The Project Cool Guide to HTML - Softcover

Martin, Teresa A.; Davis, Glenn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471173711 ISBN 13: 9780471173717

Publisher: Wiley, 1996

Synopsis

The creator of the coveted "Cool Site of the Day" award now shows anybody how to create their own cool sites. The first truly integrated book/Web site publication, The Project Cool Guide to HTML teaches Web site development novices both the basics of HTML and the subtle skills needed for creating truly cool and effective Web sites. The book is an easy-to-use tutorial on HTML, including the latest commands from HTML 3.2, Netscape 3.0 and Microsoft's Internet Explorer 3.0. There are also tips on creatively using text, graphics, special effects, and interactivity to design Web pages that are fun, unique, useful...just plain cool. The book also points to places on the "Project Cool" Web site where readers can see cool sites as well as experiment with their own ideas and see the results immediately.

Includes link to the "Project Cool" Web site with...
* Interactive HTML forms that let readers enter HTML code and immediately see the results
* New HTML techniques and tricks not included in the book
* Links to cool Web pages
* Lots of resources for Webmasters, including software, graphics, technical specs, and Web news

About this title

About the Author

TERESA A. MARTIN is an interactive media guru and cofounder of Project Cool.

GLENN DAVIS is a celebrated Web developer and creator of the Cool Site of the Day(TM) award. Dubbed the "King of Cool" by Newsweek, he is cofounder of Project Cool, a Web site full of resources and advice for Webmasters.

From the Back Cover

A total, interactive beginner's guide to HTML and great Web page design

If you'd like to create your own unique presence on the Web, but don't have the slightest idea of how it's done, then this amazing interactive guide is for you. Not only does it teach you HTML from square one, it also gives you an opportunity to learn great Web page design from the creator of the Cool Site of the Day(TM) award. And, because The Project Cool(TM) Guide to HTML combines a book with an interactive Web site, you learn by actually doing it! No technical experience and no special software or equipment are required. All you need is a sense of adventure and access to a computer with a Web browser (like the kind found on AOL, Prodigy, or any of the online services).

The book covers:
* How to design your own fun, interactive Web page
* How to write text for your Web page
* How to prepare graphics for a Web page
* How to create cool special effects with simple HTML commands
* How to use the newest HTML commands from Netscape and Microsoft
* What Shockwave, VRML, and other new technologies are all about.

At the Project Cool Web site, you'll find:
* Interactive HTML forms that let you enter HTML code and see the results immediately
* New HTML techniques and tricks not covered in the book
* Links to Cool Web pages that you can explore.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471173711
• ISBN 13: 9780471173717
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272