|  | Author: Jennifer Niederst Robbins
Creator: Aaron Gustafson
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
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Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 3
Pages: 479
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Dimensions (in): 9.7 x 8 x 0.9
ISBN: 0596527527
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.7
EAN: 9780596527525
ASIN: 0596527527
Publication Date: June 15, 2007
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 Rating for Learning Web Design October 11, 2008
J.G. Butler (Fort Edward , NY USA)
Great product. In many cases, ``beginner's'' guides are no such thing -- just a place for the author to show off their knowledge, but provide little of value to the reader. This book is an exception. Love the step-by-step instruction, practice exercises, additional tips. Have recommended this book to my co-workers
 Good CSS Explanation August 15, 2008
Pugazhal Srinivasan (Boston, MA United States)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
1. If you are already a Web Developer with knowledge of HTML, Form, URL etc, then this book wont add anything more to your knowledge.
2. Most often Web Developers (not Web Designers) lack knowledge about image/icon creation, CSS, DOCTYPE types, XHTML etc. This book gives a good explanation of those concepts.
3. The best part of book is the Part III (chapter 11 to 17) that explains the concepts of CSS. Anyone who liked 2 and 3 will also like Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML (Head First) that seems to be structured similarly and provides similar knowledge.
Excellent primer July 24, 2008
Wojciech J. Potrykus (San Diego, CA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is an excellent resource to learn modern W3C-standards-compliant web design from the ground up. It is up-to-date , well organized, well written, and easy to follow. By the time you're done with it, you will be well on your way to being able to call yourself a web designer with a straight face. My only complaint is that the book is physically fragile and the binding completely falls apart even with moderate use. And given how great this book is in all other respects, mere "moderate use" is pretty much out of the question - this will be your constant companion as you take your first steps in web design.
Excellent beginning resource July 19, 2008
J. J. Wassom (Eaton, OH USA)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have had limited experience creating web pages. Learning Web Design has made the task so much easier. This book is very clearly written with great examples. I would highly recommend if you are just starting out or looking for a text to use in the classroom.
Robust start to (X)HTML/CSS June 25, 2008
Marc Sunet Perez (Spain)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I rate this book with 5 stars for being a solid introduction to (X)HTML and CSS and for being clear, easy to follow, and colourful.
I disagree with the previous reviewer BB, who said the book was not for beginners and rated it with one star. He mentions Jennifer N. Robbins uses vocabulary she hasn't defined before. Well, if he's talking about terms like web browser, web server, or link, I might agree with him/her, but hey, those words are common vocabulary words for any Internet user. Perhaps if he had pointed out specific words, I might have said a bit more on his review.
Let me convince you: I'm not a native English speaker and I got the information perfectly well.
It is a shame this book has fallen into 4.5 stars just because of one 1 star rating review informing about problematic issues with no sort of justification or examples proving what the reviewer is complaining about.
In any case, we have to respect his/her opinion, though I didn't take his comments or rating into account when deciding whether to buy the book or not; the book turned out just fine, as I had expected based on the other reviews.
Jennifer Robins has done a great job introducing the reader to virtually all html elements (I guess all, but a professional might notice a few of them are missing).
The contents are colourful as hell, well organised, and they follow a static format scheme that allows for easy readability; the author uses sidebars every now and then to point out key information; the book shows she has a clear mind on how to get a beginner to digest the information presented.
I think the technique she used to introduce us to the different aspects of html/css is just the more appropiate for a starter book. She goes over every aspect, then she writes a sample code about that specific one, and then she shows the resulting page. Once again, she'll colour-code the html code, and then either encase the result in a box, or take a screenshot.
Where I want to get to here is, you aren't going to find a ten pages long html code combining every single element she's gone over and beating the crap out of everyone who tries to read it and point out each section in the resulting html page.
That being said, and bearing in mind the other reviews, I guess nothing else can be said about this great piece of work.
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