Web Standards Design Guide (Charles River Media Internet & Web Design) [Paperback]

Kevin Ruse (Author)

Book Description

Series: Charles River Media Internet & Web Design | Publication Date: April 2005

This book is the one resource you'll need for understanding and implementing the vast array of Web standards information. Web Standards Design Guide is really three books in one- a detailed overview of standardization, a reference book for the standards, and a step-by-step, how-to guide for creating standards-compliant Web sites. The book details the essential Web standards, including XML, CSS, accessibility, xForms, and xLink. It uses practical Web page examples throughout to help explain why you should work within standards, which ones are relevant to specific projects, how to use them, and how to convert existing code. The ultimate goal of the book is to teach you how to write standards-compliant code; however, you'll also learn about workflow and processes that will help ensure your code's compliance and increase efficiency and turnaround time for your projects. Future insights to where the Web is headed are also provided with tips on how designers can prepare for it. Using the skills and wisdom provided throughout the book, you'll be well prepared to create high-quality sites that meet today's standards.

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About the Author

Kevin Ruse (San Jose, CA) is an enthusiastic instructor who has taught at the University of California Extension Program in Cupertino, as well as DeAnza Community College. He currently provides training to Fortune 500 companies throughout the United States. He has over 20 years of experience in the graphic design and production industry from concept to finished product. He is also the author of XML for Web Designers: Using Macromedia Studio MX 2004.

Product Details

• Paperback: 365 pages
• Publisher: Charles River Media; 1 edition (April 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1584503874
• ISBN-13: 978-1584503873
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,350,848 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Kevin Ruse is the President and lead trainer at Kevin Ruse + Associates, Inc. He is an enthusiastic trainer who enjoys sharing his knowledge with others. Kevin has taught at Google, YouTube, EMC, Eurocontrol, Applied Materials, KLA-Tencor, Adobe, Cisco Systems and many other Fortune 500 companies. He has taught the staff and faculty at Stanford University and has served as an Adjunct Professor at DeAnza Community College, University of California Santa Cruz and the San Francisco State University Multi-Media Program. When not training or consulting, Kevin is a technical reviewer for several computer book publishers including PeachPit Press. Kevin also records episodes for Adobe TV and is the author of several PeachPit DVDs including Learn Flash CS5 by DVD and Learn Flash Builder 4 by DVD. You can learn more about Kevin Ruse + Associates Inc. at www.kevinruse.com

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Learn how to create standards-compliant web sites, September 5, 2005

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This review is from: Web Standards Design Guide (Charles River Media Internet & Web Design) (Paperback)

Web standards are essential to good design, yet most titles covering web design don't focus nearly enough on standardization options and techniques. Learn how to create standards-compliant web sites using Web Standards Design Guide, which explains XML, CSS, xForms and much more. Designers learn when and how to use them, how to convert existing code, and how to fine tune workflow and processes to ensure both compliance and better service efficiency.

8 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Where the Web is Going, May 13, 2005

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John Matlock "Gunny" (Winnemucca, NV) - See all my reviews
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It used to be that designing a web page was so simple. You learned a bit of HTML and started coding. You looked at what you had and altered it to suit. Then Front Page came along and you didn't even have to learn HTML.

Alas, no more. ==Why standards? Because you want to get the most interaction possible between your web site and things the might be visiting it. Things? Yes, things. You normally think of a browser visiting your site to display the page, but search engines use robots to visit as well, and you want your site to show up when when Google or Yahoo come to call.

The particular standards covered in this book include:

XHTML, the logical extension to HTML,
CSS, which has been around a while, but is largely ignored,
Accessibility, where you need to consider that your visitor might not have a mouse or a screen,
XForms, the upcoming replacement for HTML forms (note upcoming, don't use them yet),
XLink, the same thing to replace hyperlinks, eventually.

This book is kind of a heads-up on what web development is going to become. It's the information someone wanting to stay up to date or just starting to learn needs to know.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great informative Book, June 7, 2005

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This review is from: Web Standards Design Guide (Charles River Media Internet & Web Design) (Paperback)

I really enjoy this book. The one thing that i like the most is the fact that i can keep refering to the book. It is Not just a Read once Book,Web Standards Design Guide is THE book to have to help make great web sites for everyone to enjoy! The Examples and tutorials are awesome, very real life samples.