Web design for developers
Subtitle: a programmer's guide to design tools and techniques
By: Brian P. Hogan
Series: The pragmatic programmers; Pragmatic programmers
Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Raleigh, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 327
ISBN-13: 9781934356135
Subjects: Internet programming; Design; Web sites; Web site development
Description: Developers don't get to spend a lot of time thinking about design, but many secretly wish they knew how to make their applications look just a little bit better. This book takes you on a journey through a web site redesign, where you'll learn the basic concepts of design, color theory, typography, and accessibility.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-314) and index.
Table of contents: title: Basics of design: Basics of site (re)design: redesigning foodbox; choosing colors; fonts and typography; title: Adding graphics: designing the foodbox logo; design mock-up: the structure; design mock-up: the content; putting the finishing touches on the mock-up; title: Building the site: building the home page with HTML; creating assets from our mock-up; defining your layout with CSS; replacing the section headings using the cover-up method; adding styles; making a printer-friendly page; title: Preparing for launch: working with Internet Explorer and other browsers; accessibility and usability; building a favicon; search engine optimization; designing for mobile devices; testing and improving performance; where to go next.