Web Design All-in-One For Dummies [Paperback]

Sue Jenkins (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 11, 2009 | ISBN-10: 047041796X | ISBN-13: 978-0470417966 | Edition: 1

Web designers must wear many hats. Among books on Web design, Web Design All-in-One For Dummies is the one that helps you successfully wear all those hats without losing your head.

Full-color illustrations and five self-contained minibooks show you how to be a graphic designer, creative organizer, visual communicator, markup language technologist, and cutting-edge trendsetter, all in one. This book helps you lay the groundwork, follow design rules, test your site, register a domain name, and much more.

• Getting Started covers planning, defining your target audience, choosing the right software, and more
• Designing For the Web acquaints you with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, plus how to choose a layout and optimize graphics
• Building Web Sites gets down to nuts and bolts: putting text, images, hyperlinks, and multimedia files together, organizing content, and building navigation systems
• Web Standards & Testing teaches you how to test and validate so everyone can enjoy your site
• Publishing & Site Maintenance helps you get your site online and keep it current

Web Design All-in-One For Dummies also helps you learn how to choose a Web editor and graphics program, how to make your site accessible to the widest possible audience, and when it’s time to call in a pro like author Sue Jenkins. It’s just what you need to start and manage a great site.

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From the Back Cover

Everything you need to know to create dazzling Web designs is in one of these minibooks

A Web designer is a graphic designer, creative organizer, visual communicator, markup language technologist, and cutting-edge trendsetter, all in one. This All-in-One guide helps you wear all those hats without losing your head! Learn to lay the groundwork, follow design rules, test your site, register a domain name, and more. Ready to get started?

• Start here — Book I covers planning, defining your target audience, choosing the right software, and more

• Design it — Book II acquaints you with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript®, plus how to choose a layout and optimize graphics

• Build it — Book III gets down to nuts and bolts: putting text, images, hyperlinks, and multimedia files together, organizing content, and building navigation systems

• Does it work? — Book IV teaches you how to test and validate so everyone can enjoy your site

• Maintenance and more — Book V helps you get your site online and keep it current

Open the book and find:

• How to choose a Web editor and graphics program

• Tips for attracting visitors

• Why and how to slice up graphics

• How to make your site accessible to the widest possible audience

• What a layers-based layout is

• How to use Dreamweaver® templates

• Ethical SEO techniques and how to use them

• When to ask for help from a pro

About the Author

Sue Jenkins is a professional designer with experience in Web sites, print media, logo design, and illustration. She is the author of several books and?teaches Adobe software; has created training videos on Dreamweaver, Illustrator,?and Photoshop; and operates Luckychair, a Web and graphic design studio (www.luckychair.com).

Product Details

• Paperback: 656 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (May 11, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 047041796X
• ISBN-13: 978-0470417966
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 1.3 x 9.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #423,807 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Sue Jenkins is a web and graphic designer, illustrator, and fine art photographer. She is the owner and creative director of Luckychair.com, a full-service web and graphic design studio serving businesses across the U.S. since 1997. In addition, Sue is an award-winning Adobe Certified Instructor, an Adobe Certified Expert, and an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at Marywood University in Pennsylvania.

Sue has written many "For Dummies" and other instructional books on design including "Smashing Photoshop: 100 Professional Techniques", "Web Design For Dummies All-in-One Desk Reference", "Tumblr For Dummies, Portable Edition", "Dreamweaver CS5 For Dummies All-in-One Desk Reference", and "How To Do Everything Illustrator".

She also appears as the software instructor in several Adobe Software Training programs at ClassOnDemand.com and Lynda.com. Titles include: "Complete Training for Adobe Dreamweaver CS5", "Complete Training for Adobe Photoshop CS5", "Dreamweaver For Designers", "Designer's Guide to Illustrator", "Designer's Guide to Photoshop", "Fundamentals of Photoshop Elements", and "Designing Web Sites from Photoshop to Dreamweaver".

To learn more about Luckychair's design services, go to http://www.luckychair.com and to see a portfolio of Sue's fine art photography, visit: http://www.suejenkinsphotography.com

For questions, tips, and fun ideas, follow her on Facebook as "Luckychair" and on Twitter @LuckychairNews.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

34 of 34 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great emphasis on topics other books skip over! July 12, 2009

By Jeff Noble

Format:Paperback

What I really loved about this book is the emphasis on topics most other web design books skip over such as planning, researching, getting content together to create a successful website. I'd recommend this to people just getting started learning web design or a seasoned professionals that just want to get more value out of their own website projects.

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely helpful book for a website owner December 20, 2009

By Barbara Nitke

Format:Paperback

This book is perfect for someone like me. I'm a photographer, and have a website which was designed and built by someone else. I do my own updating, and would eventually like to be able to do more of the design tweaks by myself.

The last section on publishing and site maintenance is especially helpful for my needs. It's got step by step directions that easily walk me through how to upload new files to the site. In addition to the step by step directions, all of the background information - like how ftp programs work - is written in such an engaging manner that I keep wanting to know more.

I'm sure I'll end up reading every page - especially the section on designing for the web, which will be helpful in assessing whether the website is accomplishing all of my goals. I'll also be pouring over the section on search engine optimization.

I think Web Design All-in-One is a great book for anybody who owns a website.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for beginners February 3, 2010

By K. Deonaraine

Format:Paperback

I consider myself a beginner and this book really helped me get me up and running on designing web sites. Each section is to the point and doesn't assume too much, which is perfect for me. The chapters about HTML and CSS were invaluable. The parts about designing web graphics (Photoshop, etc...) were a bit above my head, I just use GRSites for that, but the search engine optimization tips were a real eye opener. I found going thru the book for hours, and learning new things in an enjoyable and organized way, the author definitely writes well. Great stuff!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, hands-on reference July 20, 2010

By bghughes

Format:Paperback

This easy-to-follow, well-written reference is a must-have for anyone looking to develop a website, especially for those with experience in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, but not in Dreamweaver or other web software programs. I've owned this book for just over three weeks and it looks like it's been around for years with how much I've already used it to develop my own website. The chapters are invaluable to helping me understand the essential elements creating and launching a website, including CSS, testing pages, and announcing your website to the world.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Not a book on HOW to build websites. February 22, 2013

By Thomas Patrick

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When I saw the title "Web Design all-in-one" I assumed, incorrectly, that this was the book that would tell me how to build a website. Wrong. This book explains in great detail the WHAT's and WHY's of building a website, but is usually silent on the HOW's of actually getting it done. Maybe this is a good resource for someone who knows HTML inside and out but doesn't understand the process of getting "thought to paper," so to speak; but, for the novice (like me) who wanted to understand how to build a website, this book is worthless. As an example, the book clearly tells you in detail that a webpage must include a "Doctype." It even tells you there are six different kinds of Doctypes. It tells you in detail what a doctype is. It then promptly skips to adding meta-data, without ever telling you what the six kinds of Doctypes are, or how to actually apply them to your webpage. Utter rubbish.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good May 23, 2013

By Jovita Guillen

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So far it seems to be easily understood, which is what I was looking for. Haven't finished it yet. Received the book very quick. Excellent service and book was in outstanding condition. Thanks

5.0 out of 5 stars Great all inclusive book January 18, 2013

By Kerri L. Terwilliger

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this is just what I was looking for as a beginner web designer. It builds the foundation and builds from there, I know I will refer to this book over and over.

5.0 out of 5 stars This Book Can Help! January 14, 2013

By J. Farrell

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Gots lots of info. Can help you plan the layout of the website. Has example forms to assist in planning the website to have good organization. You can also learn how to diplay the desired and the required information with an arrangement that is pleasing to you.