A Colorful Guide to HTML and CSS
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Product Details
Author:
Tobias Scharl
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
432
Publisher:
No Starch Press (August 11, 2026)
Imprint:
No Starch Press
Release Date:
August 11, 2026
Language:
English
Audience:
General/trade
ISBN-13:
9781718504967
ISBN-10:
1718504969
Weight:
13oz
Dimensions:
6" x 9"
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Folder:
RandomHouse
List Price:
$24.99
Country of Origin:
United States
Pub Discount:
65
Case Pack:
24
As low as:
$19.24
Publisher Identifier:
P-RH
Discount Code:
A
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Yes
Overview
A friendly, hand-drawn introduction to how the web really works. This visual guide uses cartoons, metaphors, and simple projects to take beginners from zero knowledge to building and launching real modern websites—all without jargon, stress, or intimidation.
A Colorful Guide to HTML and CSS turns the confusing world of HTML, CSS, and website deployment into something visual, understandable, and genuinely fun. Using hand-drawn diagrams, stick-figure guides, simple metaphors, and colorful illustrations, author Tobias Scharl demystifies what happens when you load a webpage, how browsers and servers talk to each other, and how modern sites are actually structured and styled.
Instead of overwhelming beginners with frameworks and tooling, the book focuses on what truly matters:
Along the way, readers are introduced to AI tools as helpful, practical assistants for writing, debugging, and exploring code—an essential skill for the next generation of web creators.
By the final chapter, readers have the confidence, mental model, and hands-on experience to build and launch real websites, and a clear sense of what they can learn next.
A Colorful Guide to HTML and CSS turns the confusing world of HTML, CSS, and website deployment into something visual, understandable, and genuinely fun. Using hand-drawn diagrams, stick-figure guides, simple metaphors, and colorful illustrations, author Tobias Scharl demystifies what happens when you load a webpage, how browsers and servers talk to each other, and how modern sites are actually structured and styled.
Instead of overwhelming beginners with frameworks and tooling, the book focuses on what truly matters:
- understanding how the web works
- learning the essential HTML and CSS rules
- building clean, modern layouts
- making sites responsive
- getting a website online so others can visit it
Along the way, readers are introduced to AI tools as helpful, practical assistants for writing, debugging, and exploring code—an essential skill for the next generation of web creators.
By the final chapter, readers have the confidence, mental model, and hands-on experience to build and launch real websites, and a clear sense of what they can learn next.









