required textbook
Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML
by Elisabeth Freeman and Eric Freeman
O’Reilly Media -
ISBN: 978-0-596-10197-8
Homework Files
• link to chapter files scroll down page for chapter list
text editors
Mac - Text Wrangler
• link to download- from BareBones.com
PC - Notepad ++
• link to download- from SourceForge.com
final project criteria
Final Project
• final project guidelines (pdf)
new posts...
• !DOCTYPE Transitional Page Sample
• Article on Font Stacks with examples
demos...
useful links & sites
W3 Schools
Huge resource for HTML, CSS ~ tutorials, quizzes, interactive examples.
Lorem Ipsum generator
Dummy text you can use in place of real copy - to help with layouts.
W3C Validator
It's always wise to check your work periodically. Validating your projects will be required.
web design blogs
aListApart.com
SmashingMagazine.com
CSS-Tricks.com
suggested reading
CSS Zen Garden
Same code - different results! See CSS in action.
37 things every web designer should know about code
Some additional clarification to writing code...
Style vs. Design
The difference between eye candy and useability...
The Bathing Ape has no Clothes (and other notes on the distinction between style and design)
Web Design FAQ
A nice overview...
Web Style Guide, 3rd ed.
Patrick Lynch and Sarah Horton, authors
A very good reference book to purchase. Amazingly, its chapters are available online!