Basics of Web Design: HTML5 & CSS3

Basics of Web Design: HTML5 and CSS3 is intended for use in a beginning web design or web development course. The text covers the basic concepts that web designers need to develop their skills:

• Introductory Internet and Web concepts
• Creating web pages with HTML5
• 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

WCAG 2.0 Quick Reference

• Design for Today and Tomorrow. The textbook has a unique approach that prepares students to design web pages that work today in addition to being ready to take advantage of new HTML5 coding techniques of the future. XHTML syntax is introduced but the focus is HTML5 syntax. New HTML5 elements are presented with an emphasis on coding web pages that work in both current and future browsers. Hands-On Practice solution files are available in both HTML5 syntax and (where applicable) XHTML syntax.
• Well-Rounded Selection of Topics. This text includes both “hard” skills such as HTML5 and Cascading Style Sheets (Chapters 1—3 and 5—11) and “soft” skills such as web design (Chapter 4) and publishing to the Web (Chapter 12). This well-rounded foundation will help students as they pursue careers as web professionals. Students and instructors will find classes more interesting because they can discuss, integrate, and apply both hard and soft skills as students create web pages and websites. The topics in each chapter are introduced on concise two-page sections that are intended to provide quick overviews and timely practice with the topic.
• Two-Page Topic Sections. Each topic in this text is introduced in a concise, two-page section. Many sections also include immediate hands-on practice of the new skill or concept. This approach is intended to appeal to your busy students–especially the millennial multi-taskers–who need to drill down to the important concepts right away.
• Hands-On Practice. Web design is a skill, and skills are best learned by hands-on prac- tice. This text emphasizes hands-on practice through practice exercises within the chapters, end-of-chapter exercises, and the development of a website through ongoing real-world case studies. The variety of exercises provides instructors with a choice of assignments for a particular course or semester.
• Website Case Study. There is a case study that continues throughout most of the text (beginning at Chapter 2). The case study serves to reinforce skills discussed in each chapter. Sample solutions to the case study exercises are available on the Instructor Resource Center at http://www.pearsonhighered.com/irc.
• HTML5. An overview of some exciting new elements and features of HTML5 is featured in an appendix.
• Focus on Web Design. Every chapter offers an additional activity that explores web design topics related to the chapter. These activities can be used to reinforce, extend, and enhance the course topics.
• FAQs. In her web design courses, the author is frequently asked similar questions by students. They are included in the book and are marked with the identifying FAQ icon.
• Focus on Accessibility. Developing accessible websites is more important than ever, and this text is infused with accessibility techniques throughout. The special icon makes accessibility information easy to find.
• Focus on Ethics. Ethics issues as related to web development are highlighted throughout the text with a special ethics icon.
• Quick Tips. Quick tips, which provide useful background information, or help with productivity, are indicated with a Quick Tip icon.
• Explore Further. The special icon identifies enrichment topics along with web resources useful for delving deeper into a concept introduced in book.
• Reference Materials. The appendixes offer reference material, including an XHTML reference, an HTML5 reference, a Cascading Style Sheets reference, and a WCAG 2.0 Quick Reference.
• Supplemental Materials
  • Student Resources. Student files for web page hands-on practice exercises and the case study are available to all readers of this book at its companion website http://www.pearsonhighered.com/felke-morris. A complimentary access code for the companion website is available with a new copy of this book. Subscriptions may also be purchased online.
  • Instructor Resources. The following supplements are available to qualified instructors only. Visit the Pearson Instructor Resource Center (http://www.pearsonhighered.com/irc) or send an e-mail to computing@pearson.com for information on how to access them:
    
  • Solutions to the end-of-chapter exercises
    
  • Solutions for the case study assignments
    
  • Test questions
    
  • PowerPoint® presentations
    
  • Sample syllabi
    

Dr. Terry Ann Felke-Morris is an Associate Professor at William Rainey Harper College in Palatine, Illinois. She holds a Doctor of Education degree, a Master of Science degree in information systems, and numerous certifications, including Adobe Certified Dreamweaver 8 Developer, WOW Certified Associate Webmaster, Microsoft Certified Professional, Master CIW Designer, and CIW Certified Instructor.

Dr. Felke-Morris received the Blackboard Greenhouse Exemplary Online Course Award in 2006 for use of Internet technology in the academic environment. She was the recipient of two international awards in 2008: the Instructional Technology Council’s Outstanding e-Learning Faculty Award for Excellence and the MERLOT Award for Exemplary Online Learning Resources–MERLOT Business Classics.

With over 20 years of information technology experience in business and industry, Dr. Felke-Morris published her first website in 1996 and has been working with the Web ever since. A long-time promoter of Web standards, she has been a member of the Web Standards Project Education Task Force. Dr. Morris is the author of the popular Web Development and Design Foundations with XHTML textbook, currently in its fifth edition. She was instrumental in developing the Web Development degree and certificate programs at Harper College and currently is the senior faculty member in that area. For more information about Dr. Felke-Morris, visit http://terrymorris.net.

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