If you have a basic understanding of Hypertext
Markup Language (HTML) and graphics and want
to delve a little deeper (or catch up to your
students), Great Web Typography is a book you will
find useful.
The book is arranged in four parts with a total of 14
chapters. The four parts are:
- Getting started with Web typography
- Controlling Web type with Cascading Style
Sheets (CSS)
- Graphic type for the Web
- Typography for Flash
Three appendices end the fourth part of the book:
- Appendix A - contains general information
on typography and more on CSS, including
a list of resources
- Appendix B - lists raster and vector graphic
software programs by name, with pros and
cons for each
- Appendix C - Peck lists HTML code and an
associated CSS style sheet for menus used
as examples in a previous chapter
Peck includes lots of screen shots in her book.
These screen shots show how different content and
graphic fonts look and are excellent aids to
visualizing her concepts.
Great Web Typography has a good-sized and
thorough index, including entries for individual