Basics of Web Design: HTML5 & CSS is intended for use in a beginning web design or web development course. Topics are introduced in two-page sections that focus on key points and often include a hands-on practice exercise. The text covers the basics that web designers need to develop their skills

• Introductory Internet and World Wide Web concepts
• Creating web pages with HTML5
• Configuring text, color, and page layout with Cascading Style Sheets
• Configuring images and multimedia on web pages
• Exploring CSS Flexbox and CSS Grid layout systems
• Web design best practices
• Creating responsive web pages that display well on both desktop and mobile devices
• Accessibility, usability, and search engine optimization considerations
• Obtaining a domain name and a web host
• Publishing to the Web

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Internet and Web Basics

Chapter 2. HTML Basics

Chapter 3. Web Design Basics

Chapter 4. Cascading Style Sheets Basics

Chapter 5. Graphics & Text Styling Basics

Chapter 6. More CSS Basics

Chapter 7. Page Layout Basics

Chapter 8. Responsive Layout Basics

Chapter 9. Table Basics

Chapter 10. Form Basics

Chapter 11. Media and Interactivity Basics

Chapter 12. Web Publishing Basics

About the Author

Dr. Terry Ann Felke-Morris is a Professor Emerita at Harper College in Palatine, Illinois. She holds a Doctor of Education degree, a Master of Science degree in information systems, and numerous certifications, including Adobe Certified Dreamweaver 8 Developer, WOW Certified Associate Webmaster, Microsoft Certified Professional, Master CIW Designer, and CIW Certified Instructor.

Dr. Felke-Morris received the Blackboard Greenhouse Exemplary Online Course Award in 2006 for use of Internet technology in the academic environment. She is the recipient of two international awards: the Instructional Technology Council’s Outstanding e- Learning Faculty Award for Excellence and the MERLOT Award for Exemplary Online Learning Resources—MERLOT Business Classics.