HTML and CSS: Design and Build Websites

Sometimes I get bogged down in programming manuals, and I wish sometimes that there were more manuals like this. Even though I can code, my HTML is dodgy and I needed to take the plunge and learn HTML and (maybe more important these days) CSS. This book is a welcome change from just about any other book. It is lovingly designed, easy to read, and the format, though aimed at the beginner, is also fine for the intermediate user. The reason I think I can say this is that, because of the way it reads, it sinks in to your memory. Other courses I have done in the past I have simply forgotten with the passage of time, but this book really imprints the knowledge in your head. In fact I would say the book is actually a work of art in itself, and I really handle it with care as it feels more like an item of art than a text book - just wait until you see it. Jon Duckett has really put his heart and soul into this, whilst keeping it clean and accessible. The structure of how HTML and then CSS is laid out in a form that is as much an easy read as a manual and I really didn't mind getting out my text editor and having a go at the examples as I went along. This is significant for me as HTML and CSS usually bore me to tears. At last I have found a book I can learn from. And if I can learn from it then I reckon anyone can, young or old, beginner or computer programmer. At only £10 for over 500 pages it was also really good value, especially considering it is in full colour. I actually look forward to lending this to someone the way I would for a great novel I'd read that I wanted to share. If you are confused about what book to pick up to learn HTML5/CSS3 then I don't think you can go wrong with this. It is a superb book and the best I have seen on the subject.

Purchased this book after buying Javascript & Jquery by the same author and loving the layout & readability of the book. I know HTML & CSS well but have never actually sat down and learnt 'the right way' to certain things so felt it was time for some light evening reading. Even as an experienced web designer it was still an enjoyable read and I picked up enough new knowledge to make it a worthwhile read. As I didn't have to go away and play with half of what I read I finished the book cover to cover within about 8 hours but plan to use it for reference so it will remain on my shelf. I didn't use any of the demo content so can't comment on that but there's plenty of examples on the website that accompanies the book for those that want it. Brilliant book for beginners & an easy to consume read for those that already know their way around but feel they could use a HTML5 knowledge update. This book doesn't bog you down in information you're better off learning as you progress and instead focuses on key points, methods & techniques for you to delve in to and research more online at your own pace. It's worth noting that anyone looking for a comprehensive CSS reference, this isn't the book for you. Whilst it covers all the main CSS features, it doesn't go deep into what can be achieved with complex CSS styling.

Before reading this I knew a bit of html markup, but didn't really know much about css other than it had something to do with the page layout. I was thinking of writing a website, so learning html and css seemed like the appropriate starting point hence me buying this book. The book reads well, I happily digested it within a day and felt confident I could now start writing a static webpage. When it came to actually writing a webpage, the book also served it's purpose as a reference. The structure of the book makes it easy to find the relevant part again very quickly and it allowed me to generate a good-looking page. For this I think the book fulfills it purpose well and is worth the money. Two suggested improvements. I feel the section on layout grids and css frameworks could be expanded a bit. As another reviewer has mentioned the covers are terrible. The booked arrived with it's corners curling and after reading, the entire cover curls like no other book I've ever seen. Which is a bit annoying as it's a book I can see me continuing to use.

Having nearly completed this book, I can say that it is an excellent resource for those new to the world of web design and development. I have tried other tutorial resources but found them to be dated. This book is focused on HTML5 and includes CSS3 in it's examples and tutorials. This is also a very stylish book. It has a great structure with plenty of visual stimulation, not your average boring text and code only book. I'd have this on my coffee table it looks so smart. Throughout the book, Jon Duckett does well to give up-to-date online resources for futher development and interest. The tutorials in the book are not your standard step by step 'do as I say' type, but rely more on the reader being proactive and completing the coding and exercises as required. For example, all the finished products can be downloaded from the HTML & CSS website with no requirement to actually create any pages. I did manually write every example and played with the code to understand how it works before moving on. To summarise, this is a very stylish, well written, up to date book with very easy to follow tutorials. I would recommend this as a first book for anyone wanting to learn about HTML and CSS.

I have to admit that I tried to cancel the shipping because I mistakenly bought a paperback version of the book. However, it turned up to be a great acquisition. you can literally learning code from this book! It is utterly organised, well-structured and rich in details. The fact that it is paperback only gave me more flexibility and I loved the book. If you want to learn code, I think you can't go wrong with this book! I do recommend the book and the seller. Congratulations!

The book's take a wonderfully refreshing approaching to teaching the building blocks of HTML and modern CSS. It was ahead of it's time gambling on the future state of the modern web standards we have today and largely dispensing with the pain most of us suffered before wider adoption in browsers today. Two things preventing me from giving it 5 stars: - I did catch a fair number of grammatical/spelling mistakes as I read it. More of a minor annoyance rather than significantly affecting my reading. - I can't figure out if the book is deliberately styled as a throw back to older printing techniques/quality such that the colors appears to bleed slightly into the page (text in particular) or if there is a general print quality problem with the book. Again, it's annoying more than anything. In-spite of this I would still very much recommend.

Llegó un poco maltratado pero el contenido es muy bueno y gráfico. Es un buen libro para los que estamos iniciando en el mundo de HTML.

I need it for work

This book is excellent for people wanting to learn how to design websites. It's seperated into 3 parts: The first 9 Chapters teach you everything you need to know about HTML, the next 6 teach you about CSS and the remaining 3 tell you practical tips. The author really knows how to explain things well, every single element you learn has an example code with it and the book is filled with pictures and illustrations. Everything is well thought out and perfectly understandable. One thing I disliked about this book though is the quality of the book itself. It happened to me a couple times that single pages got torn out a bit easily just by turning them and the paper used in this book makes you see every single fingerprint you ever put on this book and its pages. But that doesn't change my 5 star rating for this book, because in the end its about the content. This book for this price can be bought without any regrets. :)

En mi canal de Youtube (Diseño, arte y tecnología) tengo un video-review (de nombre: ⚠️ El MEJOR Libro de Desarrollo Web [para tu 1ª WEB]) con todos los detalles especiales que tiene este libro, échale un vistazo. Auténtico libro con una magnífica relación calidad / precio, me encanta su diseño y contenido, recomendable 100%. Eso sí, no dudes entre la versión de tapa dura y la blanda, infinitamente mejor la tapa dura. El libro de desarrollo web que me cambió la forma de ver los libros técnicos. ¿Es posible que un libro de informática pueda ser increíblemente bonito? Pues sí, porque se trata de uno de los libros de desarrollo web para principiantes más bonito del mercado, con contenidos e información tremendamente completa y brutalmente bonita. Así que si estás buscando un libro de informática, de desarrollo de html o css (html5 y css3 incluidos) tienes que ver este vídeo antes de comprar nada. Si tras ver el vídeo estás todavía no te ha quedado claro todavía si éste es el libro de informática que estás buscando, en el comentario destacado de mi canal de YT te he dejado un enlace para que te descargues el primer capítulo del libro en pdf. ¡Disfrútalo! ;).