Web Design in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference

by Jennifer Niederst, Aaron Gustafson (Contributor), Derek Featherstone (Contributor)

Are you still designing web sites like it's 1999? If so, you're in for a surprise. Since the last edition of this book appeared five years ago, there has been a major climate change with regard to web standards. Designers are no longer using (X)HTML as a design tool, but as a means of defining the meaning and structure of content. Cascading Style Sheets are no longer just something interesting to tinker with, but rather a reliable method for handling all matters of presentation, from fonts and colors to the layout of the entire page. In fact, following the standards is now a mandate of professional web design. Our popular reference, Web Design in a Nutshell , is one of the first books to capture this new web landscape with an edition that's been completely rewritten and expanded to reflect the state of the art. In addition to being an authoritative reference for (X)HTML and Cascading Style Sheets, this book also provides an overview of the unique requirements of designing for the Web and gets to the nitty-gritty of JavaScript and DOM Scripting, web graphics optimization, and multimedia production. It is an indispensable tool for web designers and developers of all levels. The third edition covers these contemporary web design Organized so that readers can find answers quickly, Web Design in a Nutshell , Third Edition helps experienced designers come up to speed quickly on standards-based web design, and serves as a quick reference for those already familiar with the new standards and technology. There are many books for web designers, but none that address such a wide variety of topics. Find out why nearly half a million buyers have made this the most popular web design book available.

Genres: Reference, Nonfiction, Website Design, Computers, Design, Technology, Programming

826 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Don Massenzio · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great overview of Web Design. I was new to the discipline when I picked this up. It was very helpful.

[PD Storage · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Tami · Rating 5 out of 5]

Web Design in a Nutshell is not merely an updated edition of the previous book (2001) of the same title. Extremely quick substantial changes in the web design systems over these past few years simply wouldn't allow for such an update. Instead, the author has composed this book from the ground up to address the issues and concerns of web designers in 2006. This reference covers all the basics of web design how tos from basics like choosing text elements and creating links through more challenging topics such as optimization of graphics and using flash on web pages. However, the portion of the book that I found most useful was the sections on designing sites for a variety of different browsers and increasing accessibility on your website. Together, these aspects create an easy to understand guide for those individuals wanting an introduction to web design or as very solid reference material for current web designers.

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book gives quick introductions to most of the tools and technologies needed for starting out in web design. The book does not go too in-depth on anything, but provides resources for further exploration. I'm not sure how much of a reference this book is, but acts as a great introduction. Most of the book would be great as recommended texts for students who might want to see a little more. The biggest problem I had with it is that it's alreadyy out of date and doesn't cover HTML 5 or CSS3. One of the best introductions to the concepts of web design I've read.

[Leslie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the book I used to get started when I opened up shop. It introduced me to the world of CSS which was to me, at that time, a different planet. Most importantly, it gave me the latest version of HTML and CSS as an integrated system. I still refer to this book often. It's bookmarked and full of little sticky tabs, and is the book I would vote most likely to be missed if it disappeared from my library.

[Rahmat Romadon · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is very helpful for introduction in study and learning web design for beginner like me. It's very simple and easy to understand. Generally applicable and to-the-point explanation, but not in details because if you want to more detail explanation for some subjects, you have to buy the specific book(s) for the subject.

[Matthew · Rating 5 out of 5]

Specifically a book on how to design /good/ web pages, using CSS and separation of display logic from document markup. Also contains a very comprehensive (X)HTML/CSS reference and a list of known CSS rendering bugs for recent versions of popular browsers.

If more people read this book, there would be fewer broken websites out there.

[Bonnie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book for people new to web development. It gives you what you need to know and tells you how it works. It's not just telling you the rule and the properties. For example, the chapter on CSS box model is very helpful to understanding how CSS works.

[Shawn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty good resource. Probably out of date now.

[jojo Lazar]

lent from kama

[Meryl Evans · Rating 4 out of 5]

My main go to book for a long time including previous editions.

[Jennifer James · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was one of my textbooks for class. It was not an easy read but it's going to be a great reference.

[Johnny Kavanagh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book if you go hand coding for web. I used it in UCC College.

[Steve lockwood · Rating 3 out of 5]

this is a reference book.

[talyahbasit · Rating 2 out of 5]

You know the school is desperately in need of money when they buy '97 books for computer classes.
The essentials are there though: HTML, graphics, design & fun, fun fun.

[Jason Gill]

The 1998 version of this book pinpoints the exact start of what has become a long and amazing career for me. I will be forever grateful to its authors.