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Getting StartED Building Websites

:	Alexander Dawson
:	Getting StartED Building Websites
:	Apress
:	9781430225188
:	1
:	CHF 19.00
:

:	Allgemeines, Lexika
:	English

:	688
:	Wasserzeichen/DRM
:	PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet
:	PDF

Website design and development can be a minefield for beginners. Where do you start? What languages should you learn? What techniques should you use to produce your site? What should you put on your site? How do you make it look appealing? How do you update it? This book takes into account the most frequently asked website design and development questions and gives you straightforward answers.

No experience required in this step-by-step guide to website design and development
Presents the important techniques you need to learn in easy-to-follow examples
Takes the confusion out of languages, technologies, and all the important elements of the development process

Alexander Dawson is a 25-year-old freelance website designer andconsultant based in the U.K. who specializes in web standards, accessibility, usability engineering, and user interface design. With self-taught experience in software development and producing simple but elegant websites through HTML and CSS, he spends his days (when not working on projects either privately or publicly) absorbing the vast amounts of knowledge in books, the Internet, and other media related to the fast-paced industry of web design. His aim in life is to be able to share his knowledge with the world, so that others who follow the same path can be there at the front lines and not feel intimidated by the constant flow of new technology.

	Title Page	311
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	Copyright Page	311
	2	311
	Contents at a Glance	4
	Table of Contents	4
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	About the Author	11
	About the Technical Reviewer	12
	Acknowledgments	13
	Introduction	14
	Your Expectations	14
	Book Conventions	15
	Understanding Some Basics of the Web	16
	What Is the Internet?	16
	Websites and Browsers	18
	The Ten-Step Guide to Zen Creativity	20
	Capability	21
	Productivity	21
	Simplicity	22
	Desirability	23
	Functionality	24
	Compatibility	25
	Flexibility	25
	Accessibility	26
	Usability	27
	Expandability	27
	Summary	28
	Chapter 1: What Kind of Website Should I Make?	29
	Who Are You?	29
	Your Inner Processes	30
	Who Are You?	30
	How Do You Think?	33
	What Type of Site?	34
	Blog	35
	Commercial	35
	Community	36
	Content	37
	Corporate	37
	Corporate	38
	Intranet	38
	Microsites	39
	Mirror	40
	News	41
	Niche	42
	Personal	42
	Portal	43
	Portfolio	44
	Review	45
	Targeted	45
	Form Your Identity	49
	Avoid Confusion	50
	Brand Name	50
	Brand Identity	52
	Inspiration for the Masses	52
	Sources of Inspiration	53
	Natural Inspiration	53
	The Media	54
	Friends and Family	54
	Software Design	54
	StumbleUpon	55
	Design Blogs	56
	Web Design Galleries	56
	Idea Development Techniques	58
	Mission Statement	59
	Market Research	61
	Brainstorming	71
	Mind Maps	74
	Information Architecture	77
	Layout	78
	Concept Artwork	78
	Structure	80
	Sitemaps	81
	Wireframing	83
	The Vision Quest	85
	Step 1	86
	Step 2	86
	Step 3	87
	Step 4	88
	Summary	89
	Chapter 2: How Do I Write Good Content?	92
	Content Is King!	92
	What is Content?	93
	Text	93
	Images	94
	Rich Media	95
	Decision Making	97
	Information Design	99
	Content Comes First	100
	Audience	101
	Website Writing	102
	Common pages	103
	Content Examples	106
	The Basics of Writing	125
	How to Write Effectively	125
	Spelling	126
	Grammar	126
	Readability	127
	Structure	127
	Layout	127
	Chunking	127
	Legibility	128
	Fluff Posting	128
	Wasting Time	128
	Reductionism	128
	Iteration	128
	Complexity	129
	Personal Bias	129
	Empathy	129
	Emotion	129
	Context	130
	Scanning	130
	Language	130
	Free Will	130
	Plagiarism	131
	Conclusion	131
	Lorem Ipsum	131
	Cover Your Ass(ets)!	133
	Copyright	134
	Impressum	135
	Creative Commons	136
	Dealing with Theft	137
	Summary	140
	Chapter 3: How Should I Start Coding My Site?	142
	Back to Basics	143
	Under the Hood	143
	What Is Code?	143
	Elements, Tags, and Attributes	145
	Languages in Use	150
	Semantics and Standards	152
	Your Checklist	157
	Editing Software	157
	Folders and Files	160
	Getting StartED	163
	Your First Web Page	164
	Document Type Declaration	164
	Comments for Code	166
	Checkpoint: Part 1	166
	From Content to Context	167
	Placing Your Content	167
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	Multimedia:	167
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	Tables	176
	Advanced Tables	179
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