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Effective Web Design: Master the Essentials (Master All the Essentials)

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This book is a great intro to learning html and other web concepts. The book is comprehensive of the basic aspects of html, and the examples are easy to learn, leading you towards learning more complicated uses. In particular, the section on forms is more complete, yet understandable than many other sources I've read, including the "Dreamweaver Bible."

One concept the author stresses--that's been indispensible to me--is the importance of learning proper html syntax. This has reduced my depency on web-authoring software, which I view as essential to mastering web design. I'll only design as well as I understand the technology, and for me to visualize the possibilities of html, I must first understand it's capabilities and limitiations. This book has given me a boost towards that goal. I'd also recommend Ann Navarro's class in html at hwg.org. That class was a great way to get started.

The authors take you step-by-step, virtually by the hand and explain all the tags needed in html. I've been designing web pages for a year, and am thrilled to own this book. I have already learned more than I expected. Whether a novice or advanced designer, this book is a plus in your library. At least in mine, it is.

One of the most technically accurage Web design books on my shelf -- the authors take the W3C specifications to heart, teaching you how you're *supposed* to do things, then letting you vary from that in an educated fashion. Hurrah!

I had the pleasure of hearing Ms. Navarro speak recently on HTML, XHTML and new trends for the Web. She's definitely an author to watch!

Ann covers the "how-tos" as well as the "whys". I found this book very helpful in learning how to write clean code. Ann's style provides clear and easy to understand instruction. I highly recommend this one!

Ann runs an online class using this book at the HTML Writer's Guild site. I found the book to be highly informative and I especially appreciate the cross-browser compatibility info. Buy the book and take the class!

I have only read the first seven chapters (skills) in this book and found it to be pretty good. It's not a colour book, but does have a CD with the sample code on it. In some places I found typos. This is not a complete reference, some important things (I think) are missed out, like being able to put an * in place of a measurement for width tags. Overall though it gives you a good idea of how to write in HTML 4.0.

I needed to learn about web terminology and technology. This is the first book I have purchased on the subject (and read). I found it very helpful, containing broad topics and well organized. (I also found typos and some mistakes.) I did like the book and have recommended it to others at work. The topics covered can be of interest to anyone interested in learning about WEB publishing.

I'd recommend this book: The author clearly explained the topics and provided many examples of the work. I also liked this book for its focus on cross-platform / web browser compatibility. There were some basic typos that should have been easily caught though... Overall, this was a good resource to help with my beginning web development projects.

An ambitious work. The authors succeed in an all-encompassing presentation, suited for the neophyte and the veteran. I did find a lack of proofreading: inaccurate references to the books' resources, missing words.

On balance, though, the book is a wholesome work: A well-defined perspective of all the "essential" skills (all those plates us designers keep spinning simultaneously) one need master to publish for the Internet.