Web Design in a Nutshell
by Jennifer Niederst Robbins
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Web Design in a Nutshell contains the nitty-gritty on everything you need to know to design Web pages. It's the good stuff, without the fluff, written and organized so that answers can be found quickly. Written by veteran Web designer Jennifer Niederst, this book provides quick access to the wide range of front-end technologies and techniques from which Web designers and authors must draw. It is an excellent reference for HTML 4.0 tags (including tables, frames, and Cascading Style Sheets) show more with special attention given to browser support and platform idiosyncrasies. The HTML section is more than a reference work, though. It details strange behavior in tables, for instance, and gives ideas and workarounds for using tables and frames on your site. Web Design in a Nutshell also covers multimedia and interactivity, audio and video, and emerging technologies like Dynamic HTML, XML, embedded fonts, and internationalization. The book includes: Discussions of the Web environment, monitors, and browsers A complete reference to HTML and Server Side Includes, including browser support for every tag and attribute Chapters on creating GIF, JPEG and PNG graphics, including designing with the Web Palette Information on multimedia and interactivity, including audio, video, Flash, Shockwave, and JavaScript Detailed tutorial and reference on Cascading Style Sheets, including an appendix of browser compatibility information Appendices detailing HTML tags, attributes, deprecated tags, proprietary tags, and CSS compatibility show lessTags
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Excellant book, stays right above my workstation. I find it easier to use than on-line references, even, and it is a staple of my workday.
If you're new to web design and need to learn a lot fast, this is the perfect book for you.
The problem with books on the Internet is that they're outdated almost immediately. This book is no exception. The only parts still of use to me are those on optimizing web graphics. It's also interesting as a look back into how the Internet worked a few years ago to better help understand where it is now.
I got this book cheap used on Amazon so I'm happy with it. I just wish you could trade in older versions for a discount on the new one!
The problem with books on the Internet is that they're outdated almost immediately. This book is no exception. The only parts still of use to me are those on optimizing web graphics. It's also interesting as a look back into how the Internet worked a few years ago to better help understand where it is now.
I got this book cheap used on Amazon so I'm happy with it. I just wish you could trade in older versions for a discount on the new one!
Good overview of many web concepts (for when book was published, anyway). Other references cover more in depth, but that's the limitation, of such a reference book. Packs a lot in for its breadth of content.
O'Riely's Nutshell books were quick and relatively easy reads, manuals containing some of the most useful descriptions of their topics available.
Just one of the tons of O'Reilly's on my shelf. Wish I knew what was in all of them!
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Jennifer Niederst has been designing web sites since 1993, when she worked on O'Reilly's Global Network Navigator. She has taught web design, and has spoken at major design and Internet conferences
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- Canonical title
- Web Design in a Nutshell
- Original publication date
- 1999
- First words
- Chapter 1 - Designing for a Variety of Browsers -- Most web authors agree that the biggest challenge (and headache!) in web design is dealing with the variety of browsers and platforms, each with its own support and implement... (show all)ation of HTML and scripting elements. Features and capabilities improve with each new major browser release, but that doesn't mean the older versions just go away.
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- Genres
- Technology, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Art & Design
- DDC/MDS
- 005.72 — Computer science, information & general works Computer science, knowledge & systems Artificial Intelligence/Virtual Reality Data in computer systems Preparation and Representation
- LCC
- TK5105.888 .N54 — Technology Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear Telecommunication
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- 882
- Popularity
- 30,531
- Reviews
- 6
- Rating
- (3.92)
- Languages
- English, German
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 11
- UPCs
- 3
- ASINs
- 3
