Learning Web Design: A Beginner's Guide to HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Web Graphics 5th Edition

The print and graphics blow the Kindle version away. She covers some advanced topics early on, but an up-to-date book on web programming, my favorite over Murach, and titles on O'Reilly.

This text is a great introduction to web design. It covers a huge variety of topics and is well organized. The scope and sequence are appropriate for a beginner textbook on web design. I enjoyed reading and completing the exercises, and I have learned A LOT. The explanations and diagrams are helpful and relevant. It’s a winner for this beginner.

I am impressed by this book. The tone is conversational to keep it from sounding too clinical and dry in its discussion of topics, but the quality of information presented is top-notch. I am certain this book is used in college level courses. The book covers all essential introductory concepts well enough to get a beginner started. I finding this it indispensable for clarifying concepts when I am feeling confused by something. I also appreciate that in one of the introductory chapters the author makes recommendations for additional book titles that offer advanced topical instruction beyond the intended scope of this title.

This is a great book. It’s well-organized with excellent design. My only complaint is the paper is way too thin. Being able to see the text on the other side of the page is very distracting. Also, the way it flops around when holding the book by its spine is reminiscent of the old phone books which makes it a little cumbersome.I realize it was probably a cost-saving measure and kept the book more compact, but i would rather pay a little extra to make this a PERFECT book. ;-)

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.

This is all worth it.

This book introduces and explains the concepts and goes on to run through the HTML structures, styles and CSS, some JavaScript, the Document Object Model (DOM), and looks at the use of images in web pages and the things that can be done on a webpage. Someone who has not done this before should be able to design simple webpages after working through this book. If, having read it and worked through it, you want to do more advanced stuff on your webpages, you would need another book covering JQuery, ReactJS and server-side programming using Node.js for example.

There is a wealth of information here, carefully and meticulously presented--I cannot say enough to applaud the author's effort--on how to design via proper code elements, attributes, css styles, and some JavaScript, the layout of a website. Through the chapter examples the author practically stays with you each step of the way in adding structure, style, and/or functionality to the elements that would make up a website. As a beginner I find this a very helpful resource. Where things go beyond the scope, the author points you to countless resources--other books, websites, etc. that can elaborate on the concepts. Highly recommended.