creative organizer, visual communicator, markup language technologist, and cutting-edge trendsetter, all in one. This book helps you lay the groundwork, follow design rules, test your site, register a domain name, and much more.

• Getting Started covers planning, defining your target audience, choosing the right software, and more
• Designing For the Web acquaints you with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, plus how to choose a layout and optimize graphics
• Building Web Sites gets down to nuts and bolts: putting text, images, hyperlinks, and multimedia files together, organizing content, and building navigation systems
• Web Standards & Testing teaches you how to test and validate so everyone can enjoy your site
• Publishing & Site Maintenance helps you get your site online and keep it current

Web Design All-in-One For Dummies also helps you learn how to choose a Web editor and graphics program, how to make your site accessible to the widest possible audience, and when it’s time to call in a pro like author Sue Jenkins. It’s just what you need to start and manage a great site.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Everything you need to know to create dazzling Web designs is in one of these minibooks

A Web designer is a graphic designer, creative organizer, visual communicator, markup language technologist, and cutting-edge trendsetter, all in one. This All-in-One guide helps you wear all those hats without losing your head! Learn to lay the groundwork, follow design rules, test your site, register a domain name, and more. Ready to get started?

• Start here — Book I covers planning, defining your target audience, choosing the right software, and more

• Design it — Book II acquaints you with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript®, plus how to choose a layout and optimize graphics

• Build it — Book III gets down to nuts and bolts: putting text, images, hyperlinks, and multimedia files together, organizing content, and building navigation systems

• Does it work? — Book IV teaches you how to test and validate so everyone can enjoy your site

• Maintenance and more — Book V helps you get your site online and keep it current

Open the book and find:

• How to choose a Web editor and graphics program

• Tips for attracting visitors

• Why and how to slice up graphics

• How to make your site accessible to the widest possible audience

• What a layers-based layout is

• How to use Dreamweaver® templates

• Ethical SEO techniques and how to use them

• When to ask for help from a pro

About the Author

Sue Jenkins is a professional designer with experience in Web sites, print media, logo design, and illustration. She is the author of several books and?teaches Adobe software; has created training videos on Dreamweaver, Illustrator,?and Photoshop; and operates Luckychair, a Web and graphic design studio (www.luckychair.com).

Edition details

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 047041796X
• ISBN 13: 9780470417966
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 656