Read more
Tired of reading HTML books that only make sense after you're an expert? Then it's about time you picked up Head First HTML and really learned HTML. You want to learn HTML so you can finally create those web pages you've always wanted, so you can communicate more effectively with friends, family, fans, and fanatic customers. You also want to do it right so you can actually maintain and expand your web pages over time so they work in all browsers and mobile devices. Oh, and if you've never heard of CSS, that's okay--we won't tell anyone you're still partying like it's 1999--but if you're going to create web pages in the 21st century then you'll want to know and understand CSS.
Learn the real secrets of creating web pages, and why everything your boss told you about HTML tables is probably wrong (and what to do instead). Most importantly, hold your own with your co-worker (and impress cocktail party guests) when he casually mentions how his HTML is now strict, and his CSS is in an external style sheet.
With Head First HTML, you'll avoid the embarrassment of thinking web-safe colors still matter, and the foolishness of slipping a font tag into your pages. Best of all, you'll learn HTML and CSS in a way that won't put you to sleep. If you've read a Head First book, you know what to expect: a visually-rich format designed for the way your brain works. Using the latest research in neurobiology, cognitive science, and learning theory, this book will load HTML and CSS into your brain in a way that sticks.
So what are you waiting for? Leave those other dusty books behind and come join us in Webville. Your tour is about to begin.
List of contents
Praise for Head First HTML and CSS
More Praise for Head First HTML and CSS
Praise for other books by Eric Freeman and Elisabeth Robson
Authors of Head First HTML and CSS
How to Use This Book: Intro
Chapter 1: Getting to Know HTML: The Language of the Web
Chapter 2: Going Further with Hypertext: Meeting the "HT" in HTML
Chapter 3: Building Blocks: Web Page Construction
Chapter 4: Getting Connected: A Trip to Webville
Chapter 5: Adding Images to your Pages: Meeting the Media
Chapter 6: Standards and All that Jazz: Getting Serious with HTML
Chapter 7: Getting Started with CSS: Adding a Little Style
Chapter 8: Styling with Fonts and Colors: Expanding Your Vocabulary
Chapter 9: The Box Model: Getting Intimate with Elements
Chapter 10: Divs and Spans: Advanced Web Construction
Chapter 11: Layout and Positioning: Arranging Elements
Chapter 12: HTML5 Markup: Modern HTML
Chapter 13: Tables and More Lists: Getting Tabular
Chapter 14: HTML Forms: Getting Interactive
Leftovers: The Top Ten Topics (We Didn't Cover)
This isn't goodbye
Colophon
About the author
Elisabeth Robson ist Software-Ingenieurin, Autorin und Trainerin. Ihre Technologieleidenschaft rührt schon aus ihren Studententagen an der Yale University, an der sie einen Master in Informatik erwarb und eine parallelisierte, visuelle Programmiersprache und Softwarearchitektur entwarf.
Eric Freeman is a computer scientist with a passion for media and software architectures and coauthor of Head First Design Patterns. He just wrapped up four years at a dream job-- directing internet broadband and wireless efforts at Disney--and is now back to writing, creating cool software, and hacking Java and Macs.
Eric spent a lot of the '90s working on alternatives to the desktop metaphor with David Gelernter (and they re both still asking the question, "Why do I have to give a file a name?"). Based on this work, Eric landed a Ph.D. at Yale University in 1997. He also co-founded Mirror Worlds Technologies (now acquired) to create a commercial version of his thesis work, Lifestreams.
In a previous life, Eric built software for networks and supercomputers.
When he s not writing text or code you'll find him spending more time tweaking than watching his home theater and trying to restore a circa 1980s Dragon s Lair video game. He also wouldn t mind moonlighting as an electronica DJ.
Summary
Tired of reading HTML books that only make sense after you're an expert? Then it's about time you picked up Head First HTML and really learned HTML. You want to learn HTML so you can finally create those web pages you've always wanted, so you can communicate more effectively with friends, family, fans, and fanatic customers.
