Basics and Practical Tutorials of Web DesignDreamweaver/Fireworks/Flash/HTML/JavaScript/CSS/P

Author: Wangxing Studio
Publisher: Beijing Hope Electronic Publishing House
Publish Date: 2002-02-01
Features: The tutorial follows the creation process of a real website (http://wz1dt.home.chinaren.com) as its mainline, with 13 chapters detailing the specific steps and methods for each stage of website design. Through learning this book, even those without prior website design experience can modify the models provided to create their own websites. The book introduces the basic operations and usage techniques of various software such as Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Photoshop, and CuteFTP, offering readers a shortcut for learning.
In terms of web design techniques, it covers:
- Using Dreamweaver for web layout
- Using Fireworks to "trim" images
- Creating animations
- Making advertisements with Flash
- Designing website logos with Photoshop
- Planning web page colors with CSS
- Using JavaScript to create a mysterious old man, dynamic subtitles, floating layers, setting as homepage, adding to favorites, calendars, applying for free message boards, counters, mailing lists, and establishing search engines. It also specially offers the-developed JavaScript dynamic menu generator software.
The book focuses on explaining how to plan a website, collect website materials, prepare resources, create homepage layouts, design subpages, and establish logical relationships and links between pages. It also provides detailed explanations on how to apply for free hosting space and domain names, how to upload one's own website, and the testing, maintenance, and security of websites.
Throughout the chapters, the book presents numerous examples and techniques, which are insider secrets of website creation. These shortcuts lay the foundation and provide direction for readers to smoothly grow into web design experts. "Borrowing" is one such representative, which elaborates on how to borrow, analyze, reference, and apply excellent design and technical achievements from other websites.
This book is aimed at beginners and intermediate users, offering valuable reference for advanced users as well. It can also serve as a learning resource for web design enthusiasts and trainees in social training classes. The CD content for this edition includes example program source files and material files.