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Web Design in a Nutshell [Paperback]

Jennifer Niederst Robbins (Author)

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Publication Date: Sep 25 2001 | ISBN-10: 0596001967 | ISBN-13: 978-0596001964 | Edition: Second Edition

Web Design in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition 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. This completely revised and expanded 2nd edition is chock-full of information about the wide range of front-end technologies and techniques from which web designers and authors must draw.

Web Design in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition is an excellent reference for HTML 4.01 tags (including tables, frames, forms, color, and cascading style sheets) with special attention given to browser support, platform idiosyncrasies, and standards. You'll also find lots of updated information on using graphics, multimedia, audio and video, and advanced technologies such Dynamic HTML, Javascript, and XML, as well as new chapters on XHTML, WML, and SMIL. This book is an indispensable tool for web designers and authors of all levels.

Web Design in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition includes:

<ul> <li>Discussions of the web environment including monitors and browsers, printing from the Web, accessibility, and internationalization</li> <li>A complete reference to HTML and Server Side Includes, including up-to-date browser support (Netscape 6, IE 6.0, and Opera 5) for every tag and attribute</li> <li>Updated chapters on creating GIF, animated GIF, JPEG, and PNG graphics, including designing with the Web Palette</li> <li>Information on multimedia and interactivity, including audio, video, Flash 5 and Shockwave, and a new chapter on SMIL</li> <li>A revised tutorial and reference on Cascading Style Sheets</li> <li>Appendixes detailing HTML tags, attributes, deprecated tags, proprietary tags, CSS compatibility and support, and character entities</li> </ul> <br /> <br />

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Paperback: 640 pages
Publisher: O'Reilly Media; Second Edition edition (Sep 25 2001)
Language: French
ISBN-10: 0596001967
ISBN-13: 978-0596001964
Product Dimensions: 22.2 x 15.4 x 4.4 cm
Shipping Weight: 798 g

Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (24 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #910,996 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Web Design in a Nutshell is the welcome second edition of a classic Web authoring guide. It is aimed at professionals, with the focus sharply on page layout rather than scripting or programming. Two things are outstanding. First, the book is a handy reference for core Web standards like HTML tags, character entities, MIME types and CSS (Cascading Style Sheets). Second, and most important, the author offers concise, meticulous explanations and comments on key topics including the various different approaches to text formatting, choosing and optimising image types, and getting good results from tables. She highlights the importance of Web standards, and is careful to include Macintosh as well as Windows issues when discussing design tools or compatibility matters. Reference information is up-to-date as of Internet Explorer 5.5 and Netscape 6.0.

The early chapters offer general introduction to the Web environment, laying down basic design principles and covering tricky issues like printing and internationalisation. The next part covers formatting and layout with HTML, hyperlinks, tables, frames, forms and CSS. Part three is an in-depth look at images, particularly JPEG, GIG, PNG, and colour usage. Multimedia comes next, featuring video and audio formats as well as Flash movies, while the final part introduces other technologies such as Javascript and Dynamic HTML, XML, XHTML and WAP. These overviews are useful, but the best chapters are those that cover the nitty-gritty of setting out a page. It is ideal for print designers who need to understand Web design, or as a reliable general-purpose handbook for Web authors. --Tim Anderson

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A concise compendium of just about everything that a web designer needs to know. -- Major Keary, Book News Feb 2002

Contains all the info you need to know to design effective web pages. It is an indispensable tool for web designers and authors at al levels of experience. -- Ed Laskowski, The Vista PC Journal, Feb 2001

If you are looking for a quick reference on web design, this book is for you. -- Sam Gardner,PC News, Polk Computer Users Group, March 2002

If you were only going to buy one book on web
design, this would have to be it. -- Daf Tregear , news@ukuug

The updated 2nd Ed, like others in O’Reilly’s “Nutshell” line, does a splendid job of presenting something clear and cogent on almost any web design subject. -- Michael Dominowski, Staten Island Advance, Jan 2002

Unless you have a photographic memory and can keep endless facts, figures, & programming languages in your head, you will find this book to be a goldmine. -- Lorraine Petrie, South jersey Apple Users Group, Jan 2002

Web Design in a Nutshell could easily have been titled 'The Web Designer's Companion'--it's mighty handy to have around. -- Angelynn Grant, Compbookreview.com, March 2002

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4.0 out of 5 stars Beginner's Reference Jun 28 2004

By David Stapleton

Format:Paperback

Whether First of Second edition, this book is definitely dated material, and in need of regular update. So, there a certainly parts that no longer apply to the current state of Web Design.

However, there are still portions that are pertinent and valuable for web designers, especially those just getting into the art. The author offers guidance from broad design principles to specifics of forms, frames and graphics. The basics have not really changed, just the tools. The layout of the book by topic makes it very useful for reference and the samples provide a basis for the budding web developer and designer (WDaD) to build on. Couple this book with any of a number of good HTML and Scripting books and the new WDaD will be well on their way toward designing usable and appealing web sites.

Bottom line - not worth list price at the time of this review; if you can get it at a steep discount it is still worth getting. P-)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Material (slightly outdated by now though) May 6 2004

By "saijen"

Format:Paperback

Let me get this out of the way first: The information in this book is somewhat outdated by now. I wish there was a more current edition available.

With that being said; I found the information in this book to be most helpful. For the topic that it covers, it is the most efficiently comprehensive reference I have found. it provided me with a great understanding of things to consider when developing for the internet and also provided many examples/tips for tackling common webpage design problems. I felt the book was laid out very well and as a reference, I have had no trouble finding information when I have needed it. I found this book to be very easy to read and understand. My hat's off to Jennifer! Very nicely done!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great reference Feb 12 2004

By Terry Smith

Format:Paperback

I've used this book more than any other technical book I've ever owned. It's always by my side when I'm doing a large amount of HTML and CSS development. It's extraordinarily organized, and I refer to it constantly. The only reason I can't give this title five stars is that by my rating system it's not absolutely essential reading for technical leaders. There are other books that have the same reference material as this one; however, none of them do as good a job conveying it.

I own the first edition, and it's since been updated. (I need to by the new edition myself.) You should strongly consider getting The Web Design CD Bookshelf CD-ROM which includes a paper and electronic edition of the second edition plus electronic editions of five more great O'Reilly titles. Having this as an eBook on your laptop would be an incredibly useful resource.

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