Web Design Before & After Makeovers

Ho-hum Web sites don't stop a lot of visitors. With the step-by-step solutions in this book, however, you can make yours create a traffic jam. Add dynamic content to your home page. Make page elements--tables, borders, scrollbars--fit your overall theme. Display several different images in unique ways. Create multi-level or CSS-based menus. Boost value with maps, site searches, and RSS feeds. Choose a few makeovers or all of them, and watch your site come to life!

Makeovers that make your site stand out Homepage makeovers--what belongs where, what doesn't, and how to grab attention Layout makeovers--how to size pages, arrange content, and center pages in the browser Text makeovers--fonts, sizes, headings, and how presentation is everything Performance makeovers--tricks for making images download in a flash Form makeovers--ways to spruce up the most boring part of your site Site makeovers--learn to link without losing your visitors and how to maximize search engine rankings

Companion Web Site

HTML and image files for many of the makeovers in this book can be downloaded at www.wiley.com/go/makeovers

Through stunning four-color images that demonstrate how nondescript "before" situations gradually become astonishing "after" results, this book offers readers simple steps to achieve unique outcomes Readers learn how to incorporate the latest Web-building techniques on their sites, redesign a site for optimum usability, limit user bandwidth needs, keep user experience consistent with CSS, and manage content The medley of makeovers includes: full-site makeovers (user speed, color themes, improved accessibility), page makeovers (page sizing, working with tables), text makeovers (font selection, graphic alternatives), image makeovers (incorporating text with images, file sizing), navigation makeovers (improving navigation bars, menu additions), content makeovers (better Web writing, enhancing the home page message), and an extreme makeover (combining several smaller makeovers into a major site overhaul)