{"product_id":"web-design-playground-second-edition-9781633438323","title":"Web Design Playground, Second Edition","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeb Design Playground, Second Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e by McFedries, Paul. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781633438323.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnter 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.\n\nThis exciting second edition of Web Design Playground is fully updated with new technologies and thoughtful approaches for building modern websites. You’ll have a blast experimenting with a landing page, photo gallery, portfolio site, and more while you learn important web design skills.\n\nIn 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\nHTML, 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. Best of all, this book gives you free access to a custom online workspace, the “playground!” You can concentrate on core skills like page layout and adding images and video, as well as learning typography, responsive design, and the other modern web design techniques.\n\nAbout the technology\n\nIf you can use a web browser, you can create a web site! Web Design Playground, Second Edition shows you how, progressing step by step through fun and engaging projects. You learn the basics of HTML, CSS, and other important web skills. With its unique online “playground,” the book helps you build a landing page, a photo gallery, a portfolio site, and more, all from scratch. No prior experience or knowledge of special tools is required.\n\nAbout the book\n\nWeb Design Playground, Second Edition takes a creative, visual approach and clear explanations of the components, concepts, and of each step you’ll need to build your own web pages. You’ll become a confident web designer as you practice each new skill in the Playground. The many small projects introduce everything from page layout basics to new tags and features like Flexbox and CSS Grid—all presented in author Paul McFedries’s inimitably friendly style.\n\nDon’t worry about setting up your own servers and domain names—the book comes with a free online “playground” to experiment with and get creative. You can concentrate on core skills like page layout and adding images and video, as well as learning typography, responsive design, and the other modern web design techniques. Before you know it, you’ll be ready to create gorgeous pages that reflect your creativity and style.\n\nWhats inside Structure a web page with HTML Style a web page with CSS Modern page layout techniques How to use colors and typography\nAbout the reader\n\nNo web design experience required.\n\nAbout the author\n\nPaul McFedries has written more than 100 books, which have sold over four million copies worldwide.\n\nTable of Contents\n\nPART 1 GETTING STARTED WITH HTML AND CSS\n1 Getting to Know HTML and CSS\n2 Building Your First Web Page\n3 Adding Structure to Your Page\n4 Formatting Your Web Page\n5 Project: Creating a Personal Home Page\nPART 2 WORKING WITH IMAGES AND STYLES\n6 Adding Images and Other Media\n7 Learning More About Styles\n8 Floating and Positioning Elements\n9 Styling Sizes, Borders, and Margins\n10 Project: Creating a Landing Page\nPART 3 LAYING OUT A WEB PAGE\n11 Learning Page Layout Basics\n12 Creating Page Layouts with Flexbox\n13 Creating Page Layouts with Grid\n14 Designing Responsive Web Pages\n15 Project: Creating a Photo Gallery\nPART 4 MAKING YOUR WEB PAGES SHINE\n16 More HTML Elements for Web Designers\n17 Adding a Splash of Color to Your Web Designs\n18 Enhancing Page Text with Typography\n19 Learning Advanced CSS Selectors\n20 Project: Creating a Portfolio Page\nAppendix A From Playground to Web: Getting Your Pages Online\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon and Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67636925988917,"sku":"ByrdShop_1633438325","price":60.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781633438323_9bf74d3c-6f73-4709-a26a-d751700bb157.jpg?v=1792883259","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/web-design-playground-second-edition-9781633438323","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}