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Planning, Designing and Coding a Web Site

It's inaccurate to characterize creating a Web site as a rigid, step-by-step process. As you work on a site, you'll return to earlier work, rethink design decisions, update your code, and revise your content.

That said, the step-by-step metaphor works well enough on a conceptual level. As you work on a Web site, you'll generally move through six phases:

Coding Primers

These primers range from brief illustrations of basic HTML coding issues, such as the structure of a Web page, to extended discussions of more complex issues, such as using forms and frames.

Each primer can be printed out for use as you work on your code:

• The HTML Tagging Language (An Introduction to HTML)
• Creating a Simple HTML Document
• Formatting and Laying Out Text
• Making Links
• Displaying an Image
• Creating Lists
• Creating Tables
• Using Frames
• Using Cascading Style Sheets
• Creating Client-Side Image Maps
• Using Javascript
• Opening and Controlling Windows
• Creating a Forms-Based Navigation Menu
• Creating a Menu with Swapping Images
• Creating a Time/Date Stamp on Your Pages

Resource Links

The links on this page provide access to resources on a wide range of HTML coding and design issues.

• HTML Tutorials
• Web Style Guides
• Web Graphics
• Client-Side Image Maps
• Creating & Using Forms
• JavaScript Tutorials & Resources
• Cascading Style Sheets