2012 Puddly Awards
 
 
Follow us on TwitterFollow us on FacebookFollow us on TumblrSubscribe to RSS

Recently Viewed clear list

Interviews | January 24, 2012

Jill Owens: IMG Ben Marcus: The Powells.com Interview

0 comments By Jill Owens

Ben MarcusBen Marcus's books The Age of Wire and String and Notable American Women were considered "experimental" fiction because of his unconventional use of... Continue »
  1. $18.17 Sale Hardcover add to wish list

    The Flame Alphabet

    Ben Marcus 9780307379375
spacer
Free Shipping!

On Order

$34.99
New Trade Paper
Currently out of stock.
Add to Wishlist
Qty Store Section
- Local Warehouse Internet- General

Web Design: The L Line, the Express Line to Learning

by Sue Jenkins

Web Design: The L Line, the Express Line to Learning Cover

 

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

As rigorous and content-filled as any college course or seminar, Web Design: The L Line offers the content to developing the skill set needed to be a Web designer, or learn design skills. The series uses a subway motif to guide readers from point A to subject mastery. Each title offers a set of online tools including test banks, additional tutorials, and question and answer sessions.

Series features include:

  • Chapter objectives
  • Pre-assessment exercise
  • Tutorial coverage
  • Terminology overview (Street jargon)
  • Case studies/real world applications of skills
  • Application and topic pitfalls
  • Review questions
  • Practice examples
The book will provide an introduction to Web design suitable to students, aspiring designers, and Webmasters. Focus will be on the concepts of Web design with all ideas will implemented in Dreamweaver. Each chapter focuses on one topic that will be useful to designers. Chapters are grouped into units, with each unit focusing on a particular function of a Web site. Instruction will also cover ancillary software for image design and editing as well as source coding.

Synopsis:

* Practice exams that let you evaluate your progress

Synopsis:

Get on the fast track to creating your own Web site

Want to create a compelling Web site for a home business, family, or fun? Whether you're a student, aspiring designer, or entrepreneur, you can — with Dreamweaver® and this easy-to-follow guide. Gain solid skills as you go from station to station in a series of clear-cut tutorials that cover site planning, registering a domain, formatting, and more. The last stop? Put your new site online and go live! Start your journey today on The L Line.

  • Define your goals and create a site plan
  • Learn the best ways to combine HTML and Cascading Style Sheets
  • Use layers, create forms, and make the site interactive
  • Master Web standards and the latest search engine optimization techniques

All aboard for valuable online extras

Visit The L Line Web site at www.wiley.com/go/thelline for valuable online supplementary materials:

  • Test bank with challenging review questions
  • PowerPoint slides with chapter outlines
  • Images and Web page files from the book
  • Practice exam answers
  • A CSS reference guide

Along The L Line

  • Complete tutorial coverage with step-by-step instruction
  • Ample illustrations and examples
  • Real-world case studies, applications, and hints for avoiding pitfalls
  • Practice exams that let you evaluate your progress

back to top

About the Author

Sue Jenkins is a web and graphic designer, illustrator, teacher, and writer, and the owner and creative director of Luckychair (www.luckychair.com), a full service design studio providing web and graphic design services to small and medium-sized businesses, non-profit organizations, consultants, and entrepreneurs across the U.S. She has been designing and building websites since 1997. When not designing, this Adobe Certified Expert/Adobe Certified Instructor teaches 3-day courses in Dreamweaver, Illustrator, and Photoshop. Sue is the author of two well-received books for Wiley, <8>Dreamweaver 8 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies and Web Design: The L-Line, The Express Line to Learning, and is the ClassOnDemand instructor in two Adobe Training DVDs: Dreamweaver for Desginers and Designer's Guide to Photoshop.
back to top

Table of Contents

Preface.

Chapter 1: Starting with a Plan.

Chapter 2: Defining Your Audience.

Chapter 3: Pulling Together the Content.

Chapter 4: Choosing Development Tools and Techniques.

Chapter 5: Registering a Domain and Getting a Hosting Plan.

Chapter 6: Defining the Site’s Look and Feel.

Chapter 7: Mocking Up the Design.

Chapter 8: Optimizing Graphics.

Chapter 9: Working with Web Standards (HTML/XHTML/CSS/508).

Chapter 10: Using Search Engine Optimization Techniques.

Chapter 11: Building Basic Pages.

Chapter 12: Page Formatting with CSS.

Chapter 13: Creating Navigation Systems.

Chapter 14: Layers- versus Tables-based Layouts.

Chapter 15: Using Templates and Server-Side Includes (SSIs).

Chapter 16: Creating Forms.

Chapter 17: Making the Site Interactive.

Chapter 18: Testing, Testing, Testing.

Chapter 19: Code Validation and Compliance.

Chapter 20: Taking the Site to the Web.

Appendix A: CSS Attributes.

Appendix B: Exam Answer Appendix.

Index.

back to top
back to top

Product Details

ISBN:
9780470096284
Author:
Jenkins, Sue
Publisher:
John Wiley & Sons
Subject:
Internet - Web Site Design
Subject:
Design
Subject:
Web sites
Subject:
Web - Page Design
Subject:
Web sites -- Design.
Subject:
Web site development
Subject:
Internet - General
Copyright:
2007
Series:
Wiley Desktop Editions
Series Volume:
2
Publication Date:
20110211
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
547
Dimensions:
9.08x7.36x1.35 in. 2.40 lbs.
back to top

Other books you might like

  1. $21.29 Google eBooks add to wish list

    Microsoft Expression Web : Visual QuickStart Guide

    Nolan Hester 9780132712514
  2. $7.50 Used Trade Paper add to wish list

    Easy Web Design

    Mary Millhollon and Jeff Castrina and Leslie Lothamer 9780735622524
  3. $45.00 New Trade Paper add to wish list

    The User Is Always Right: A Practical Guide to Creating and Using Personas for the Web

    Steven Mulder and Ziv Yaar 9780321434531
  4. $31.00 Used Trade Paper add to wish list

    Designing with Web Standards (2nd Edition)

    Jeffrey Zeldman 9780321385550
back to top

Related Aisles

Web Design: The L Line, the Express Line to Learning New Trade Paper
0 stars - 0 reviews
$34.99 Backorder
Product details 547 pages John Wiley & Sons - English 9780470096284 Reviews:
"Synopsis" by , * Practice exams that let you evaluate your progress
"Synopsis" by , Get on the fast track to creating your own Web site

Want to create a compelling Web site for a home business, family, or fun? Whether you're a student, aspiring designer, or entrepreneur, you can — with Dreamweaver® and this easy-to-follow guide. Gain solid skills as you go from station to station in a series of clear-cut tutorials that cover site planning, registering a domain, formatting, and more. The last stop? Put your new site online and go live! Start your journey today on The L Line.

  • Define your goals and create a site plan
  • Learn the best ways to combine HTML and Cascading Style Sheets
  • Use layers, create forms, and make the site interactive
  • Master Web standards and the latest search engine optimization techniques

All aboard for valuable online extras

Visit The L Line Web site at www.wiley.com/go/thelline for valuable online supplementary materials:

  • Test bank with challenging review questions
  • PowerPoint slides with chapter outlines
  • Images and Web page files from the book
  • Practice exam answers
  • A CSS reference guide

Along The L Line

  • Complete tutorial coverage with step-by-step instruction
  • Ample illustrations and examples
  • Real-world case studies, applications, and hints for avoiding pitfalls
  • Practice exams that let you evaluate your progress
spacer
spacer
  • back to top
Follow us on...


Powell's City of Books is an independent bookstore in Portland, Oregon, that fills a whole city block with more than a million new, used, and out of print books. Shop those shelves — plus literally millions more books, DVDs, and eBooks — here at Powells.com.