Everything you need to build a great Web site ...
Whether you want to start an online store, establish a Web presence for a brick-and-mortar business, or just
show off your family album, this book shows you how. Even if you're fairly new to the Web world, you'll soon learn both the aesthetic and technical aspects of Web design. From basic HTML to the secrets of JavaScript programmers and Flash wizards, this comprehensive, updated guidebook helps you use the latest tools, techniques, and standards to build great sites that get noticed.
Inside, you'll find everything you need to know to create a Web site
- Learn basic HTML, plan your site, organize your pages coherently, and get them on the Web
- Use text, color, and images effectively
- Discover the latest advances in Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and how to control page layout with layers
- Enhance your pages with interactive features using Flash, forms, animation, sound, and video
- Use JavaScript for both animation and site navigation
- Set up an e-commerce site, find out how to accept credit card payment, and get acquainted with affiliate programs
- Find out how to maintain your site, keeping it fresh, interesting, and up-to-date
- Design with XML and give your site mobility with WAP/WML
About the Author
David A. Crowder has authored o coauthored more than 20 books, including popular bestsellers such as Building a Web Site For Dummies and Cliffs Notes Getting on the Internet. He was selling hypertext systems back in the days when you had to explain to people what the word meant. He has been involved in the online community since its inception and is the recipient of several awards for his work, including the NetGuide Magazine Gold Site Award. When he is not writing, he spends his time with his wife Angela, wandering through villages in the Andes or frolicking in the Caribbean Surf.
Andrew Bailey was born in England where he studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge University. He worked for Cray Research as as systems analyst from 1989 to 1992. Then he moved to Colombia, South America. At the present moment he is the Head of Investigation in Computer Sciences at the San Buena Ventura University in Medellín where he also teaches Distributed Computing and the Design of Web Applications.
He owns HazloRealidad.com, a company dedicated to the design and hosting of Web sites and the development of custom-built software based on open standards and freely licensed or open source software. HazloRealidad is Spanish for "make it real," which according to Andrew, "refers to making your dreams come true, well at least the ones related to software". To contact him send an email to andybailey@hazlorealidad.com.
