8th ed. — Pearson, 2016. — 720 p. — ISBN: 978-0134322759.
For courses in web development and design.
A Comprehensive, Well-Rounded Intro to Web Development and Design
Updated and expanded in this Eighth Edition, Web Development and Design Foundations with HTML5 presents a comprehensive introduction to the development of effective web sites. Intended for beginning web developers, the text relates both the necessary hard skills (such as HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript) and soft skills (design, e-commerce, and promotion strategies) considered fundamental to contemporary web development. An emphasis on hands-on practice guides readers, as the text introduces topics ranging from configuration and layout to accessibility techniques and ethical considerations. The Eighth Edition contains updated coverage of HTML5 and CSS, expanded coverage of designing for mobile devices, and more.
Internet concepts
Creating web pages with HTML5
Configuring text, color, and page layout with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Web design best practices
Accessibility standards
The web development process
Using media and interactivity on web pages
New CSS3 properties
Website promotion and search engine optimization
E-commerce and the Web
JavaScript
A special feature of this text is the Web Developer’s Handbook, which is a collection of
appendixes that provide resources such as an HTML5 Reference, XHTML Reference,
Comparison of XHTML and HTML5, Special Entity Character List, CSS Property Reference,
WCAG 2.0 Quick Reference, FTP Tutorial, and web-safe color palette.
New to This EditionBuilding on this textbook’s successful seventh edition, new features for the eighth edition
include the following:
Updated coverage of HTML5 elements and attributes
Expanded coverage of designing for mobile devices
Expanded coverage of responsive web design techniques and CSS media queries
Expanded coverage of responsive image techniques including the new HTML5 picture element
Introduction of CSS coding techniques for dynamic menus
Updated reference sections for HTML5 and CSS
Additional Hands-On Practice exercises
A new case study
Updated code samples, case studies, and web resources
Student files are available for download from the companion website for this textbook at http://www.pearsonhighered.com/felke-morris. These files include solutions to the Hands-On Practice exercises, the Website Case Study starter files, and access to the book’s companion VideoNotes. See the access card in the front of this textbook for further instructions.