Join James Williamson, as he shows you how to create elegant menus, links, and buttons that help visitors navigate your site faster and more intuitively. The course covers creating structured navigation that is accessible and clean, styling links, and building horizontal and vertical menus with rollover effects. The last chapter reveals how to create stylish buttons with special effects and CSS sprites.

Topics include:

• Organizing menus with lists
• Creating block-level links
• Styling links, link states, and image links
• Defining link dimensions
• Controlling link spacing in a menu
• Creating rollovers
• Clearing floats
• Indicating current pages
• Controlling cursor states
• Building dropdown menus
• Creating CSS-only buttons

About the Author

Adobe Certified Instructor James Williamson is a trainer in web, print, and digital video experience.

James Williamson is a senior author for lynda.com and an Adobe Certified Instructor. He has many years of web, print, and digital video experience, and has been a featured speaker at Flashforward as well as a regular speaker at Adobe MAX. James also blogs (infrequently) about all things web at his site, Simple Primate

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• Full Video Tutorials
• Video File Format: MP4
• Skill Level: Intermediate
• Video Duration: 5h 14m
• Instructor: James Williamson

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CSS: Page Layouts introduces basic layout concepts, gives advice on how to create properly structured HTML based on prototypes and mockups, and goes into critical page layout skills such as floats and positioning. Author James Williamson shows how to combine these techniques to create fixed, fluid, and responsive layouts. Designers are also shown how to enhance their pages through the creative use of CSS techniques like multi-column text, opacity, and the background property. Exercise files are included with this course.

Topics include:

• Reviewing the box model
• Calculating em and percentage values
• Controlling how elements display
• Creating fixed, fluid, and responsive layouts
• Structuring content with HTML5
• Floating elements
• Using relative, absolute, or fixed positioning
• Defining column spacing
• Creating grid-based assets and layouts
• Considering mobile-design-specific issues
• Working with multi-column text
• Enhancing page design CSS Sprites

About the Author

Adobe Certified Instructor James Williamson is a trainer in web, print, and digital video experience.

James Williamson is a senior author for lynda.com and an Adobe Certified Instructor. He has many years of web, print, and digital video experience, and has been a featured speaker at Flashforward as well as a regular speaker at Adobe MAX. James also blogs (infrequently) about all things web at his site, Simple Primate

Product Details

• Full Video Tutorials
• Video File Format: MP4
• Skill Level: Beginner
• Video Duration: 8h 57m
• Instructor: James Williamson

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Take a look into the CSS horizon and explore Flexbox, aka the Flexible Box Layout model, an important part of the evolution of CSS3 layouts. Senior author James Williamson walks through the exciting new capabilities Flexbox offers for controlling layoutsâ€"with a fraction of the code previously required. Learn what browsers currently support Flexbox and how to define containers and use properties to control position, size, and display order. Throughout the course, you'll have occasions to test your understanding with engaging, hands-on Challenge exercises. Topics include: Reviewing Flexbox support Defining elements Controlling element flow Wrapping content Defining display ratios Aligning single and multiple items Nesting flex containers

About the Author

Adobe Certified Instructor James Williamson is a trainer in web, print, and digital video experience.

James Williamson is a senior author for lynda.com and an Adobe Certified Instructor. He has many years of web, print, and digital video experience, and has been a featured speaker at Flashforward as well as a regular speaker at Adobe MAX. James also blogs (infrequently) about all things web at his site, Simple Primate.

Video Details

• Full Video Tutorials
• Video File Format: MP4
• Instructor: James Williamson

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Do you want to become a web developer? Nowadays, web development isn't one job. There is a range of technologies and career options to explore. The core responsibilities are split two ways—between front-end developers who specialize in websites and applications and back-end developers who work with servers and databases—but you can also become a full-stack developer who oversees all aspects of a project. This course provides an overview of the different jobs available in web development, the tools and frameworks to focus on, and the skills each job entails. Senior staff author Ray Villalobos also provides tips on finding training, getting hired, and maximizing your earning potential in this lucrative and exciting field.

Topics include:

• Types of web developers
• The role of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Servers and databases
• Getting web development training
• Choosing the right tools
• Getting a job

About the Author

James Williamson is a full-stack design/development teacher and senior staff instructor at LinkedIn Learning.

His courses are focused on front-end design and development topics such as JavaScript, AngularJS, React, and Sass, plus frameworks like Bootstrap and tools that can make you a faster, more efficient developer. He has a clear and practical teaching style and will help you improve your skills through real-world exercises and projects.

Previously, as a director of multimedia for Entravision Communications, Ray managed a network of radio and TV station websites on the East Coast. He also designed large newspaper sites and created interactive projects/games for the Tribune network of newspapers. You can reach him on LinkedIn or through other social networks @planetoftheweb.

Product Details

• Full Video Tutorials
• Video File Format: MP4
• Skill Level: Beginner
• Video Duration: 40m 1s
• Instructor: James Williamson

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CSS is a veritable playground for type designers. It allows you to push the boundaries of typography, and explore new creative possibilities. In this course, senior lynda.com author James Williamson explores a number of advanced CSS typographic effects, including text shadows, animation, transforms, and transitions. Plus, learn to use the JavaScript libraries Lettering.js and Modernizr library to control aspects of typography that typical CSS does not.

Topics include:

• Controlling font rendering with CSS
• Using web fonts
• Adjusting kerning
• Adding dimension to text
• Working with gradients and drop shadows
• Using 2D and 3D transforms
• Applying perspective
• Aligning split text
• Creating and triggering transitions
• Enabling animations
• Extending CSS with Lettering.js and Modernizr

About the Author

Adobe Certified Instructor James Williamson is a trainer in web, print, and digital video experience.

James Williamson is a senior author for lynda.com and an Adobe Certified Instructor. He has many years of web, print, and digital video experience, and has been a featured speaker at Flashforward as well as a regular speaker at Adobe MAX. James also blogs (infrequently) about all things web at his site, Simple Primate, which can be found at www.simpleprimate.com.

Product Details

• Full Video Tutorials
• Video File Format: MP4
• Skill Level: Intermediate
• Video Duration: 3h 14m
• Instructor: James Williamson

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HTML is the programming language that powers the web. And like any language, once you master it, you can begin to create your own content, whether that's simple websites or complex web applications. This course provides an in-depth look at the essentials: the syntax of HTML and best practices for writing and editing your code. Senior staff author James Williamson reviews the structure of a typical HTML document, and shows how to section pages and format your content with HTML. Plus, learn how to create links and lists, and find out how HTML works with CSS and JavaScript to create rich, engaging user experiences. So open a text editor, watch these videos, and begin learning to author HTML the right way.

Product Details

• Full Video Tutorials
• Video File Format: MP4
• Instructor: James Williamson

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Gain a deeper understanding of HTML5, and learn how to create richer, more meaningful webpages with HTML5 structural tags and enhanced semantic markup. In this course, senior author James Williamson presents an overview of HTML5, demystifies the language's new tags and attributes, and discusses how browsers parse and display HTML5 content. He'll help you make sure your pages (including elements like navigation) are properly structured and sectioned, and show how to use HTML5's unique features for representing quotes, figures, and dates and times. You'll also discover how to extend meaning and make content more accessible with comments, meta- and microdata, and ARIA roles—elements which lead to better experiences for website visitors and development colleagues alike.

Topics include:

• What are web semantics?
• Understanding HTML5 content models
• Supporting older browsers
• Structuring and defining HTML5 documents
• Using headings
• Building navigation
• Nesting and grouping content
• Working with HTML5 lists
• Defining link relationships
• Writing comments
• Working with meta tags
• Using microdata

About the Author

Adobe Certified Instructor James Williamson is a trainer in web, print, and digital video experience. James Williamson is a senior author for lynda.com and an Adobe Certified Instructor. He has many years of web, print, and digital video experience, and has been a featured speaker at Flashforward as well as a regular speaker at Adobe MAX. James also blogs (infrequently) about all things web at his site, Simple Primate

Product Details

• Full Video Tutorials
• Video File Format: MP4
• Skill Level: Beginner
• Video Duration: 3h 34m
• Instructor: James Williamson

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Provides a high-level description of HTML5 in its current state.In HTML5 First Look, author James Williamson introduces the newest HTML specification, providing a high-level overview of HTML5 in its current state, how it differs from HTML 4, the current level of support in various browsers and mobile devices, and how the specification might evolve in the future. Exercise files accompany the course. Topics include: Understanding the history of HTML5 Using new tags Understanding HTML5 semantics Coding ID and class attributes in HTML5 Structuring documents Building forms Exploring HTML5 native APIs Encoding and adding HTML5 video Exploring associated technologies such as CSS3

Video Details

• Full Video Tutorials
• Video File Format: MP4
• Video Duration: 4h 28m
• Instructor: James Williamson

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Structured data helps search engines, web crawlers, and browsers extract and process data from a webpage and use it to provide a richer browsing experience for users. Join senior author James Williamson for this course, as he explains structured data, its benefits, and the various syntaxes you can choose for markup, including microformats, RDFa, microdata, and JSON-LD. The course also includes four practical projects on structuring different types of data: contact data, event data, and product data, as well as the company data featured in a Google Knowledge Graph. By the end of this course, you'll be able to create more structured, meaningful webpages and know where to find additional resources for learning more.

Topics include:

• Choosing a syntax
• Learning microformats
• Structuring contact data
• Adding contact names, titles, photos, and addresses
• Learning RDFa
• Structuring event data
• Providing event dates
• Adding an event URL
• Learning microdata
• Structuring products
• Setting product pricing
• Adding individual product reviews
• Learning JSON-LD
• Creating a knowledge graph

About the Author

Adobe Certified Instructor James Williamson is a trainer in web, print, and digital video experience. James Williamson is a senior author for lynda.com and an Adobe Certified Instructor. He has many years of web, print, and digital video experience, and has been a featured speaker at Flashforward as well as a regular speaker at Adobe MAX. James also blogs (infrequently) about all things web at his site, Simple Primate, which can be found at www.simpleprimate.com.

Product Details

• Full Video Tutorials
• Video File Format: MP4
• Skill Level: Advanced
• Video Duration: 2h 56m
• Instructor: James Williamson

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HTML is the programming language that powers the web. And like any language, once you master it, you can begin to create your own content, whether that's simple websites or complex web applications. This course provides an in-depth look at the essentials: the syntax of HTML and best practices for writing and editing your code. Senior staff author James Williamson reviews the structure of a typical HTML document, and shows how to section pages and format your content with HTML. Plus, learn how to create links and lists, and find out how HTML works with CSS and JavaScript to create rich, engaging user experiences. So open a text editor, watch these videos, and begin learning to author HTML the right way.

Topics include:

• Why is HTML important?
• Exploring an HTML document
• Formatting content
• Displaying images
• Using nav, article, and div elements
• Linking to pages and downloadable content
• Creating lists
• Controlling styling (fonts, colors, and more)
• Writing basic scripts

About the Author

Adobe Certified Instructor James Williamson is a trainer in web, print, and digital video experience. James Williamson is a senior author for lynda.com and an Adobe Certified Instructor. He has many years of web, print, and digital video experience, and has been a featured speaker at Flashforward as well as a regular speaker at Adobe MAX. James also blogs (infrequently) about all things web at his site, Simple Primate.

Video Details

• Full Video Tutorials
• Video File Format: MP4
• Skill Level: Beginner
• Video Duration: 5h 54m
• Instructor: James Williamson

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