Interact with Web Standards: A Holistic Approach to Web Design

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anderson, Erin, author.

Contributor:

Anderson, Erin, Contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Web sites--Design.

Web sites.

Web sites--Standards--Design.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 496 p.) : ill.

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] New Riders Publishing 2010

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Laying the foundation for a solid understanding of Web design, this book weaves together industry best practices and standards-based design techniques. It is built on practical examples and short exercises crafted to help readers learn quickly and retain information. Starting with the basics this book teaches: Internet fundamentals Planning, content strategy, and information architecture HTML and CSS Accessibility Created by the education luminaries that brought you the revolutionary InterACT curriculum (http://interact.webstandards.org) and the Opera Web Standards Curriculum (http://opera.com/wsc), and the experts that power The Web Standards Project, this book is the definitive guide to learning the basics of web design. Its emphasis on practical and proven techniques make it the go-to guide that every aspiring web professional needs to succeed in their career. 25% of all author proceeds from this book will be donated to The Open Web Education Alliance (http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/owea/) to help advance web education around the world.

Contents:

Cover

Table of Contents

Part I: Preparation and Background Knowledge

Chapter 1: InterACT

Who this book is for

How to use this book

About this book

Chapter 2: Tools

Knowing what you want to accomplish

Knowing your tools

Managing your work

Tool links and reviews at the book site

Chapter 3: Learning on the Web

About learning

Finding the answer

Taking notes

Staying up to date

Staying on task

Finding the answers from other people

Providing answers

Collaborating

Learning and inspiration

Summary

Chapter 4: Internet Fundamentals

A short history of computers, user interfaces, and computer communications

Internet core technology

Internet and web architecture

The web server

The web experience

Chapter 5: Writing for the Web

Writing for print vs. web: what's the difference?

Understanding the online user experience

Web writing that works (or doesn't)

Before you write, you need some tools. And a process. And a team.

Top 10 web writing tips

Keep web content fresh with routine updates

Part II: Planning a Website

Chapter 6: Information Architecture Intro

Planning process

Balanced design

Project roles

What is an information architect?

Ten major roles of an information architect

Chapter 7: Site Planning

Discover the project definition

Chapter 8: Content Analysis

Focus on the users

Chapter 9: Content Strategy

Chez Sous le Vent: the client

Content strategy statement

Approved content outline

Gap analysis and the content creation plan

Blueprints: information architecture diagrams

Part III: Implementation-HTML and CSS Fundamentals, and Accessibility

Chapter 10: HTML Intro

The history of HTML

What HTML is

The structure of an HTML document.

The syntax of HTML elements

Block level and inline elements

The importance of good semantics

HTML best practices

Character references

HTML5

Chapter 11: CSS Intro

CSS-a brief history

The anatomy of a CSS rule

How CSS is applied to HTML

CSS comments

CSS shorthand

CSS measurement units

Colors in CSS

CSS selectors guide

Resolving conflicts-inheritance and the cascade

Browser support for CSS

The future of CSS-CSS3

Chapter 12:

DOCTYPES

Setting the document's primary language

Giving your document a

Adding keywords and a description

Adding styles and script

Link elements

Chapter 13: Headings and Paragraphs

Recap! Headings and paragraphs

General styles for text

Other HTML elements for giving text meaning

Presentational elements-never use these

Chapter 14: Whitespace

Reiterating the importance of whitespace

The box model

Setting padding, border and margin via CSS

Controlling spacing within paragraphs

Centering content on a page

Chapter 15: Links

Link syntax

Different kinds of link target

Link best practices

Link styling

Link CSS

Adding icons to links

Chapter 16: Images

HTML syntax

CSS background image syntax

A crash course in image formats

Image best practices

Tiles and gradients

Image replacement

CSS "sprites"

The Chez Sous Le Vent case study

Chapter 17: Lists

The three list types

Choosing among list types

Nesting lists

List styling

Using lists for navigation menus

Chapter 18: Tables

Basic table elements

Advanced table elements

Styling tables

Chapter 19: Forms

Form best practices

HTML for forms

Styling forms

HTML5 forms

Summary.

Chapter 20: Floats

Floating elements around one another

Creating multiple column layouts with floats

Chapter 21: Positioning

Positioning basics

Relative positioning

Absolute positioning

Making positioning occur relative to elements other than

Fixed positioning

Chapter 22: Accessibility Intro

Understanding accessibility

What accessibility is

What accessibility isn't

Chapter 23: Accessibility Helps

People first

Assistive technology and tools

Chapter 24: Accessibility Testing

There's too much to know!

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0)

Guiding principles

Judgment day

Chapter 25: Bringing It Together

The project

Project requirements

Getting started

Working page by page

Quality assurance testing

Deployment

Testing

Getting the word out

Evaluate your results

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786612607394

9780132704908

0132704900

9781282607392

1282607391

9780321713605

0321713605

OCLC:

1027170308