The Non-Designer's
Web Book
An Easy Guide to Creating, Designing, and Posting Your Own Web Site
Are you intimidated by the idea of designing for the first time? Do you want to avoid learning a lot of code? Do you want to create a personal website? A business website? Then this book is the best place to start! The authors, Robin and John, will lead you on a logical path from planning your site through designing it, posting it on the web, and promoting it.
First, the basics. Learn how to:
- Use the World Wide Web
- Search for information
- Build web pages
Then, some design theory. You'll recognize:
- The difference between print and web design
- Basic design principles for the web
- Various approaches to interface and navigation design
- What makes good or bad web design
Next, on to graphic and technical details:
- When to use different graphic file formats
- How to prepare images, including simple animations
- How to choose web-safe colors and type
- Great tips and techniques from expert web designers
- How to get graphics if you don't want to make them
And after your site is finished:
- Test and fix your site
- Upload and update your site
- Register and promote your site
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