Future-proof web design [[electronic resource] ] : a survival guide / / Alexander Dawson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910781454503321
• Autore: Dawson Alexander
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, : Wiley, c2012
• ISBN: 1-283-33305-8; 9786613333056; 1-119-95065-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (402 p.)
• Disciplina: 006.7
• Soggetti: Web sites - Design; Web site development
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Future-Proof Web Design: A Survival Guide; Contents; Introduction; What's This Book About?; No Artificial Flavorings; Conventions Within This Book; Your Marauders Map; Chapter 1: Future-Proof Survival Techniques; Understanding the Environment; Planning for a Successful Website; Learning to Adapt or Evolve; Resolving Issues of Compatibility; Chapter 2: The Five Principles of Ubiquity; Websites Are like Onions; Level 1: Graceful Design; Level 2: Progressive Design; Level 3: Adaptive Design; Level 4: Responsive Design; Level 5: Reactive Design; Chapter 3: Designing for the Desktop; Knowing the Challenge: CompatibilityDesktop; Laptop; Netbooks; Nettops; Chapter 4: Helping Out the Handheld; Benefiting from Portability; Tablet; Smartphone; Featurephone; eReader; PDA; Wristwatch; Chapter 5: Evolving for Entertainment; Bringing the Web into the Living Room; Television; Game Console; Handheld Console; Media Player; Set Top Box; Chapter 6: Automobiles and Appliances; Preparing for Your Dream Reality; Embedded Gadgets; Connected Objects; Transportation; Physical Goods; Chapter 7: Designing for Input Tools; Just Point and Flick!; Pointer; Touchpad; Keyboard; Remote Control; MicrophoneImaging; Scanner; Other Tools; Chapter 8: Designing for Output Tools; Your Digital Eyes and Ears; Display; Projector; E Ink; ; Speakers; Printers; Chapter 9: Environmental Influences; Internal and External Factors; Components; Connectivity; Bandwidth; Chapter 10: Influencing Operating Systems; Inside the System Shell; GUIs; Controls; Associations; Typefaces; Colors; Security; Chapter 11: Details on Design Software; What You Code is What You Get; CMSs; Visual Editors (WYSIWYG); Snippets; Wizards; Chapter 12: Befriend the Web Browser; Windows to the Web; Trident; Gecko; WebKit; Presto; MobileProxy; Alternates; Chapter 13: Providing Powerful Plug-Ins; Plug-and-Play Interactivity; Enhancements; Extensions; Multimedia; Chapter 14: Alternative Content Applications; Browsing Without a Browser; Reformatters; Apps and Widgets; Accessibility Aids; Augmented Reality; Chapter 15: The Consequences of Code; The Compatibility of Code; (x)HTML; CSS; JavaScript; WML; Metadata; Non-Standard Code; Chapter 16: Third-Party Dependency; The Weakest Link; Resources; Frameworks; Services; Chapter 17: Deliberations About Design; The Art of Aging Gracefully; Architecture; Content; Layout; Iteration; Chapter 18: Fun with Futuristic FeaturesThe Tools of Tomorrow; Visual Effects; Interoperability; Personalization; Chapter 19: Dealing with the Robot Army; Of Machines and Men; Search Engines; Social Networks; Automated Tools; Verification; Chapter 20: Factoring in the Human Element; A Matter of Being Human; Physical Conditions; Intellectual Challenges; Emotional Factors; Social Expectations; Index
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