Overview
Main description
Get complete coverage of Web site design, including theories, techniques, and the latest technologies. Learn to design, build, and maintain a site and handle e-commerce and security. The author, Thomas Powell, developed the Web Design Certificate Program at the University of California, San Diego.
Table of contents
Part I: Core Web Design Issues. Chapter 1: What Is Web Design? Chapter 2: The Web Design Process. Chapter 3: Designing for Users. Part II: Site Organization and Navigation. Chapter 4: Site Types and Architectures. Chapter 5: Navigation Theory and Practice. Chapter 6: Linking: Text, Buttons, Icons, and Graphics. Chapter 7: Search and Design. Chapter 8: Site Maps, Indexes,and Other Navigational and Use Aids. Chapter 9: Page Types and Layouts. Chapter 10: Text. Chapter 11: Colors, Images, and Backgrounds. Chapter 12: Building Interactivity Using GUI Features. Part IV: Technology and Web Design. Chapter 13: Web Technologies and Their Effect on Web Design. Chapter 14: Site Delivery and Management. Part V: Future Directions. Chapter 15: The Future of Web Design. Part VI: Appendixes. Appendices. Index. Chapter 4: Usability. Chapter 5: GUI Design and the Web. Section III: Site Organization and Navigation. Chapter 6: Site Types, Architectures and Styles. Chapter 7: Navigation. Chapter 8: Links, Buttons, Icons, and Imagemaps. Chapter 9: Searching. Chapter 10: Site Maps, Indexes, and Other Navigational Aids. Section IV: Page Design. Chapter 11: Page Types and Layout. Chapter 12: Text. Chapter 13: Colors, Images and Backgrounds. Chapter 14: Web GUI Widgets. Chapter 15: Core Web Technologies and Their Effect on Web Design. Chapter 16: The Use of Multimedia in Web Design. Chapter 17: Programming and Web Design. Chapter 18: Site Delivery and Management. Chapter 19: Site Evaluation Procedures. Section V: Future Directions. Chapter 20: The Future of Web Design. Appendices: A: Core Web Site Design Principles. B: Web Site Evaluation Checklist. C: Web Font Reference. D: Color Reference. E: GUI Widget Reference.
Author comments
Thomas Powell (San Diego, CA) is the founder and principal of Powell Internet Consulting, Inc. a San Diego-based web design firm that specializes in Web research and development and site construction for high-tech companies. He developed the Web Design Certificate Program at UCSD, teaches web publishing classes and serves as senior instructor and faculty advisor in the University's Information Technology Program. He holds a Bachelor of Science from UCLA and a Master's degree in Computer Science from UCSD. Powell is the author of three books: HTML: The Complete Reference and HTML Programmer's Reference for Osborne and Web Site Engineering: Beyond Web Page Design for Prentice Hall.
Back cover copy
The Ultimate Resource on Web Site Design Theory and Practice.
Plan, build, and maintain dynamic Web sites that balance form and function. Web design expert Thomas Powell provides thorough explanations of effective site architecture, layout, and navigational features, and describes how to add graphics, links, interface widgets, and multimedia. You'll also get complete details on enabling search and e-commerce capabilities, handling privacy and security issues with respect to site design, and programming dynamic Web applications. The companion Web site, www.webdesignref.com, is loaded with live examples you can apply to your own site, along with links to other useful sites and downloadable tools.
- Gain a solid background in Web design theories and techniques
- Plan site architecture with respect to user-centered design and navigation
- Learn how to plan, specify, and build large web sites
- Format text and add links, icons, and imagemaps
- Integrate Web GUI widgets, such as windows, forms and pull-down menus
- Add images--GIFs, JPEGs, PNGs--animation, audio, and video
- Learn core Web technologies, including HTML, CSS, and XML
- Optimize for global search engines and design for local search engines
- Program Web applications using JavaScript
- Select appropriate hosting environment for fast site delivery
