Multimedia Web design and development : using languages to build dynamic web pages / Theodor Richardson, Charles Thies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Richardson, Theodor, author.

Thies, Charles, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Web site development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (276 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Multimedia Web design

Place of Publication:

Dulles, Virginia ; Boston, Massachusetts ; New Delhi : Mercury Learning and Information, [2013]

Summary:

This book/DVD package introduces the necessary steps and stages of planning a modern multimedia Web site. It includes both the design and development aspects for novices and a complete plan to get you started with the core technologies and techniques for professional Web design on a freelance or organizational basis. The text also covers the current languages e.g., HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, PERL, PHP, and mySQL, that are needed to construct dynamic content on the Web and milestones for getting it into the hands of your clients sooner. Features: Provides a complete guide for developers and designers to see both front-end and back-end design elements Uses various languages e.g., HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, PERL, PHP, and mySQL to maximize efficiency of modern and dynamic Web pages Uses design principles and best practices from an experienced freelance Web designer and instructor Includes language examples for self-study and challenging activities for expanding design and development; instructor's resources available for use as a textbook

Contents:

1. Web design basics

Introduction to the World Wide Web

Web pages and web browsers

Hypertext markup language (HTML)

Uniform resource locator (URL)

HTML page construction

The doctype declaration

Adding a title

Adding content

Adding a hyperlink

Page testing

Principles of web design

Page layout and real estate

Purpose and audience consideration

typography and font selection

Color choice

Evaluating existing design for tone

2. Site planning and production

Web site planning

the design and development process

Initial client communication

Establishing audience and purpose

Emphasizing and showcasing content

Creating a design set

The case project

Professional HTML authoring tools

Adobe Dreamweaver

Microsoft Expression Web

Notepad++

3. Introduction to HTML

Creating an initial site layout

Decomposing a design

Structuring a page

Creating layouts in HTML

Images

Image formats

Image creation software

Creating site images

Inserting images

4. CSS3

Introduction to cascading style sheets

Invoking styles in HTML

CSS classes and tags

CSS ids

Pseudo-classes

Inheritance

Positioning and layering

Element position

Layers

Height and width

Margins and padding

Display properties

Background images

Colors

Borders

Shadows

Content alignment

Text modification

Reusing CSS styles

5. HTML5

Branding a site

Planning for content

Creating a site map

Hyperlinks

Image links/hotspots

Meta tags

Cloning pages

Adding a site icon

Using paragraphs and line breaks

Ampersand commands

Adding tables

Adding forms

Audio and video

Embedded code

6. JavaScript and jQuery

JavaScript basics

Variable declarations

Assigning values

Function cells

Defining functions

Conditional statements

Looping

Using JavaScript

Using the alert () function

String parsing and form validation

Dynamic content

Events

External JavaScript

jQuery

Installing jQuery

jQuery code and use

7. PHP and PERL

Hosting a web site

PHP

PHP basics

Form processing

E-mailing with PHP

Perl

Perl basics

E-mailing with Perl

8. MySQL

MySQL data types

Creating a MySQL database

Structured query language (SQL)

Select queries

Update queries

Insert queries

Using MySQL with PHP

Accessing a MySQL database with PHP

Storing data in a MySQL database

Retrieving data from a MySQL database.

Notes:

Companion website has video tutorials and additional project samples and videos.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781937585006

193758500X

OCLC:

1045027503