Basics of Web Design: HTML5 & CSS3

Chapter 1 Internet and Web Basics 1
The Internet and the Web 2
Web Standards and Accessibility 4
Information on the Web 6
Web Browsers and Web Servers 8
Internet Protocols 10
Uniform Resource Identifiers and Domain Names 12
HTML Overview 14
Under the Hood of a Web Page 16
Your First Web Page 18
Review and Apply 22
Chapter 2 HTML Basics 25
Heading Element 26
Paragraph Element 28
Line Break and Horizontal Rule 30
Blockquote Element 32
Phrase Elements 34
Ordered List 36
Unordered List 38
Description List 40
Special Entity Characters 42
HTML Syntax Validation 44
Structural Elements 46
Anchor Element 48
Practice with Hyperlinks 50
E-Mail Hyperlinks 54
Review and Apply 56
Chapter 3 Web Design Basics 65
Design for Your Target Audience 66
Website Organization 68
Principles of Visual Design 70
Design to Provide for Accessibility 72
Use of Text 74
Web Color Palette 76
Use of Color 78
Use of Graphics and Multimedia 80
More Design Considerations 82
Navigation Design 84
Wireframes and Page Layout 86
Fixed and Fluid Layouts 88
Design for the Mobile Web 90
Responsive Web Design 92
Web Design Best Practices Checklist 94
Review and Apply 96
Chapter 4 Cascading Style Sheets Basics 101
Cascading Style Sheets Overview 102
CSS Selectors and Declarations 104
CSS Syntax for Color Values 106
Configure Inline CSS 108
Configure Embedded CSS 110
Configure External CSS 112
CSS Selectors: Class, Id, and Descendant 114
Span Element 116
Practice with CSS 118
CSS Syntax Validation 120
Review and Apply 122
Chapter 5 Web Graphics Styling Basics 129
Web Graphics 130
Image Element 132
Image Hyperlinks 134
Configure Background Images 136
Position Background Images 138
CSS3 Multiple Background Images 140
The Favorites Icon 142
Configure List Markers with CSS 144
Image Maps 146
Review and Apply 148
Chapter 6 More CSS Basics 157
Fonts with CSS 158
Text Properties with CSS 160
Align and Indent Text with CSS 162
Width and Height with CSS 164
The Box Model 166
Margin and Padding with CSS 168
Borders with CSS 170
CSS3 Rounded Corners 172
Center Page Content with CSS 174
CSS3 Box Shadow and Text Shadow 176
CSS3 Background Clip and Origin 178
CSS3 Background Resize and Scale 180
CSS3 Opacity 182
CSS3 RGBA Color 184
CSS3 HSLA Color 186
CSS3 Gradients 188
Review and Apply 190
Chapter 7 Page Layout Basics 197
Normal Flow 198
Float 200
Clear a Float 202
Overflow 204
CSS Two-Column Page Layout 206
Vertical Navigation with an Unordered List 208
Horizontal Navigation with an Unordered List 210
CSS Interactivity with Pseudo-Classes 212
Practice with CSS Two-Column Layout 214
Positioning with CSS 216
Practice with Positioning 218
CSS Sprites 220
Review and Apply 222
Chapter 8 More on Links, Layout, and Mobile 227
More on Relative Linking 228
Fragment Identifiers 230
Figure and Figcaption Elements 232
Practice with Floating Figures 234
More HTML5 Elements 236
HTML5 Compatibility with Older Browsers 238
CSS for Print 240
Mobile Web Design 242
Viewport Meta Tag 244
CSS3 Media Queries 246
Practice with Media Queries 248
Flexible Images 250
Testing Mobile Display 252
Review and Apply 254