Getting started designing Web sites is rather like learning a new language—in fact, that's what you're doing! And many of the same principles apply: There's a lot to learn, but just a handful of basics can see you through quite a few situations. This book will show you that learning HTML and CSS isn't hard or painful, and you'll use many of the same tools and techniques that print designers work with every day. You'll learn how to:

• Hand-code Web pages with HTML and CSS—the keys to skillful Web design
• Work with HTML5 and CSS3, the most current Web standards
• Design Web pages to look the way you want with style sheets
• Slice and dice image files so they look clean and load quickly