Basics of Web Design: HTML5 & CSS3

by Terry Felke-Morris

Basics of Web Design: HTML, XHTML, and CSS is intended for use in a beginning web design or web development course. The text covers the basics that web designers need to develop their skills: * Introductory Internet and Web concepts * Creating web pages with (X)HTML * Configuring text, color, and page layout with Cascading Style Sheets * Configuring images and multimedia on web pages * Web design best practices * Accessibility, usability, and search engine optimization considerations * Obtaining a domain name and web host * Publishing to the Web

Genres: Programming, Nonfiction

368 pages, Paperback

First published March 7, 2011

About the author

Dr. Terry Ann Morris publishes under the name of Felke-Morris.

A Professor of Computer Information Systems at Harper College, Dr. Morris has over 20 years of information technology experience with a variety of platforms and software development languages. She began working with the Web in 1996. Dr. Morris has also taught information management and database courses at the graduate level.

Dr. Morris is an innovative instructor and was awarded the 2002-2003 Glenn A. Reich Memorial Award for Instructional Technology in recognition of her efforts. In 2006, she received the 2006 Blackboard Greenhouse Exemplary Online Course Award for use of Internet technology in the academic environment. Dr. Morris was chosen by the Instructional Technology Council (ITC) as the recipient of their 2008 Outstanding e-Learning Faculty Award for Excellence.

Dr. Morris' academic credentials include a Doctor of Education degree, a Master of Science in Information Systems degree, and a Master Online Teacher Certificate. She also has earned a number of industry certifications including: CIW E-Commerce Designer, CIW Master Site Designer, CIW Certified Instructor, WOW Associate Webmaster, and Adobe Certified Dreamweaver Developer.

Reviews

[Richard Snodgrass · Rating 1 out of 5]

terribly over-produced

[Sarah Grace Grzy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very in depth, but still simplistic enough for beginners. Informative, and concise! If you are interested in learning about HTML and CSS, definitely check this out!

[Thea Barnes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great textbook for beginners

This book (and the class I got it for) were what got me into web programming, and now I've got my own web programming business. I definitely recommend it for anyone who likes programming but has been hesitated to get into web work.

[Soso · Rating 3 out of 5]

It is a great book for beginners, and it is helpful. My only problem is memorizing all the elements and terms. On every page there are between 4 and 6 new terms (elements) to memorize, and it becomes very challenging after 5 chapters to remember everything. I like the practice part, but it is not sufficient. It would be nice to have an external extra practice for those who are interested. Overall is a great book.

[Lime Street Labrador · Rating 1 out of 5]

Trashy trash

[Whitney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very nice introduction and progression of information throughout the textbook. The exercises throughout the chapters and at the end of each chapter work nicely to develop skills along the way. It is rewarding to see how the various pages you develop increase in visual appeal by adding more and more elements and styles over time.

The downside to this textbook is I don't see any way to access a physical copy of the book. It seems to only be available as a digital book. The code examples have horrible contrast and make it hard to read and strain the eyes. It is also somewhat difficult to find copies of the exercise files that go along with the book to download.

All in all, this is a great textbook for learning HTML5 and CSS3.

[Julia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read for a class. Nice layout.

[Julia S. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was totally worthwhile, for the class and afterwards. I kept it.