|  | | BOOK: Web Design in a Nutshell | | by Jennifer Niederst |
| | Publisher: O'Reilly | | Pub Date: November 1998 | | More recent edition of this book available. | | ISBN: 1-56592-515-7 | | Pages: 578 | | Slots: 1.0 |
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OverviewWeb Design in a Nutshell contains the
nitty-gritty on everything you need to know to design Web
pages. Written by veteran Web designer Jennifer Niederst,
this book provides quick access to the wide range of
technologies and techniques from which Web designers and
authors must draw. Topics include understanding the Web
environment, HTML, graphics, multimedia and interactivity,
and emerging technologies. Editorial Reviews| Amazon.com | | Are you a print designer working on the Web? An HTML coder learning about server-side hosting for the first time? Web Design in a Nutshell has slim but whole chapters for those topics-- and everything else you can imagine. Written in the popular "Nutshell" format, this guide is full of helpful tables and lists, making it a perfect desktop reference. The book breaks down the huge topic of Web site development into understandable, readable segments: the Web environment (browsers, displays, design principles), an in-depth guide to HTML tags, graphics manipulation and display, multimedia possibilities, and technologies for larger site management (such as Cascading Style Sheets [CSS] and XML). While this book is certainly comprehensive, the abundance of information could be overwhelming to someone just starting out with HTML. In addition, the heart of this book is filled with technical specificity on Web page creation (for example, a section under "Graphics" is titled "GIF87a versus GIF89a"). Readers looking for more conceptual explanations of Web design and layout would be better served with other titles. But for day-to-day development and maintenance, Web Design in a Nutshell is a truly well-constructed toolkit. |
| | Book Description | | Web Design in a Nutshell 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. Written by veteran Web designer Jennifer Niederst, this book provides quick access to the wide range of front-end technologies and techniques from which Web designers and authors must draw. It is an excellent reference for HTML 4.0 tags (including tables, frames, and Cascading Style Sheets) with special attention given to browser support and platform idiosyncrasies. The HTML section is more than a reference work, though. It details strange behavior in tables, for instance, and gives ideas and workarounds for using tables and frames on your site. Web Design in a Nutshell also covers multimedia and interactivity, audio and video, and emerging technologies like Dynamic HTML, XML, embedded fonts, and internationalization. The book includes: - Discussions of the Web environment, monitors, and browsers
- A complete reference to HTML and Server Side Includes, including browser support for every tag and attribute
- Chapters on creating GIF, JPEG and PNG graphics, including designing with the Web Palette
- Information on multimedia and interactivity, including audio, video, Flash, Shockwave, and JavaScript
- Detailed tutorial and reference on Cascading Style Sheets, including an appendix of browser compatibility information
- Appendices detailing HTML tags, attributes, deprecated tags, proprietary tags, and CSS compatibility
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| This is the GOLD STANDARD for books on web design, 2006-08-08 | | Reviewer rating: |  |
| | "Wow" is about all I can say about this comprehensive guide on everything A-Z about web design. Carefully thought out, and organized, this is a reference book you'll want at your fingertips until the next updated edition comes out! Couple this with "The Complete Web Hosting Kit Pro" (also here on amazon), and you've got everything you need to create AND host your own website for free. |
| | Great Update to an Already Excellent Reference, 2006-07-26 | | Reviewer rating: | |
| As another reviewer has pointed out, it's difficult to write a review for a book that is a reference book. But oh, what a reference book this is. If you do any web design work, you need this book. It covers virtually everything a web designer needs to know/or to be able to refer to. Among the topics Robbins covers are XHTML, CSS, web design standards, also mentions XHTML 1.1, DOM, JavaScript and so forth. While some topics are given a brief mention, that's only because a full description of some of them (like DOM) would take a book of their own.
Part 1 (the Web Environment) takes on topics like designing for different browsers (which can be a challenge with all the different web browsers and versions around), "A beginner's guide to the server," which explains basic web server topics, and internationalization.
Then it's on to The Structural Layer of XML & XHTML in Part 2. It starts off with an intro to XML and then into a HTML & XHTML overview. I liked how Robbins took the time to explain XHTML 1.1 and various new and upcoming standards, it's one of the reasons why I got this book. As a part time web designer, I want to keep up on the latest trends and make sure my web sites are up to date and will appear as they should on both newer and older browsers. There's also sections that explain text elements, images and objects, tables, frames (even if frames are "frowned upon" nowadays).
Part 3 is devoted to Cascading Style Sheets, some ten chapters worth. This I feel is a very good thing, since they've become a vital part of web design.
Subsequent sections of the book touch on JavaScript, DOM, Web Graphics, even Web audio and video.
If you don't have this book you need to get it, it's that's comprehensive a reference. |
| | The Standard Reference Updated!, 2006-07-06 | | Reviewer rating: |  |
| It is hard to write a review for a book that is in essence a reference guide. In it's third edition, Web Design in a Nutshell has become a go-to book for many web designers. However, its strength is that it's accessible for anyone who wants to learn about web design, and creating standards-compliant content - even beginners.
Robbins does an outstanding job at first defining what "standards-compliant" actually means, and why anyone should care. With the number of Internet browsers out there, web designers want to make sure that the pages they create are viewable by everyone, not just the people who have the latest browser, or the most popular, or the "hippest." The person who can't access your site easily is the person who will leave the site and not come back - not good news to businesses that depend on their web sites for customers.
To that end, Robbins also shows the importance of gathering visitor stats - not just to brag about how many unique hits or repeat visitors you get, but also to make sure that the people who are coming to your site can actually view it the way you designed it. The statistics you collect should not only show which browser the visitor used, but what display setting they used, so that you can design the site with the correct resolution in mind.
I think that the most valuable aspect of the book is its breadth. Robbins covers XML, HTML, and CSS (which are expected), JavaScript, DOM scripting, graphics, color schemes, and multimedia. She admits when things aren't covered in detail, and refers the reader to other reference works that will give a more in depth treatment of the subject.
Web Design in a Nutshell has been a standard reference for web designers since 1998. This third edition is revised enough that it keeps the book current, but retains the layout and style of the older editions. Experienced designers will feel instantly comfortable with this latest edition, and novice designers will welcome this handy, easy-to-use reference work. |
| | A+ service, 2006-06-26 | | Reviewer rating: | |
| | I received the book very fast. The book is in excellent condition as described. I am happy with this purchase. |
| | A must have for Web Developers, 2006-05-25 | | Reviewer rating: | |
| What would you like in a Desktop Quick Reference? It has to give you the information you need at the moment you need it. Designing Web pages can be a very tedious task as you try to harmonize separate elements into one cohesive whole. Not only that a web page needs to be able to make the user feel at ease and it should also not give any confusion on how the page is supposed to be used. The WEB Design in a Nutshell Desktop Quick Reference gives you quick access to tips and tricks of the different elements of a web page.
You get technical advice, best practice and expert tips in CSS, JavaScript, Images, and HTML. By using the book you gain more understanding of the things you can exploit in designing web pages.
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| | Publisher: O'Reilly | | Pub Date: November 1998 | | More recent edition of this book available. | | ISBN: 1-56592-515-7 | | Pages: 578 | | Slots: 1.0 |
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