Learning Web Design: A Beginner's Guide to Html, Css, Javascript, and Web Graphics

This book is a solid introduction to the concepts that you need for web design. I've just returned to web design after a 20 year hiatus (basically back to being a beginner again). The author's writing style is super accessible and clear, the sections are laid out logically, and the exercises really help solidify the information that has been presented. This book is also a very handy reference. The color coding of the pages for the various sections makes it so that you can quickly get to what you're you're looking for. Even though it's geared toward beginners, the author doesn't shy away from advanced topics - helping readers understand how they relate to what they're learning and pointing readers in the right direction if they're interested in digging more deeply into advanced topics.

The author has a clear vision of how to teach beginners HTML, CSS and JS. The chapters are well structured, and contents are well explained so that all the necessary details are covered. The accompanying zip package contains all the materials you need for the exercises. The author understands the differences in various features between previous versions of HTML and the new HTML5. It gives me a feeling, whenever I have questions regarding certain features, the exact questions are answered immediately in the following texts. The author knows your questions and confuses so well and she explains everything extremely clear. This is a great book, and it will also be a good reference for experienced veterans in the field as well.

L'ho pagato 42 euro, ora sta a 50 ma secondo me li vale, è un vero e proprio manuale che spiega nel dettaglio html5 e css3 con numerosissimi consigli su come ottimizzare l'uso della banda, su come rendere responsive un sito, illustrando meccanismi di fallback per browser che potrebbero non supportare una determinata tecnologia non lascia nulla al caso, insomma una reference completissima, mi reputo assolutamente soddisfatto. Per quanto riguarda js ovviamente il capitolino dedicato non è neanche sufficiente a comprendere i rudimenti.

Excellent book, highly recommended. The material is presented in a clear manner which unfolds from simple to more complex. The writing style both encourages and challenges the reader.

I got this to teach myself web design. This is a really comprehensive book that does not assume any prior knowledge, and focuses on HTML and CSS, but also the process of web design, industry terminology etc. The quality is similar to taking a tertiary subject with a lecturer experienced in the industry - significantly more thorough than a standard 'DIY' book. The Javascript content is very minimal, but this is a book you might look at prior to learning Javascript.