Learning Web Design: A Beginner’s Guide to HTML; CSS; JavaScript; and Web Graphics (5th Edition)

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Book Description

Do you want to build web pages but have no prior experience? This friendly guide; “Learning Web Design: A Beginner’s Guide to HTML; CSS; JavaScript; and Web Graphics 5th edition” (PDF) 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 ebook; you’ll have the skills to create a simple site with multicolumn pages that adapt for mobile devices.

Each chapter provides short quizzes to make sure you understand key concepts and exercises to help you learn various techniques.

This thoroughly revised 5th edition is ideal for college 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.

• NEW! Get to know the super-powers of SVG graphics
• Build HTML pages with text; images; tables; links; and forms
• Optimize & create web images so they’ll download as quickly as possible
• NEW! Use CSS Flexbox and Grid for sophisticated and flexible page layout
• Learn how JavaScript works and why the language is so important in web design
• 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
• Use style sheets (CSS) for colors; backgrounds; page layout; formatting text; and even simple animation effects