| Building Web Sites All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies takes a different tact toward covering the process of Web design. The book looks at the topic from a project/goal-focused angle rather than a process angle by dividing into sections covering the steps in a Web design project rather than the tools/technologies.
Minibooks cover:
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Starting a project -- planning for an audience, basic design, securing a URL and Web space, planning for SEO
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Designing the Site -- building a site map, choosing formats, creating templates, finalizing a basic design.
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Creating pages -- choosing the correct software, testing for usability
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Creating and Adding Graphics -- building your own buttons, banners, and images; working with photos; working with color
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Adding Sound, Video, and Animation -- includes coverage on Flash
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Adding eCommerce functionality
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Webmastering -- updating and maintaining the site after it is published, including improving SEO
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Bells & whistles -- blogs, RSS, message boards, ListServs, and others.
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