Want to know how to make your pages look beautiful, communicate your message effectively, guide visitors through your website with ease, and get everything approved by the accessibility and usability police at the same time? Head First Web Design is your ticket to mastering all of these complex topics, and understanding what's really going on in the world of web design.
Whether you're building a personal blog or a corporate website, there's a lot more to web design than div's and CSS selectors, but what do you really need to know? With this book, you'll learn the secrets of designing effective, user-friendly sites, from customer requirements to hand-drawn storyboards all the way to finished HTML and CSS creations that offer an unforgettable online presence.
The revised two-color edition of this book includes a free online version of the chapter on web color. You can easily access this chapter at Oreilly.com once you register your book.
Your time is way too valuable to waste struggling with new concepts. Using the latest research in cognitive science and learning theory to craft a multi-sensory learning experience, Head First Web Design uses a visually rich format specifically designed to take advantage of the way your brain really works.

Head First Web Design: A Learner's Companion to Accessible, Usable, Engaging Websites

Computers & Technology

Siarto, Jeff

Watrall, Ethan

Web Development & Design

O'Reilly Media

A visual guide to creating dynamic Web sites offers step-by-step instructions for completing common tasks while showcasing Dreamweaver's and Firework's updated capabilities and reviewing Web design fundamentals.

Dreamweaver 4/Fireworks 4 Visual JumpStart

Sybex, Inc.

In Dreamweaver MX: Design and Technique, author Ethan Watrall teaches you how to make your web pages look their best and perform even better. Whether you've already dabbled in Dreamweaver or want to get up-to-date, Watrall offers insights and step-by-step instructions designed to help you build and sharpen your skills. In its latest incarnation, Dreamweaver has undergone dramatic, fundamental changes. Dreamweaver MX: Design and Technique is the perfect guide to these merging technologies, giving you the advice, direction, and experience you'll need to get the most out of Macromedia's dramatically expanded software, including: * Creating your web page * Working with basic layout and design * Inserting and manipulating multimedia * Saving time with templates * Integrating interactive Dynamic HTML * Creating basic dynamic database driven sites * Collecting user data with forms Plus a full-color gallery which demonstrates effective Dreamweaver-based web design in action Highly accessible and written in plain English, Dreamweaver MX: Design and Technique gives you the theory you'll need to design an excellent web site and the technique you'll need to create it.

Dreamweaver MX: Design and Technique (With CD-ROM)

Sybex

savvy n. Practical know-how Both new and experienced Flash users need plenty of help mastering these versatile, powerful applications. Whichever group you belong to, Flash MX 2004 Savvy gives you the resources you need to advance your skills. This means clear explanations, real-world examples, and carefully crafted tutorials in which you'll learn the full range of Flash techniques. You'll find in-depth introductions to the features new to Flash MX 2004 and Flash MX Professional 2004: Timeline Effects, the expanded components library, built-in project management tools, and more. Designed so you can work your way from front to back or focus on the topics most important to you, this book helps you understand why Flash works as it does and how to meet the demands of your Flash-based projects. Coverage includes: <ul>
<li>Content creation: painting and drawing, text manipulation, reusable content, interactive slideshow presentations, content for the Pocket PC</li> <li>ActionScript: manual scripting, movie clip management and parameter control--plus a complete ActionScript Reference on the CD</li> <li>Interactivity: interface elements and controllers, new Flash components, new ActionScript behaviors</li> <li>Audio integration: synchronization, compression schemes, implementing interactive audio</li> <li>Media integration: with Director, with CD-ROM content, with 3D animation, with full-motion and streaming video</li> </ul>
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Flash MX 2004 Savvy(tm)

Herber, Norbert

Core Dreamweaver Skills and Solutions, Made Easy Dreamweaver MX 2004 Solutions was created for results-oriented Dreamweaver users who seek practical instruction on everyday techniques and speedy resolutions to persistent problems. Author/instructor Ethan Watrall applies his effective, no-nonsense teaching style to each of this book's dozens of step-by-step solutions, demystifying the most vital and potentially troublesome topics. Beginners can walk through the full gamut of tasks, while seasoned users can dip in and quickly find answers to specific questions. Whether you're a web designer or developer, a graphic designer or project manager, this book will get you to the heart of the discrete skills you need to construct impressive web pages with Dreamweaver. Learn the ins and outs of Dreamweaver MX 2004, including how to: <ul>
<li>Build good-looking, sensible tables and frames</li> <li>Save time with templates, library items, and digital assets</li> <li>Master JavaScript behaviors, CSS, and layers</li> <li>Handcraft HTML and XHTML code</li> <li>Make full use of the Tag Inspector, Tag Chooser, and Tag Library</li> <li>Design sophisticated forms for collecting user information</li> <li>Effectively manage your site with Site Window and Site Reports</li> <li>Extend Dreamweaver with extensions, custom shortcuts, and commands</li> <li>Establish database connections for ColdFusion, ASP, ASP.NET, JSP, and PHP</li> <li>And much more...</li> </ul>
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Dreamweaver MX 2004 Solutions

Hailed as "a superb resource" (Computer Arts magazine) and "a boon to serious users" (.NET magazine), this unique guide shows intermediate designers how to harness the full potential of Flash Organized into self-contained sections covering Flash art, interactivity, media, and delivery, the book offers easy-to-follow explanations as well as hands-on projects and tutorials The logical organization and navigation grid at the front of the book make it easy to find information on a particular topic The CD-ROM includes a Flash tryout, tutorial files, sample animations and ActionScripts, graphics files, and third-party tools Now at a new value price below $40-$5 less than the previous edition!

Flash 8: Savvy

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