Web graphics and design Books

Book SynopsisApplicable to a wide spectrum of design activity, this book offers an ideal first step, clearly explaining fundamental concepts and methods to apply when designing for the user experience. Covering essential topics from user research and experience design to aesthetics, standards and prototyping, User Experience Design explains why user-centered methods are now essential to ensuring the success of a wide range of design projects. This second edition includes important new topics including; digital service standards, onboarding and scenario mapping. There are now 12 hands-on activities designed to help you start exploring basic UX tasks such as visualising the user journey and recognising user interface patterns. Filled with straightforward explanations and examples from around the world, this book is an essential primer for students and non-designers needing an introduction to contemporary UX thinking and common approaches. Designed specifically for newcomers to UX Design, the coTrade ReviewGavin and Peter offer fundamental and practical insights into design thinking for those of us passionate about crafting experiences for people. * Daniel Yates, Product Designer at ThoughtWorks, Australia *The authors do a great job at breaking down the core parts of UX and making them easily digestible. A worthy addition to the bookshelf of anyone looking to break into the field of UX. * Chris Gibbons, Principal UX Developer at Auto Trader, UK *Table of ContentsOverview Introduction 1. What is User Experience Design? - Designing interactive experiences - Life’s experiences - Activity #1 - The Big Picture - Scenario - Hints - Roles in User Experience Design (UX) - Today’s Multidisciplinary Teams - Methods and background - Stakeholders - Activity #2 - Designing for others - Activity 2. Users - User research - The user’s world - Co-experience - Activity #3 - Listening and learning - Emotional Responses - Memory - Fallibility - Expectation - Motivation - Activity #4 - The journey concept - Outcomes 3. Experience Design - Competitive advantage - Brands - Productivity - Activity #5 - Quantifying sentiment - Fun - Usability - Simplicity - Challenge - Feedback - Gestalt Theory - Semiotics - Narrative - Constraints - Activity #6 - Recognizing intuition - Outcomes 4. Design Process - The life of a project - User involvement - Personas - Scenarios - Activity #7 - Scenario Mapping - Design requirements - Communication and planning - Design Standards - Digital Service Standards - Activity #8 - A Design Problem - Conclusion 5. Design Constraints - Aesthetics - Meeting the requirements - Semantic Design - Design patterns - Activity #9 - Recognising UI patterns - Layout - Responsive Design - Image - Type - Accessibility - Activity #10 - Onboarding 6. Mindset and Toolset - Platforms and technologies - Communications and Organisations - Empathy - Ideation - Problem Solving - The first right solution - Activity #11 - Visualising Data - Maps and flows - Working with users - Prototypes - Mock-ups - Activity #12 - Simple Prototyping - Evaluating tools and resources - Choice - Conclusion Further Reading Books Websites

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Book SynopsisWith an abundance of information on how to create motion graphics already available, Design in Motion focuses on the why of moving image and less about the how. By unpacking the reasons behind screen designer's production choices, each chapter deconstructs examples of motion graphics by drawing on case studies of both familiar examples from contemporary cinema and unseen work from postgraduate motion graphic designers. It examines the value of image, text, motion, camera and transitions, explaining in detail why some methods work, while others fail. Whether you work in info-graphics, documentary or design, this book is structured to follow the production process and, together with its multimedia companion website, will be a by-your-side companion to guide you through your next project.Trade ReviewDesign in Motion is an essential handbook in conceiving, planning and realising moving image production, providing a comprehensive guide for professional or aspiring creatives wishing to communicate with time based media. Identifying key strategies, techniques, tools and resources Penny Hilton unravels complex processes into accessible steps for each stage of production with concise and insightful advice and support for your motion design and filmic ambitions from initial ideas to completed production. * Nigel Mairs, Senior Lecturer in Animation and Motion Graphics, Edge Hill University, UK *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Preface Introduction Part One : Setting It All Up Chapter 1: Foundations Chapter Overview Brainstorming Primary versus Secondary research Storyboarding Development Feedback and Feed Forward Documentation Resources Chapter 2: Audience Chapter Overview Personas and Empathy Maps Context Format Treatment Tone of Voice Resources Chapter 3: Structure Chapter Overview Story Narrative Key message Documentary Voice over versus captions Resources Chapter 4: Sound Chapter Overview Creating the right tone and atmosphere Sound as a tool for Focus Shape Working with Musicians What’s free and what’s Not Resources Part Two: Creating The Elements Chapter 5: Composition Chapter Overview Framing Motion versus stillness Screen space Focus Resources Chapter 6: Camera Chapter Overview Camera movement Why use different lenses Camera techniques Using a variety of Shot Resources Chapter 7: Form Chapter Overview Circle Square Triangle Using Form as exploration Visual Summaries Outcomes Resources Chapter 8: Colour Chapter Overview A quick overview of the history of colour on screen Significance of colour Combinations Creating a colour palette Colour correction and grading Resources Part Three: Putting it all Together Chapter 9: Text and Info Chapter Overview Character Legibility versus readability Ways of creating text Movement Titles Data Visualisation Resources Chapter 10: Editing Chapter Overview How editing developed from shorts to features Invisible and visible editing Transitions (and Tips) Effects Rhythm and Pace Resources Index

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Book SynopsisCreative web design requires knowledge from across the design and technical realms, and it can seem like a daunting task working out where to get started. In this book the authors take you through all you need to know about designing for the web and digital, from initial concepts and client needs, through layout and typography to basic coding, e-commerce and working with different platforms. The companion website provides step-by-step tutorial videos, HTML/CSS styling tips and links to useful resources to really help you get to grips with all the aspects of web design. Working alongside the text are interviews with international designers and critical commentaries looking at best practice and theoretical considerations. Written for graphic designers, this book delivers more than just an instruction manual it provides a complete overview of designing for the web.Trade ReviewWeb and Digital for Graphic Designers is a welcome and much needed addition to the canon of graphic design textbooks. It is visually rich and packed with essential advice from experienced practitioners. It takes the reader through all aspects of web and digital design, including theoretical perspectives, the design process, technical application, and all the while demystifying complex terminology. The authors have done an expert job of making the title both clear and comprehensive, while ensuring it is as accessible as possible. This is an essential title for any contemporary graphic designer or design student. -- Nigel Ball, University of Suffolk, UKUnlike any book that is out there now. -- Jill Woodruff-Gerald, Hennepin College, USAWeb and Digital for Graphic Designers is for anyone who wants an in-depth view of graphic design, its history, and its practical application. I found the book to be extremely well organized with very thorough yet concise content. I especially enjoyed the chapter on coding because it's something I've always wanted to learn more about, and the authors did a superb job making such a complex topic easy to comprehend. Another great feature is that the authors include a Q&A from a handful of industry professionals that gives an added perspective of the industry. Kudos, very well done!! -- Amanda Lasser, Pratt Institute, USATable of Contents1. Designing for digital 2. The process 3. Designing for the web and platforms 4. Web 2.0 5. Rich content 6: The roles 7. Coding (& mark up) languages 8. What’s next? References Index

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Book SynopsisAre digital interfaces controlling more than we realise? Can designers take responsibility, and should they?From domestic appliances like Siri and Amazon Echo, to large scale Facebook manipulation and Google search prediction, digital interfaces are ubiquitous in everyday life and their influences affect how people live, feel and behave. As they grow in complexity and increase integration into our lives we need to address the social, ethical, political and aesthetic responsibilities of those designing and creating the computer systems all around us. Through discussion with cutting-edge designers and thinkers and with international examples, the authors explain how we need an expanded aesthetic, critical and ethical awareness on the part of designers willing to act with sensitivity and understanding towards the people they design for and with. This critical take on the process and implications of interface design looks beyond the mechanics of making, and into the techno-politiTrade ReviewDesign and Digital Interfaces is reader-friendly by module, chapter, or jumping to the color-coded content most relevant to the reader’s interests ... [an] elegantly designed, innovative, and powerful book. * Society for Technical Communication *Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Contributors Preface Introduction: What are digital interfaces? Technological Interfaces Cultural Interfaces Historical Interfaces What does an interface designer do? Theoretical Perspectives and Frameworks 1. Complexity and Fragmentation Fragmented distribution Fragmented devices Fragmented attention Technological approaches Design approaches Research Methods 2. Social Interfaces Design for Social Impact Soft Interfaces: Healthcare and Loneliness Accessibility: Democratization of Tools Collaborative Interfaces: Beyond Western-Centrism Interfaces for Sociality Constructing Social Identities 3. Legal and Political Interfaces Political Interfaces Entangled Interfaces The Political Action of Interfaces A History of Critical Practice Openness and Access Inscrutability and Opacity Critical Interfaces 4. Ethical Interfaces Design as exploitation Unforeseen consequences Legislation Ethical legibility Ethical design cultures Futuring ethical principles Ethical designers 5. Aesthetic Interfaces Aesthetics and the Senses Cultural aesthetics and meaning Aesthetics for use Aesthetics for Empathy 6. Uncertainty, Deviance and Futures Embracing Uncertainty Science-Fiction and Design Design Fiction Design Imaginaries Deviant Interfaces 7. Interviews Anab Jain Dan Lockton Mushon Zer-Aviv Sarah Gold Glossary References Index Acknowledgements

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Book SynopsisDave Wood is Programme Director of BDes(Hons) Graphic Design at DJCAD at University of Dundee in Scotland, and hosts Semiosis 101 - a semiotics YouTube channel for creatives.Trade ReviewInterface Design: An introduction to visual communication in UI design delivers real examples of the process of designing for UI and interactive projects. Seeing and learning from real examples of maps and diagramming while outlining critical components of the UI design process at various stages, makes this book an incredibly important resource for anyone wanting to learn about and implement a UI strategy – especially for graphic designers who were educated in the print world but want to make the transition to working on UI and interactive projects. Applying the information in this book can absolutely make any designer a more valuable and strategic contributor to current and prospective clients and employers. This book is easy to follow, provides a clear understanding of what to expect in each chapter, offers insight into key questions to be asked throughout the UI process and is loaded with relevant and applicable content and insight. This is not only a book, but also an incredibly useful learning tool that can be utilized on a daily basis. * Sean Brennan, Project Manager, Haneke Design, Tampa, Florida, USA *Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: Visual communication: a standard in designing interaction; Communication; Designing for interactive flow; Users are king (you are not); Interview: Steve Krug; Case study: We Print Paper website Chapter 2: Finding the flow: designing interaction; Graphical user interfaces; Information architecture; Hierarchical structures; Testing, testing: early design iterations; Interview: Greg Gibson; Case study: Testing of VedderPrice.com’s visual hierarchy; Exercise: Finding the flow Chapter 3: Graphic design for digital media; Gridding interactivity; Type as interface; Colouring the screen; Imagery and the pixel; Iconography and metaphor; Going with the motion; Interview: Mike Kus; Case study: Designing a Blu-ray DVD UI; Exercise: Visually communicating interactivity Chapter 4 Designing the aesthetic user experience; Design and the user; Content copy and the user; UI semiotics; Internationalization; Interview: Kristin Kramer; Case study: WorldSkills interactive kiosk; Exercise: Deconstructing UI semiotics Chapter 5: Collaborating with the developer; The principles of designing modularity; Modularizing the aesthetic; Interview: Alan Bridge; Case study: Preparing a website design for a developer; Exercise: Outlining modularity Chapter 6: Augmenting human capabilities through interfaces; QR codes – print meets interaction; Augmented interaction; The touch-screen world; Interview: Kate HoCase study: Designing the BBC iPlayer iPhone app; Exercise: Concept design for an AR smartphone app Conclusion; Glossary; Index

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Book 1: Getting Started 5 Chapter 1: Getting Acquainted with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript 7 Chapter 2: Getting Ready to Code 39 Chapter 3: Finding and Setting Up a Web Host 47 Chapter 4: Testing and Validating Your Code 59 Book 2: Learning HTML Basics 77 Chapter 1: Building Good Bones: Structuring the Page 79 Chapter 2: Adding Links, Lists, and Other Text Tidbits 97 Chapter 3: Working with Images, Video, and other Media 123 Chapter 4: Building Tables with Your Bare Hands 143 Chapter 5: Using Forms to Make a Page Interactive 163 Chapter 6: Making Your Web Pages Accessible 181 Book 3: Learning CSS Basics 203 Chapter 1: Figuring Out the CSS Box Model 205 Chapter 2: Getting to Know the CSS Selectors 235 Chapter 3: Pseudo School: Learning Pseudo-Classes and Pseudo-Elements 251 Chapter 4: Making CSS Make Sense 287 Chapter 5: Taking the Measure of CSS 321 Chapter 6: Fancifying Pages with Colors and Backgrounds 337 Chapter 7: Taking Your Text Up a Notch with Web Typography 363 Book 4: Building Dynamic Pages with JavaScript 397 Chapter 1: JavaScript: The Bird’s-Eye View 399 Chapter 2: Understanding Variables 411 Chapter 3: Building Expressions 427 Chapter 4: Controlling the Flow of JavaScript 457 Chapter 5: Harnessing the Power of Functions 481 Chapter 6: Playing with the Document Object Model 513 Chapter 7: Working with Arrays 553 Chapter 8: Manipulating Strings, Dates, and Numbers 583 Chapter 9: Storing User Data in the Browser 617 Chapter 10: Debugging Your Code 627 Chapter 11: Processing Form Data 649 Book 5: Looking Good with Layouts 673 Chapter 1: Exploring Some Layout Basics 675 Chapter 2: Getting Fancy with Flexbox 703 Chapter 3: Laying Out a Page with CSS Grid 737 Chapter 4: Creating Responsive Layouts 765 Index 801

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Book SynopsisCreate an attractive website that draws in visitors no coding required! There's more to building a website than just picking a theme and dropping in text and images. Creating a site that attracts visitors and turns those visitors into customers requires some professional insight and a few tips and tricks. Building DIY Websites For Dummies guides non-designers through the steps of creating an attractive and effective website using today's top web-based tools. This book helps you launch or improve your website designed to boost your entrepreneurial endeavors, small business, or personal passion. With this easy-to-follow Dummies guide, you can skip learning the complicated coding that runs a site and focus on the parts that attract visitors (and search engines). Grab this book and get expert insight on how to craft a usable design, create site content, improve site findability, and convert browsers into buyers. Discover how to select hosting services, email providers, and beginner-fri

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Book SynopsisThis book won't teach you how to build a website. But it will teach you how to think about the web, and in doing so, prepare you to lead web projects from the critical inception phase through to the ongoing nurturing process every website needs.

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Book SynopsisXOOPS (eXtensible Object Oriented Portal System) is an Open Source application platform written in PHP and database for developing small to large interactive dynamic community websites, company portals, intranets, weblogs, and much more.

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Book SynopsisBuild kickass websites and applications for all mobile (and non-mobile) platforms by adding HTML5 and CSS3 to your web development toolkit. With this hands-on book, you'll learn how to develop web apps that not only work on iOS, Android, Blackberry, and Windows Phone, but also perform well and provide good user experience.

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Book SynopsisWant to create animated graphics for iPhone, iPad, and the Web, using familiar Adobe features? You've come to the right guide. Adobe Edge Animate: The Missing Manual shows you how to build HTML5 graphics with Adobe visual tools. .

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Book SynopsisNearly everything you do with CSS involves units for determining the look and formatting of your web page elements. With this concise guide, you'll learn how to work with an array of units--including measurements and keywords--that help you define color, text, distance between elements, location of external files, and other values. This book contains chapters from the upcoming fourth edition of "CSS: The Definitive Guide." When you purchase either the print or the ebook edition of "Values, Units, and Colors," you'll receive a significant discount on the entire Definitive Guide when it's released. Why wait when you can learn how to use units and other key CSS3 features right away?Use RGB or HSL values to mix your own colors, and designate the degree of opacity Learn how to apply global keywords introduced in CSS3 Use string values to wrap a sequence of text characters in quotes Describe margins, letter spacing, and other properties, with either fixed or relative length units Understand how number, integer, and percentage values differ Explore CSS3 unit types for describing display resolution Use time values for transitions and animations

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Book SynopsisDiscover how easy it is to design killer interfaces and responsive websites with the Bootstrap framework. This practical book gets you started building pages with Bootstrap's HTML/CSS-based tools and design templates right away. You'll also learn how to extend your app with interactive features, using its suite of jQuery plugins.

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Book SynopsisWith this book, you'll learn how to use the tools, frameworks, and libraries for building 3D models and animations, mind-blowing visual effects, and advanced user interaction in both desktop and mobile browsers.

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Book SynopsisHelps you learn how to build and maintain high-traffic websites. Featuring essays from web engineers, this book shows you how to run your web operations as reliably and effectively as Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo! run theirs. It lets you focus less on specific technologies and more on how the entire system works together.

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Book SynopsisWith the recipes in this book, you'll take full advantage of the vast collection of community-contributed modules that make the Drupal web framework useful and unique. Learn how to combine modules in interesting ways to develop a variety of community-driven websites.

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Book SynopsisWith this practical book, graphic designers, web designers, and front-end developers alike will learn the nuts and bolts of implementing web fonts well, especially how to get the best appearance from type without sacrificing performance on any device

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Book SynopsisYou can easily create a professional-looking website with nothing more than an ordinary computer and some raw ambition. Want to build a blog, sell products, create forums, or promote an event? No problem! This friendly, jargon-free book gives you the techniques, tools, and advice you need to build a site and get it up on the Web.

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Book SynopsisUsing Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) for illustrations only scratches the surface of this format's potential on the web. With this practical guide, you'll learn how to use SVG not only for illustrations but also as graphical documents that you can integrate into complex HTML5 web pages, and style with custom CSS.

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Book SynopsisThis practical guide shows you many ways to use colors, backgrounds, and gradients to achieve some pretty awesome effects. Short and sweet, this book is an excerpt from the upcoming fourth edition of CSS: The Definitive Guide.

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Book SynopsisIf you want to convince your organization to conduct a web performance upgrade, this concise book will strengthen your case. Drawing upon her many years of web performance research, author Tammy Everts uses cases studies and other data to explain how web page speed and availability affect a host of business metrics.

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Book SynopsisIn this practical guide, author Eric Meyer reveals some interesting-and surprising-ways to use CSS floats in your web design, including the latest capability to flow content past non-rectangular float shapes.

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Book SynopsisWith hands-on tutorials and coverage of every feature, you'll learn to build, deploy, and manage sites whether you're an experienced designer or just getting started.

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Book SynopsisWritten by two leading developers in the JavaScript community, this book teaches front-end designers, front-end developers, web developers, and web designers how static site generators work, the benefits you can expect, and what options are available.

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Book SynopsisIn this fully updated second edition, you'll learn how to build custom plugins, themes, and services for just about any kind of web or mobile application.

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Book SynopsisUsing case studies from companies such as Slack, Stripe, Facebook, and Github, this practical guide shows you how to navigate complex decisions when building, scaling, and evolving your own APIs. You’ll learn best practices for designing APIs that developers will love, and discover how to evolve your APIs as your product grows.

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Book SynopsisTap into the wisdom of experts to learn what every UX practitioner needs to know. With 97 short and extremely useful tips, you'll discover new approaches to old problems, pick up road-tested best practices, and hone your skills through sound advice.

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Book SynopsisLink. Rank. Profit.Web marketing pioneers Eric Ward and Garrett French explain the complicated world of link building and the art of backlinks in this second edition of their groundbreaking guide to the business of web links.The web has changed from a web of things to a web of people. And it's all about connections, about the way we're all linked together by one thing or another. From content development and integrated marketing techniques to purely tactical link bait, this is a comprehensive guide, with examples and templates, from the masters of link marketing.Link building expert Eric Ward and online marketer Garrett French teach you how to wisely: Execute a link audit and competitor analysis Develop a structured, long-term link-building strategy Identify and approach quality, top-ranking websites with a value proposition Differentiate links for traffic from links for ranking Keep on the right side of search engine guidelines

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Book SynopsisDescription As a developer, you need to build software in a secure way. But you can't spend all your time focusing on security. The answer is to use good design principles, tools, and mindsets that make security an implicit result - it's secure by design. Secure by Design teaches developers how to use design to drive security in software development. This book is full of patterns, best practices, and mindsets that you can directly apply to your real world development. Key features · Use good design to create secure software · Apply design concepts in real-world cases · Spot hidden security problems · Assess security by identifying design patterns · Understand benefits and limitations of secure-by-design Audience Readers should have some experience in Java, C#/.NET, or similar language. About the technology Secure-by-design becomes a guiding principle in how you build your software, from code to architecture. This begins by understanding designs and patterns that promote security so they become easy to apply in your day-to-day work.

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Book SynopsisSolve common application design and usability issues with flair! Design for Developers introduces the essential design and UX techniques to help you create good user experiences, iterate smoothly on front-end features, and collaborate effectively with designer colleagues. Author Stephanie Stimac shares the unique insights she's learned as a designer for the Microsoft Developer Experiences team. This one-of-a-kind book provides a developer-centric approach to the essential design fundamentals of modern web applications. Key features include: Use colour, typography, and layout to create a hierarchy on a web page Apply colour palettes consistently in a user interface Choose the correct typefaces and fonts Conduct user research to validate design decisions Quickly plan a website's layout and structure Ideal for web developers familiar with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript basics, you will learn how to craft a polished visual design with just colour, space, and typeface and put all your new skills into practice to design a website from scratch. About the technology Having good design sense will make you a better web developer. This practical guide teaches you essential design and UX principles so you can speak the language of design and make more informed decisions about how you build your apps. You will also get up to speed with the design workflow and learn how to integrate the design process effectively into the development lifecycle.

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Book SynopsisXQuery is the best language for querying, manipulating, and transforming XML and JSON documents. Because XML is in many ways the lingua franca of the digital humanities, learning XQuery empowers humanists to discover and analyze their data in new ways. Until now, though, XQuery has been difficult to learn because there was no textbook designed for non- or beginner programmers. XQuery for Humanists fills this void with an approachable guidebook aimed directly at digital humanists. Clifford B. Anderson and Joseph C. Wicentowski introduce XQuery in terms accessible to humanities scholars and do not presuppose any prior background in programming. It provides an informed, opinionated overview and recommends the best implementations, libraries, and paradigms to empower those who need it most. Emphasizing practical applicability, the authors go beyond the XQuery language to include the basics of underlying standards like XPath, related standards like XQuery Full Text and XQuery Update, and explain the difference between XQuery and languages like Python and R. This book will afford readers the skills they need to build and analyze large-scale documentary corpora in XML. XQuery for Humanists is immeasurably valuable to instructors of digital humanities and library science courses alike and likewise is a ready reference for faculty, graduate students, and librarians who seek to master XQuery for their projects.

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Book SynopsisEnter the Web Design Playground and start experimenting with all aspects of creating a web page—from design, to development, to publishing—in an easy-to-use free online workspace. Suitable for anyone interested in creating web pages. In Web Design Playground, Second Edition you'll learn essential tools of the web design trade, such as: Structuring a web page with HTML Styling a web page with CSS Modern page layout techniques Using colors in web design Making text look awesome with typography About the technology HTML, CSS, and the principles of good web design are all you need to build something beautiful! You'll find them all inside this one-of-a-kind guide. Written by web designer and master teacher Paul McFedries, this unique book shapes and sharpens your skills in the always-relevant technologies of the web.

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Book SynopsisExplore numerous techniques to improve the way you write CSS as you build 12 tiny projects. For readers who know the basics of HTML and frontend development. No previous experience of CSS is required. In Tiny CSS Projects, you will build twelve exciting and useful web projects with CSS — a must-know tool. This textbook teaches you how to make beautiful websites and applications by gilding you through a dozen fun coding challenges. You will learn important skills through hands-on practice as you tinker with your own coding and will make actual creative decisions about the projects you re building. You will rapidly master the basic features, including A loading screen created by styling SVG graphics A responsive newspaper layout with multi-columns Animating social media buttons with pseudo-elements Designing layouts using CSS grids Summary cards that utilise hover interactions Styling forms to make them more appealing to your users The projects may be tiny, but the CSS skills you will learn are huge! Press on with CSS s exciting layout features, including grid and flexbox, animations, transitions, and media queries. About the technology Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) make the web beautiful. Where HTML structures a page and JavaScript gives it additional functionality, CSS handles colours, layouts, and typography — everything your users love about your site. While CSS is an established tool used in almost all production websites, it s also evolving to include new features.Trade Review"This book has a great mix of practical patterns that could be applied to many applications, combined with a thorough explanation of how they work." Nick McGinness "It helps people fall in love with CSS." Danilo Zekovic "Perfect as a reference manual." Ricardo Marotti "I gained a deeper understanding of CSS after reading the book." Ranjit Sahai

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Book SynopsisCombining theory and practice, Website Design and Development with HTML5 and CSS3 is aimed at both beginners who want to design their first website, and experienced developers who want to consolidate their technical skills. This book addresses the theoretical aspects of HTML5 and CSS3, including: HTML elements, semantic containers, semantic text formatting, multimedia elements, forms, tables, definition and integration of CSS styles, text formatting, and container and box styles. It also encompasses a practical section which presents the process of creating a website, as well as the key rules to apply in order to not only achieve project success, but also to meet user needs. Illustrated by numerous examples, this book includes corrected practical work, structured according to an evolutionary logic ranging from the design of a simple HTML5 page to the creation of a professional website.Table of ContentsForeword xiTeddy PAYET Preface xiii Chapter 1 The Web and its Future 1 1.1 Background 1 1.2 Phases of evolution of the Web 3 1.3 Web application architecture 7 Chapter 2 The Language of the Web: HTML5 13 2.1 Overview 13 2.2 Structure of an HTML5 document 18 2.3 Structuring the content of a web page 21 2.4 Text organization 28 2.5 Creating hyperlinks 52 2.6 Inserting images and multimedia objects 58 2.7 Tables 65 2.8 Forms 70 Chapter 3 Style Sheets: CSS3 101 3.1 Overview 101 3.2 Text formatting 121 3.3 List formatting 131 3.4 Backgrounds, borders and shadows 133 3.5 Table formatting 144 3.6 Layout of the site 148 Chapter 4 Design and Creation of a Website 167 4.1 Process of creating a website 167 4.2 Ergonomics of the website 175 4.3 Different website types 181 Chapter 5 Practical Exercises 185 5.1 PE1: structure of an HTML5 web page 185 5.2 PE2: simple forms 195 5.3 PE3: table formatting 211 5.4 TP 4: media (image, video and audio) 240 5.5 PE: element positioning 270 5.6 PE6: creating a template model 296 5.7 PE7: creating a website from A to Z 313 References 323 Index 325

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Book SynopsisDo you need a website to support your freelance business or entrepreneurial venture? Or are you considering a career in web design? Maybe you're looking for your next career pivot, or you're simply seeking skills to give your CV that competitive edge? Wherever you are in your career, Confident Web Design can help. The ultimate beginner's guide to designing, building and publishing basic websites, this book features exclusive online exercises to help you practice your new skills in context. Covering the basics of HTML, CSS and JavaScript, as well as giving you a thorough grounding in the real-life application of these principles, this book provides helpful examples, explanations of technical terms, and clear, easy-to-understand language - meaning your first website is only a few chapters away. Taking you on a practical journey to publish a basic website from scratch, the book's structure is designed to break down each skill into manageable chunks. Wherever you are in your career, let Confident Web Design give you that cutting edge with vital programming and design skills. About the Confident series... From coding and web design to data, digital content and cyber security, the Confident books are the perfect beginner's resource for enhancing your professional life, whatever your career path.Trade Review"A refreshing, myth-busting read that needs to be on hand for anybody who takes their web presence seriously." * Gerry Griffin, Founder, Skill Pill *"Everything you need to know to create an amazing website - simply. With this as book as your guide, anyone can create themselves a website." * Anna Cleland, Founder and Director, Ixia Consultancy *"This book is a thorough guide to web design, with a thoughtful balance between theory and practical exercises. It will leave you feeling extremely confident about developing your own high-quality website." * Elliott Mould, Founder and Director, MindZone *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: How the web works and the tools and languages of web design; Section - ONE: HTML; Chapter - 02: HTML part 1; Chapter - 03: HTML part 2; Section - TWO: CSS; Chapter - 04: CSS part 1; Chapter - 05: CSS part 2; Chapter - 06: CSS part 3; Section - THREE: JavaScript; Chapter - 07: JavaScript part 1; Chapter - 08: JavaScript part 2; Chapter - 09: JavaScript part 3; Chapter - 10: JavaScript part 4; Section - FOUR: Putting everything into practice; Chapter - 11: Creating the website; Chapter - 12: Getting your website online; Chapter - 13: Conclusion

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Book SynopsisDo you need a website to support your freelance business or entrepreneurial venture? Or are you considering a career in web design? Maybe you're looking for your next career pivot, or you're simply seeking skills to give your CV that competitive edge? Wherever you are in your career, Confident Web Design can help. The ultimate beginner's guide to designing, building and publishing basic websites, this book features exclusive online exercises to help you practice your new skills in context. Covering the basics of HTML, CSS and JavaScript, as well as giving you a thorough grounding in the real-life application of these principles, this book provides helpful examples, explanations of technical terms, and clear, easy-to-understand language - meaning your first website is only a few chapters away. Taking you on a practical journey to publish a basic website from scratch, the book's structure is designed to break down each skill into manageable chunks. Wherever you are in your career, let Confident Web Design give you that cutting edge with vital programming and design skills. About the Confident series... From coding and web design to data, digital content and cyber security, the Confident books are the perfect beginner's resource for enhancing your professional life, whatever your career path.Trade Review"A refreshing, myth-busting read that needs to be on hand for anybody who takes their web presence seriously." * Gerry Griffin, Founder, Skill Pill *"Everything you need to know to create an amazing website - simply. With this as book as your guide, anyone can create themselves a website." * Anna Cleland, Founder and Director, Ixia Consultancy *"This book is a thorough guide to web design, with a thoughtful balance between theory and practical exercises. It will leave you feeling extremely confident about developing your own high-quality website." * Elliott Mould, Founder and Director, MindZone *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: How the web works and the tools and languages of web design; Section - ONE: HTML; Chapter - 02: HTML part 1; Chapter - 03: HTML part 2; Section - TWO: CSS; Chapter - 04: CSS part 1; Chapter - 05: CSS part 2; Chapter - 06: CSS part 3; Section - THREE: JavaScript; Chapter - 07: JavaScript part 1; Chapter - 08: JavaScript part 2; Chapter - 09: JavaScript part 3; Chapter - 10: JavaScript part 4; Section - FOUR: Putting everything into practice; Chapter - 11: Creating the website; Chapter - 12: Getting your website online; Chapter - 13: Conclusion

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Book SynopsisWordPress in easy steps, 3rd edition is an ideal companion for anyone who wants an affordable website for business or for blogging. This informal and friendly guide covers:Getting started with WordPressWorking with the WordPress dashboardCreating site content and adding mediaSearching and finding a suitable themeFinding and installing pluginsGetting visitors to comment and give feedbackCreating your online storeGetting noticed on search engines, ensuring your site works on all devices, and more. Written for the non-technically minded, this guide will help you develop your website from scratch or serve as a handy reference to enhance your website without having to keep going back to the developer. A great investment! Updated for WordPress 6.

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Book Synopsis Web Design in easy steps, 7th edition reveals the key principles of good web design, which is the art and science of building effective and attractive websites. The book will introduce you to the key technologies of the web, and the design principles that underpin successful sites.Whether you're a budding designer who plans to build your own site, or you just want to be able to talk to professional designers in their own language, this book will give you an understanding of how websites are designed so that you can make the right decisions in launching your own site. You'll also be able to build your own simple website using HTML and CSS. When you find useful code snippets and templates online, you'll know how to edit them and integrate them into your website correctly.Web Design in easy steps, 7th edition will ensure you set off in the right direction on your journey to creating a great website, with robust knowledge of the technologies and techniques that will deliver the best experience for your visitors.

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Book SynopsisExplore the A to Z of modern advertising. Graphis Advertising 2025From Issey Miyake's architectural style to Netflix key art, this comprehensive volume features over 400 award-winning pieces of styles, movements, and trends that have shaped international advertising this past year. A phenomenal homage to some of the finest work selected by an acclaimed international jury of ad agencies creative directors. Each ad takes readers behind the scenes of the imagery with personal tales of inspiration and the passion, intent, and results behind each project.

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