CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW OF WEB DEVELOPMENT TODAY -- Defining Web Design -- Knowing the Seven Rules of Web Design -- Understanding Three Web-Design Philosophies -- Summary -- CHAPTER 2 DESIGNING FOR THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE -- Feeling Browser Pains -- Incorporating Usage Statistics -- Branching Pages -- Understanding Bandwidth -- Building on Previous Design Weaknesses -- Summary -- CHAPTER 3 THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE BEGINNING -- Using Requirements -- Knowing Bandwidth Requirements -- Deciding on Resolution -- Deciding on Color Depth -- Designing for Scalability -- Summary -- CHAPTER 4 ENHANCING USABILITY -- Simplifying Architecture -- Creating Layout -- Developing Navigation -- Designing for Accessibility -- Designing for Content -- Summary -- CHAPTER 5 GATHERING REQUIREMENTS AND CREATING A COMP -- Gathering and Basing a Site on Requirements -- Creating a Comp for the Client -- Receiving a Decision on the Chosen Comp and Making Edits -- Summary -- CHAPTER 6 WHAT IS NEEDED TO BUILD MORTISED SITES -- Understanding the Concept of Mortising Images -- Understanding XHTML -- Understanding Graphics -- Understanding CSS -- Block- and Inline-Level Tags -- Understanding Include Files -- Summary -- CHAPTER 7 UNDERSTANDING GRAPHICS -- Learning about Vector and Bitmap Images -- Learning about JPGs and GIFs -- Misusing Image Formats -- Understanding Graphics/Compression Software -- Summary -- CHAPTER 8 UNDERSTANDING THE BASICS OF CREATING MORTISED CSS DESIGNS -- CSS-Based Design versus XHTML Table Design -- Understanding the Box Model -- When to Use Tables -- Validating Code -- Testing Designs in Various Browsers -- Summary -- CHAPTER 9 CASE STUDY: LOW-CONTENT CSS DESIGN -- Understanding the Design's Structure -- Building the Structure -- Constructing Second-Level Pages -- Summary.

CHAPTER 10 CASE STUDY: MEDIUM-CONTENT CSS DESIGN -- Understanding the Design's Structure -- Building the Structure -- Constructing Second-Level Pages -- Constructing a Second-Level Page with Two Columns -- Summary -- CHAPTER 11 CASE STUDY: HIGH-CONTENT CSS DESIGN -- Understanding the Design's Structure -- Building the Structure -- Constructing Second-Level Pages -- Summary -- CHAPTER 12 CASE STUDY: FULL-HEIGHT THREE-COLUMN LAYOUT -- Understanding the Design's Structure -- Building the Structure -- Constructing Second-Level Pages -- Summary -- CHAPTER 13 CASE STUDY: BACKGROUND-BASED DESIGN -- Understanding the Design's Structure -- Building the Structure -- Constructing Second-Level Pages -- Summary -- CHAPTER 14 CASE STUDY: A CSS FORM -- Understanding the Form's Structure -- Explaining the Style Sheet Used for the Form -- Building the Form Row by Row -- Summary -- CHAPTER 15 CASE STUDY: LOW-CONTENT XHTML TEMPLATE -- Creating the Design for a Low Amount of Content -- Understanding the Strengths and Weaknesses of the Chosen Design -- Adding Guides and Slices -- Creating the Parent Table -- Creating and Linking the Style Sheet -- Creating the Menu Table -- Adding an Image to the Center Column -- Creating the Content (Right-Area) Table -- Creating the Footer Information -- Summary -- CHAPTER 16 TIPS AND TECHNIQUES -- Tantek or Box Model Hack -- Naming Rules and Properties Correctly -- Removing Body Margins and Padding -- Creating the Framework for a Fixed-Width CSS Design -- Taking Into Account Increasing and Decreasing Column Heights -- Centering a Fixed-Width Design -- Creating a Liquid Design -- Rendering the Tag Consistently -- Creating a Line Without the Tag -- Using Background Images as Design Elements -- Coding CSS Mouseovers -- Using JavaScript Dropdown Menus -- Remembering the Order of Margin and Padding Shortcuts.

Using the Border and Background Properties for Troubleshooting -- Commenting Out Code for Troubleshooting -- Using Unique Naming Conventions -- Controlling the Margins in Tags -- Avoiding Horizontal Scrollbars -- Using CSS Shortcuts -- Understanding Font Units -- Using Globally Driven and Tags for Printing Purposes -- Using Non-graphical Elements When Designing Rebrandable Sites -- Including Hidden Tags for Future Use -- Positioning the line-height Property Correctly -- Testing Continually and Consistently -- Creating Source Image Files That Can Be Easily Customized and Resaved -- Breaking Out Sections of Source Image Files -- Creating Smart Navigation -- Reusing Images -- Indenting and Commenting Code -- Removing Spaces and Comments -- Summary -- CHAPTER 17 CUSTOMIZING THE DESIGNS INCLUDED IN THIS BOOK -- Steps to Customizing a Template -- Photoshop Tutorials -- Summary -- APPENDIX: TEMPLATES INCLUDED ON THE CD -- Designs - Third Edition Folder -- Designs - First Edition Folder -- Summary -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X.