HTML and CSS: Design and Build Websites

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John Wiley & Sons, Nov 8, 2011 - Computers - 512 pages

Jon Duckett’s best-selling, full color introduction to HTML and CSS—making complex topics simple, accessible, and fun!

Learn HTML and CSS from the book that has inspired hundreds of thousands of beginner-to-intermediate coders. Professional web designers, developers, and programmers as well as new learners are looking to amp up their web design skills at work and expand their personal development—yet finding the right resources online can be overwhelming. Take a confident step in the right direction by choosing the simplicity of HTML & CSS: Design and Build Websites by veteran web developer and programmer Jon Duckett.

Widely regarded for setting a new standard for those looking to learn and master web development through his inventive teaching format, Jon Duckett has helped global brands like Philips, Nike, and Xerox create innovative digital solutions, designing and delivering web and mobile projects with impact and the customer at the forefront. In HTML & CSS, Duckett shares his real-world insights in a unique and highly visual style:

  • Introduces HTML and CSS in a way that makes them accessible to everyone―from students to freelancers, and developers, programmers, marketers, social media managers, and more
  • Combines full-color design graphics and engaging photography to explain the topics in an in-depth yet straightforward manner
  • Provides an efficient and user-friendly structure that allows readers to progress through the chapters in a self-paced format
  • Is perfect for anyone looking to update a content management system, run an e-commerce store, or redesign a website using popular web development tools


HTML & CSS is well-written and readable, providing organized instruction in ways that other online courses, tutorials, and books have yet to replicate. For readers seeking a comprehensive yet concise guide to HTML and CSS, look no further than this one-of-a-kind guide.

HTML & CSS is also available as part of two hardcover and paperback sets depending on your web design and development needs:

Web Design with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and jQuery Set
Paperback: 9781118907443
Hardcover: 9781119038634

Front-End Back-End Development with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, and MySQL Set
Paperback: 9781119813095
Hardcover: 9781119813088

 

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Contents

Structure
12
Text
40
Try out and download all of the code for this book online
57
Lists
62
Links
74
Images
94
Tables
126
Forms
144
Color
246
Text 264
281
Boxes
300
Lists Tables Forms
330
Layout
358
Images
406
HTML5 Layout
428
Process Design
452

Extra Markup
176
Flash Video Audio
200
Introducing CSS
226
Practical Information
476
Index
493
Copyright

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HTML and CSS: Design and Build Websites
Jon Duckett
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About the author (2011)

JON DUCKETT has been designing and building websites for more than a decade. He has worked with small startups and global brands, and has written more than a dozen books on web design, programming, usability, and accessibility.

Bibliographic information

TitleHTML and CSS: Design and Build Websites
AuthorJon Duckett
Editionillustrated, reprint
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, 2011
ISBN1118008189, 9781118008188
Length512 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Computers / Internet / General
Computers / Internet / Web Design
Computers / Internet / Web Programming
Computers / Languages / HTML
  
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