Ever wanted to change direction in life and start a new career path? Just finished university or college and need a new challenge?
If you're considering a career in web development, this up-to-date book will provide you with all the core professional skills you need. As well as covering the web languages of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, you'll be introduced to various aspects of design, such as navigation through a site, page layout, and the use of images.
You'll also find a discussion of the topics that concern current web professionals: the use of web standards, usability issues, making the site accessible to those with disabilities - and how to combine these with great-looking sites!
In a tutorial style all the way, the book ends by showing you how to upload and manage your site once it has been created, and where to go from here to progress with your career choice.
The book comes with a CD full of sample code from the book, and PC and Mac trial versions of the latest visual design tools: Macromedia Dreamweaver MX, Macromedia Fireworks MX, and Macromedia Flash MX.

• Chapter 1: The Web and How It Works
• Chapter 2: Basic HTML
• Chapter 3: Design and Process
• Chapter 4: Advanced Markup: HTML, XML, and XHTML
• Chapter 5: Creating Graphics for the Web
• Chapter 6: Traditional Page Layout Techniques
• Chapter 7: Navigation
• Chapter 8: CSS: Modern Layout and Style
• Chapter 9: JavaScript Basics
• Chapter 10: Applying JavaScript in Your Pages
• Chapter 11: An Introduction to Usability
• Chapter 12: Standards Compliance
• Chapter 13: Getting Your Site onto the Web
• Chapter 14: Techniques for Site Maintenance and Administration
• Chapter 15: Server-Side Scripting
• Chapter 16: Where Do I Go from Here?