HTML and CSS: Visual QuickStart Guide

by Joe Casabona

Overview

Learn HTML and CSS with the Visual QuickStart Guide—the quick and easy way!

 

This new edition features over six hours of instructional video that guide you through HTML and CSS, getting you up and running with web development in no time. The images in the book feature concise steps and explanations, while the videos enhance and expand the information in the book and provide an alternative method for learning. Readers should register their book on peachpit.com to gain access to the Web Edition, an online version of the book that includes the supplementary video. 

HTML and CSS remain the linchpin of the Web. Every beginning web developer needs to understand them thoroughly, including the latest advances in these technologies, and the newest functionality that they enable. From the basics to more advanced techniques, this book and Web Edition guide you through:

 

• Designing, structuring, and formatting sites
• Using images, links, styles, tables, and forms
• Adding media, visual effects, and animations
• Using CSS to gain full control over elements, fonts, colors, and layouts
• Making the most of sophisticated HTML5 and CSS3 capabilities
• Applying modern best practices for ensuring accessibility and responsiveness
• Principles of testing, debugging, and publishing sites and applications
• Exploring leading JavaScript libraries and build tools for more advanced web development

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780136702542
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	08/14/2020
Series:	Visual QuickStart Guide
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	352
File size:	20 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Joe Casabona is a front end developer, educator, and podcaster. He has been making websites since 2001, and has worked on projects for Disney, NatGeo, The Boys and Girls Club, and other leading clients. He holds a master’s degree in Software Engineering, has more than 10 years of computer science teaching experience at the college level, and has authored books and courses on HTML, CSS, PHP, responsive design, WordPress, and podcasting. He has developed courses for The University of Scranton, LinkedIn Learning/Lynda.com, Sessions College, and Udemy, and runs a membership site where he teaches web development.

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1 What Are HTML and CSS?
• Chapter 2 Creating a Website on Your Computer
• Chapter 3 HTML Syntax
• Chapter 4 Basic HTML Elements
• Chapter 5 Links
• Chapter 6 Structure and Layout with HTML
• Chapter 7 Media
• Chapter 8 Tables and Other Structured Data Elements
• Chapter 9 Web Forms
• Chapter 10 Advanced and Experimental Features
• Chapter 11 Introduction to CSS
• Chapter 12 Targeting Elements
• Chapter 13 Styling Text
• Chapter 14 Color in CSS
• Chapter 15 Using CSS for Page Layout
• Chapter 16 Layouts with CSS Grid and Flexbox
• Chapter 17 Responsive Design and Media Queries
• Chapter 18 CSS Transformations and Animations
• Chapter 19 CSS Variables
• Chapter 20 CSS Preprocessors
• Chapter 21 Getting Your Website Online
• Chapter 22 Testing Your Website
• Chapter 23 Improving Website Performance
• Chapter 24 Web Accessibility
• Chapter 25 Going Beyond HTML & CSS