Guides you through the process of creating a website – in easy steps! Web Design in easy steps, 7th edition reveals the key principles of good web design, which is the art and science of building effective and attractive websites. The book will introduce you to the key technologies of the web, and the design principles that underpin successful sites. Whether you’re a budding designer who plans to build your own site, or you just want to be able to talk to professional designers in their own language, this book will give you an understanding of how websites are designed so that you can make the right decisions in launching your own site. You’ll also be able to build your own simple website using HTML and CSS. When you find useful code snippets and templates online, you’ll know how to edit them and integrate them into your website correctly. Web Design in easy steps, 7th edition will ensure you set off in the right direction on your journey to creating a great website, with robust knowledge of the technologies and techniques that will deliver the best experience for your visitors. Table of Contents: 1. The web design challenge 2. Planning your website 3. Creating effective website content 4. Layout and design 5. Designing effective navigation 6. HTML: The language of the web 7. CSS: Giving your pages some style 8. CSS: Using CSS for layout 9. JavaScript for interactive pages 10. Tools for website design 11. Content management systems 12. Testing and launching 13. Promoting your website 14. Measuring success

Do you want to build web pages but have no prior experience? This friendly guide is the perfect place to start. You’ll begin at square one, learning how the web and web pages work, and then steadily build from there. By the end of the book, you’ll have the skills to create a simple site with multicolumn pages that adapt for mobile devices. Each chapter provides exercises to help you learn various techniques and short quizzes to make sure you understand key concepts. This thoroughly revised edition is ideal for students and professionals of all backgrounds and skill levels. It is simple and clear enough for beginners, yet thorough enough to be a useful reference for experienced developers keeping their skills up to date. Build HTML pages with text, links, images, tables, and forms Use style sheets (CSS) for colors, backgrounds, formatting text, page layout, and even simple animation effects Learn how JavaScript works and why the language is so important in web design Create and optimize web images so they’ll download as quickly as possible NEW! Use CSS Flexbox and Grid for sophisticated and flexible page layout NEW! Learn the ins and outs of Responsive Web Design to make web pages look great on all devices NEW! Become familiar with the command line, Git, and other tools in the modern web developer’s toolkit NEW! Get to know the super-powers of SVG graphics

JavaScript in easy steps, now in its third edition, instructs the reader how to add functionality (logic) and dynamic effects (DHTML) to web pages. It contains separate chapters on all major features of the JavaScript language. There are code examples and browser screenshots illustrating each aspect of JavaScript. This popular title is updated for the Document Object Model used by modern browsers and includes examples showing how to develop Rich Internet Applications(RIAs) using the latest techniques employing Asynchronous JavaScript And XML (AJAX).· Introducing JavaScript · Performing Operations · Making Statements · Using arrays · Date and Time · Doing Mathematics · Addressing Page Objects · Window Properties · Document Properties· Form Properties · Event Handler· JavaScript in DHTML· JavaScript in e-commerce

This title guides the you through the process of creating a website from planning to search engine promotion, explaining everything you need to know in plain English.