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Old 11-17-2009, 10:30 PM
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htmlgoodies.com is the site that taught me HTML many many years ago (12 or 13 years ago, I feel old now ),
I taught myself html from that same site at least that many years ago...small world
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Old 11-18-2009, 02:07 AM
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Hi,
web design is an creative art of designing beautiful web pages on internet.The more
creative you are the more you learn.HTML,CSS,Javascript, and dreamweaver all are the main pillars of web designing.html is a basic of all it is a tagging language so easy to learn i show you one example.
<html>
<head>It is my web site</head>
<title>I am john </title>
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It is a basic element of html.so learn web designing and become a master in it.

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I am more interested in being a web designer. I checked out the book on html and css as Mike sugested but I read some bad reviews on Amazon. The reviews said that some of the codes were wrong. Do you know is this is true? Also, are there anymore that I could check out?
To be honest, just about any book you buy today is going to have some wrong code as things change. It's no different than say a biology book. By the time the writing is done and it finally gets to publishing, some things have changed.

Like I said, that particular book is good for someone learning from scratch. Someone proficient with HTML would probably find it a bit on the simple side.
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I taught myself html from that same site at least that many years ago...small world
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To be honest, just about any book you buy today is going to have some wrong code as things change. It's no different than say a biology book. By the time the writing is done and it finally gets to publishing, some things have changed.

Like I said, that particular book is good for someone learning from scratch. Someone proficient with HTML would probably find it a bit on the simple side.

Thank you Mike, I have checked around for some different books and this one does seem to be the best one I have found. I think I will go ahead and get it plus check out the websites everyone has recommended. I have looked at the websites before and played around with the codes some but I really would like to have a book as well.
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If you want a book also look into getting one on HTML 5.0. Once that comes out then pretty much everything that's in current books will be out dated, as HTML 5.0 is hoping to standardize more things on the web plus it will enable must more rich feature filled web applications.
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I did find one more book. Which one of these would be easier for me to learn, me being a beginner?


Amazon.com: HTML, XHTML, and CSS Bible (9780470128619): Steven M. Schafer: Books

Amazon.com: HTML, XHTML, and CSS: Your visual blueprint for designing effective Web pages (9780470274361): Rob Huddleston: Books

Could I get an opinion on these please?

I also agree with Mike that the bigger books can be overwhelming, so should I just stick with the bottom one that is less pages?
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I am going back to school to receive my Bachelors in Interactive Media and Web design. Here is a few great books I have read recently and a great starting point:

Html, XHTML, & CSS A Visual Guide 6th Edition
Amazon.com: HTML, XHTML, and CSS, Sixth Edition (9780321430847): Elizabeth Castro: Books

The Elements of User Experience: User-Centered Design for the Web
Amazon.com: The Elements of User Experience: User-Centered Design for the Web (0752064712022): Jesse James Garrett: Books

Learning Web Design: A Beginner's Guide to (X)HTML, StyleSheets, and Web Graphics
Amazon.com: Learning Web Design: A Beginner's Guide to (X)HTML, StyleSheets, and Web Graphics (9780596527525): Jennifer Niederst Robbins, Aaron Gustafson: Books

HTML Dog: The Best-Practice Guide to XHTML and CSS
http://www.amazon.com/HTML-Dog-Best-...8592552&sr=1-1

All four books are not a necessity but these are the four I suggest for a beginner to grow with. Before you even jump into designing or coding sites for clients I suggest you give The Elements of User Experience a read. All 4 of the books are part of our course reading or suggested by the Professors. I have read all four and they are all great for different reasons.
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