Web Standards Creativity: Innovations in Web Design with XHTML, CSS, and DOM Scripting

Publisher friends of ED
Author(s) Simon Collison
ISBN 1590598032
Release Date 19 March 2007

* Be inspired by 10 web design lessons from 10 of the worlds best web designers
* Get creative with cutting-edge XHTML, CSS, and DOM scripting techniques
* Learn breathtaking design skills while remaining standards-compliant

Here at friends of ED, we know that as a web designer or developer, your work involves more than just working to pay the bills. We know that each day, you strive to push the boundaries of your medium, unleashing your creativity in new ways to make your websites more engaging and attractive to behold, while still maintaining cross-browser support, standards compliance, and accessibility. That’s why we got together ten of the world’s most talented web designers to share their secrets with you. Web Standards Creativityis jam-packed with fresh, innovative design ideas. The topics range from essential CSS typography and grid design, effective styling for CMS-driven sites, and astonishing PNG transparency techniques, to DOM scripting magic for creating layouts that change depending on browser resolution and user preference, and better print layouts for web pages. We’re sure you will find something here to inspire you! This full-color book’s examples are not just stunning to look at, but also fully standards-compliant, up-to-date, and tested in current browsers including Internet Explorer 7. Playing by the rules doesn’t have to mean drab or dull websitesWeb Standards can be fun!

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Learning Web Design: A Beginner’s Guide to (X)HTML, StyleSheets, and Web Graphics

Publisher O’Reilly
Author(s) Aaron Gustafson
ISBN 0596527527
Release Date 29 June 2007

Everything you need to know to create professional web sites is right here. Learning Web Design starts from the beginning — defining how the Web and web pages work — and builds from there. By the end of the book, you’ll have the skills to create multi-column CSS layouts with optimized graphic files, and you’ll know how to get your pages up on the Web.

This thoroughly revised edition teaches you how to build web sites according to modern design practices and professional standards. Learning Web Design explains:

* How to create a simple (X)HTML page, how to add links and images
* Everything you need to know about web standards — (X)HTML, DTDs, and more
* Cascading Style Sheets — formatting text, colors and backgrounds, using the box model, page layout, and more
* All about web graphics, and how to make them lean and mean through optimization
* The site development process, from start to finish
* Getting your pages on the Web — hosting, domain names, and FTP

The book includes exercises to help you to learn various techniques, and short quizzes to make sure you’re up to speed with key concepts. If you’re interested in web design, Learning Web Design is the place to start.

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XHTML: Moving Toward XML

Publisher M&T Books
Author(s) B.K. DeLong
ISBN 0764547097
Release Date 15 January 2000

XHTML promises to expand the power and versatility of the Web and pave the way for XML. With crystal-clear explanations and compelling case studies, this step-by-step guide shows you how to take advantage of this exciting new Web standard. From working with the rigorous XHTML structure and retrofitting your HTML code to extending XHTML with XML, this guide is just what you need to position yourself and your sites for the XML future.

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