The Basics of Web Design

The Basics of Web Design: HTML5 & CSS3 textbook takes a unique approach to prepare students to design web pages that work today in addition to being ready to take advantage of new HTML5 coding techniques of the future. To meet this challenging goal, the book introduces both XHTML syntax and HTML5 syntax, presents coding web pages in HTML5 with backwards-compatible techniques that work in current browsers, and also provides practice with HTML5's new features that will only work in the latest versions of browsers.

Today's learners are busy multitaskers. The book is organized in two-page sections that quickly introduce the reader to new topics, provide examples, and offer hands-on exercises. This approach will get your students up-and-running quickly. The Basics of Web Design: HTML5 and CSS3 provides a foundation in skills and concepts that web designers need: Internet and Web concepts overview Create web pages with XHTML and HTML5 Configure color and text with CSS Configure page layout with CSS Configure images and multimedia Explore new CSS3 properties Apply Web Design Best Practices Design accessible and usable web pages Design for search engine optimization Choose a domain name Publish to the Web