Introduction to Web Designing

A complete introduction to building web pages, from files and links to HTML, semantic markup, CSS, image optimization, video, and animation. Each chapter closes with practical exercises you can follow on your own machine.

Richard Adams and Ahmed Sagarwala

A full course covering how the internet works, web servers and protocols, and the design of web pages with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. The most complete text on this page if you want structure instead of scattered tutorials.

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University

A short handbook on interface and visual design, writing for the screen, choosing digital media, and building accessible pages. Written for teachers, but the principles apply to any site.

Torrey Trust

Course notes on design principles, page planning, navigation, and templates, followed by chapters on HTML, JavaScript, XML, and Ajax. Useful if you want the design side and the underlying technology in one text.

University of Mumbai

A graduate project that reads as a beginner course: how the internet and browsers work, then how to plan, lay out, and publish a web page. Full of screenshots and step by step walkthroughs.

Lance Douglas Jackson