How to design websites

There are books on the nuts and bolts of web design and there are books about website aesthetics, showcasing examples of good design. How to Design Websites contains the essentials of both, addressing the skillsets required to produce websites that are functional and elegant - but from a graphic des...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Pipes, Alan (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Laurence King Pub 2011.
Edición:1st edition
Colección:Portfolio Skills
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628841906719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; 1. Introduction and background; What is the internet?; Email and domains; Newsgroups; The World Wide Web (WWW); Designing for the World Wide Web; Hosts and hosting; FTP: Uploading and downloading; Domains; Web design for graphic designers; Browser compatibility; 2. Code; Getting started in HTML; Helper applications; Step-by-step 1: Instant websites: a customized blog; Trailblazer 1: Joshua Davis; 3. Layout; Frames and tables; CSS (Cascading Style Sheets); Layout in CSS; Navigation; Nesting divs; Accessibility; Usability
  • Step-by-step 2: A simple handmade XHTML/CSS website using a templateTrailblazer 2: Erik Spiekermann; 4. Text and typography; Selecting fonts in HTML; Text; The language of type; How type is measured; Font weights, variants and properties; Other typographic facilities; Step-by-step 3: A basic portfolio website; Trailblazer 3: Grïngo; 5. Images and colour schemes; Graphics Formats: GIFs, JPEGs and PNGs; Colour; Colour theory; Colour schemes; Step-by-step 4: Developing a website using background colours and faux columns; Trailblazer 4: Soleil Noir; 6. Added extras; SSI (Server Side Includes)
  • Animated GIFsFlash; JavaScript; E-commerce; Content-management systems; Websites for handheld mobile devices; Web 2.0, HTML5 and the future; Glossary; Books; Websites; CSS Properties; HTML / XHTML Tags; Index; Picture Credits