Master VISUALLY Web Design (Visual Read Less, Learn More) - Softcover

Gatlin, Carrie F.; Toot, Michael S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764536109 ISBN 13: 9780764536106

Publisher: Visual, 2001

Synopsis

Master VISUALLY Web Design offers you complete visual reference covering Web design strategy, and HTML and JavaScript basics. It also equips you with Web design principles, usability, graphics, multimedia, and servers, all of which will make you a master of Web Design. Learn from real-world design examples and hundreds of screenshots all in a wonderfully illustrated two-color layout. Included with the book is a CD that includes Web site templates designed by authors, Carrie Gatlin and Michael Toot. Other included features are examples of the most popular web designing tools, Dreamweaver, Adobe GoLive, Fireworks, GifBuilder, CuteFTP, Fetch, HomeSite, and BBEdit and a fully searchable e-version of the book.

About this title

About the Author

Carrie Gatlin is an established freelance designer and writer. She has worked as the Web Producer for the Webby Awards, the "Oscars of the Internet community" and before joining the Webby Awards, she was a technical producer for CNET Builder.com, a resource site for professional Web developers. Carrie also authors product reviews and features on Web production techniques for Builder.com, the most recent of which is about implementing effective Web design strategies.

Michael S. Toot is an author and software program manager in the Seattle area. He is an MCSE and MCP+I and has been involved with Microsoft operating systems since 1992. He has written a book on Windows 2000 Server and enjoys learning new programs and operating systems, even those not from Microsoft. When not working or writing books, he is reading, sailing, writing movie reviews, fiction, and nonfiction, and conducting adventures in home renovation and repair on his ninety-three year old home.

From the Back Cover

Read Less -- Learn More(TM)

"One picture is worth a thousand words." If you prefer instructions that show you how rather than tell you, then this comprehensive reference is for you. Hundreds of succinctly captioned, step-by-step screen shots reveal how to accomplish more than 250 Web design tasks, including:
* Creating an HTML skeleton
* Using cascading style sheets
* Designing a search interface
* clarifying text links
* Embedding a font
* Optimizing a JPEG
* Setting a cookie
* Adding an audio file
* Creating a Flash animation
* Converting HTML to XHTML
Web development software on CD-ROM!
* Micromedia Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, and HomeSite trial versions
* Adobe GoLive and Photoshop tryout versions
* Jasc Paint Shop Pro evaluation version
* Plus sample templates, HTML editors, FTP utilities, a fully searchable e-version of the book, and more!
MASTER IT
* "Master It" tips answer questions and present shortcuts
* High-resolution screen shots demonstrate each task
* Succinct explanations walk you through step-by-step
* Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules

Edition details

• Publisher: Visual
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0764536109
• ISBN 13: 9780764536106
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 648