Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 005.72 EAN: 9780471781172 ISBN: 0471781177 Label: For Dummies Manufacturer: For Dummies Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 336 Publication Date: March 27, 2006 Publisher: For Dummies Sales Rank: 31320 Studio: For Dummies
Product DescriptionHow many times have you visited a Web site and thought that you could do a better job if only you had the knowledge and skills? Or perhaps you have a great idea for a Web site but don’t know how to get started? What was once exclusively a task for professionals, Web designing, has become more accessible to amateurs, thanks to loads of handy software. With Web Design For Dummies, you will be able to design your own Web site like a pro.
Web design requires many programs to make a Website attractive and fun, including:
Using Web editors like Dreamweaver
Image editing tools like Photoshop elements
Drawing utensils like Illustrator
Background markup and scripting languages like HTML and CSS
This fun guide covers all of the topics that every aspiring Web designer should know. This book offers advice on:
Designing for your audience
Building a solid framework for easy navigation
Creating appealing graphics that work with the site
Choosing the proper type and colors
Tweaking the HTML to make everything work correctly
Applying next-step technologies including JavaScript
Parlaying your skills into paid work
With expert guidance from Lisa Lopuck, a pioneer in interactive media design and the Senior Producer at Disney, you will be creating superb Web pages that will charm and impress all of your visitors!
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Good, but outdated
This book is pretty good for someone who wants to learn the basics of the process of web design as well as plenty of useful tidbits of information.
However, the main problem is that this book is in sore need of an updating. For example, the author uses Internet Explorer for Mac which was discontinued over five years ago. Or there are references to Macromedia software programs (which are currently owned by Adobe) and so there will be some differences in current versions. Also, in this ... Read More
Rating: - Solid
This book is very solid. It does not emphasize HTML, etc., but is good for more general ideas about what makes sense for layout of pages, etc.
Rating: - Great, Until I Got Lost....
Let's face it, if you've chosen this book, you admit to having little to no knowledge about web design. In other words, you admit you are "dumb" when it comes to the topic, and hope that the author understands you need to start from point zero and go to one-million by the end of the book. This author did a pretty good job in the first half of the book. I actually started a little website on my computer and was learning the "html" language feeling good about my brain accepting the new in-load of material. ... Read More
Rating: - Good Colorful Pages
This book was a good beginning to learning how to plan and implement a Web site. This book is absolutely not for individuals who are looking to get some design or development skills because it solely acts as a tool to help with Web site project management and implementation.
Because every site should undergo these steps, this is a great book for those who are just beginning to get into Web design and creation. For those pros who want to look back at maybe something that was missed, this book ... Read More
Rating: - AIN'T FOR NEWBIES!!
I've always resected the "Dummies" for their simplicity, however, this book is strictly for "near" or wannbe professionals! I do not reccommend this book for the people who want to build their own websites.
- Solid
- Great, Until I Got Lost....
