Getting StartED Building Websites

By Alexander Dawson

Website design and development can be a minefield for beginners. Where do you start? What languages should you learn? What techniques should you use to produce your site? What should you put on your site? How do you make it look appealing? How do you update it? This book takes into account the most frequently asked website design and development questions and gives you straightforward answers.

• No experience required in this step-by-step guide to website design and development
• Presents the important techniques you need to learn in easy-to-follow examples
• Takes the confusion out of languages, technologies, and all the important elements of the development process

What you’ll learn

• How to start making a website that takes into account important practices such as accessibility and usability
• A simple and effective step-by-step process you can master to work at your own pace and fuel your own learning process
• The importance of taking the time to understand and learn your craft while being able to dive straight into the creative process
• What languages, products, and resources are available to allow you to extend your learning beyond this book to maintain an active skill set
• The different fields that exist within the web design industry and how each of these areas helps bring a website together
• How to troubleshoot and resolve problems and advice on courses of action you can take for general problems that occur during the process

Who is this book for?

If you want to build a website but don’t know where to start, this is the book for you.

This book is part of friends of ED's 'Getting StartED' series

Getting StartED books are friendly and accessible guides to the often-confusing world of technology. Using simple step-by-step examples, screenshots, and tip-boxes, they give you the help you need to find your feet and start walking on your own.