Multimedia Web Design and Development - by Theodor Richardson & Charles Thies (Mixed Media Product)

About the Book

This book/DVD package introduces the necessary steps and stages of planning a modern multimedia Web site. This text also covers the current languages e.g., HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, PERL, PHP, and mySQL, that are needed to construct dynamic content on the Web.

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In this guide to the concepts and best practices of interactive Web design and development, information technology instructors Richardson and Thies (the latter at Tulane U.) cover all of the stages of, and languages for, creating professional websites. The initial chapters provide guidelines for front-end design using the tools of HTML5, CSS3, Adobe Dreamweaver, Microsoft Expression Web, and JavaScript. Subsequent chapters introduce PHP and Perl programming languages for developing back-end code for Web applications. Includes hands-on activities, review questions with an answer key, and a DVD with video tutorials, source code and images from the text.

The internet has matured to the point that anyone involved with a business, social concern, or political cause, or cultural issue has a web site. The technology has grown to where effective web sites must be multimedia in their design and accessibility. "Multimedia Web Design: Using Languages to Build Dynamic Web Pages" by web design experts Theodore Richardson and Charles Thies is a 350 page compendium providing comprehensive and methodical instruction on designing and developing a multimedia web site. Enhanced with the inclusion of an accompanying DVD, "Multimedia Web Design: Using Languages to Build Dynamic Web Pages" is a complete guide using a variety of computer languages to insure efficient and effective web site pages. Of special note is that the text of this thoroughly 'user friendly' manual includes language examples for self-study and challenging activities for expanding design and development, making it highly recommended for independent personal use, as well as an ideal classroom textbook.

About the Author

Richardson Theodor:
Theodor Richardson is the Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at South College and has written several books in areas of computer science.

Thies Charles:
Charles Thies attended the University of Denver where he received a Masters of Applied Science in Computer Information Systems. He has worked for the Department of Defense in assignments overseas as an information technology professional and is published in the Journal of Information Science Applied Research. He is the Director of Digital Publishing and Information Technology at Books International, Inc. and has taught numerous college courses in computer science.