Web Design: The L Line, The Express Line to Learning

Preface xvii

Chapter 1: Starting with a Plan 1

Chapter 2: Defining Your Audience 33

Chapter 3: Pulling Together the Content 55

Chapter 4: Choosing Development Tools and Techniques 77

Chapter 5: Registering a Domain and Getting a Hosting Plan 103

Chapter 6: Defining the Site’s Look and Feel 127

Chapter 7: Mocking Up the Design 149

Chapter 8: Optimizing Graphics 177

Chapter 9: Working with Web Standards (HTML/XHTML/CSS/508) 209

Chapter 10: Using Search Engine Optimization Techniques 237

Chapter 11: Building Basic Pages 261

Chapter 12: Page Formatting with CSS 303

Chapter 13: Creating Navigation Systems 329

Chapter 14: Layers- versus Tables-based Layouts 359

Chapter 15: Using Templates and Server-Side Includes (SSIs) 383

Chapter 16: Creating Forms 405

Chapter 17: Making the Site Interactive 427

Chapter 18: Testing, Testing, Testing 457

Chapter 19: Code Validation and Compliance 481

Chapter 20: Taking the Site to the Web 499

Appendix A: CSS Attributes A–1

Appendix B: Exam Answer Appendix B–1

Index 521