Beginning HTML5 and CSS3: The Web Evolved [Paperback]

Christopher Murphy (Author), Richard Clark (Author), Oli Studholme (Author), Divya Manian (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 21, 2012 | ISBN-10: 1430228741 | ISBN-13: 978-1430228745 | Edition: 1

Beginning HTML5 and CSS3 is your introduction to the new features and elements of HTML5—as a web developer you'll learn about all the leaner, cleaner, and more efficient code available now with HTML5, along with some new tools that will allow you to create more meaningful and richer content. For everyone involved in web design, this book also introduces the new structural integrity and styling flexibility of CSS 3—which means better-looking pages and smarter content in your website projects.

For all forward-looking web professionals who want to start enjoying and deploying the new HTML5 and CSS3 features right away, this book provides you with an in-depth look at the new capabilities—including audio and video—that are new to web standards. You’ll learn about the new HTML5 structural sections, plus HTML5 and CSS3 layouts. You’ll also discover why some people think HTML5 is going to be a Flash killer, when you see how to create transitions and animations with these new technologies. So get ahead in your web development through the practical, step-by-step approaches offered to you in Beginning HTML5 and CSS3.

What you’ll learn

• Cutting-edge web development techniques with HTML5 and CSS3
• The new features of HTML5 and how to work with HTML5 and CSS3
• The new web standards being implemented by all the major web browsers
• How to work with the new HTML5 structural sections
• How to create HTML5 and CSS3 layouts
• How to create transitions and animations without using Flash
• New web typography solutions
• A new vision of web development with HTML5 and CSS3

Who this book is for

This book is for web developers and anyone involved in web design who wants to embrace the new web standards and cutting-edge features of HTML5 and CSS3. With a practical, accessible approach, this book is for anyone who wants to push their websites forwards with the latest technologies.

Table of Contents

1. HTML5: Now, Not 2022
2. Your First Plunge Into HTML5
3. New Structural Elements
4. A Richer Approach to Content Markup
5. Rich Media
6. Paving the Way for Web Applications
7. CSS3—Here and Now
8. Keeping Your Markup Slim Using CSS3 Selectors
9. A Layout for Every Occasion
10. Improving Web Typography 
11. Putting CSS3 Properties to Work
12. Transforms, Transitions, and Animation
13. The Future of CSS

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Product Details

• Paperback: 624 pages
• Publisher: Apress; 1 edition (November 21, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1430228741
• ISBN-13: 978-1430228745
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 1.2 x 9.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #755,856 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Very thorough guide to modern web technologies March 14, 2013

By Chris Mills

Format:Paperback

I should state first that I was the tech reviewer for this book, so this review carries the risk of being biased, but I wanted to post a review to help spread the word. This book was a long time coming, but that time was well spent - the information contained in here represents some of the most thorough, well-researched writing on modern web technologies I have seen. The layout and animation chapters for example encompass over 160 pages between the two of them, with Oli Studholme covering every available property and function, along with lots of useful real world examples, and useful tricks and tactics you can use to solve various coding problems, some of them quite tricky.

I am very experienced with CSS3 and HTML5, but I still learned a lot, and I would advise that anyone wanting a detailed guide that they can refer to again and again should consider picking this up.

1.0 out of 5 stars I guess the four authors gave the book five stars each. May 20, 2013

By Flint

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

The index is absolutely worthless and the failure to provide downloadable code, as is the wont of every publisher I've encountered, make this a near-worthless text.

Absolutely amateurish presentation on top of it all.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for all! March 27, 2013

By Tim

Format:Paperback

Whether you're just starting out in the world of web development or a seasoned HTML veteran this book has something for you.

It's packed with tips and techniques that will speed up your work flow or help you fix that issue that's had you scratching your head for hours on end.

Each section is broken down into easy to digest chunks so it's perfect to use as a reference if you don't fancy tackling it in one go.