HTML and CSS are the workhorses of web design, and using them together to build consistent, reliable web pages requires both skill and knowledge. The task is more difficult if you're relying on outdated, confusing, and unnecessary HTML hacks and workarounds. Author Ben Henick shows you how to avoid those traps by going beyond the standard tips, tricks, and techniques to connect the underlying theory and design of HTML and CSS to your everyday work habits.
With this practical book, you'll learn how to work with these tools far more effectively than is standard practice for most web developers. Whether you handcraft individual pages or build templates, HTML & CSS: The Good Parts will help you get the most out of these tools in all aspects of web page design-from layout to typography and to color.
Structure HTML markup to maximize the power of CSS
Implement complex multi-column layouts from scratch
Improve site production values with advanced CSS techniques
Support formal usability and accessibility requirements with tools built into HTML and CSS
Avoid the most annoying browser and platform limitations
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Chapter 1 Pattern Recognition
Understanding Search
The Discovery of Color
Elephant in the Room
A Mapmaker's Manifesto
Apophenia Redux
Chapter 2 The Anatomy of Search
Users
Interface
Engine
Content
Creators
Context
Chapter 3 Behavior
Patterns of Behavior
Elements of Interaction
Principles of Design
Chapter 4 Design Patterns Autocomplete
Best First
Federated Search
Faceted Navigation
Advanced Search
Personalization
Pagination
Structured Results
Actionable Results
Unified Discovery
The End of the Beginning
Chapter 5 Engines of Discovery
Category
Topic
Format
Audience
Platform
Mode
Chapter 6 Tangible Futures
Methods and Deliverables
Search Scenarios
Experience Discovery
Appendix Recommended Reading
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