Web Design HTML5
September 30, 2011
HTML5 is a language used to structure and present content like text, pictures video, etc. for the Web. HTML5 will add many new features like video, audio and more. As of this writing HTML5 is in a working draft state and is expected to be adopted in 2014.
Here are 3 great resources by Andrew Trice and Stephanie (Sullivan) Rewis that will help you learn more about HTML5 basics.
HTML5 basics - This article provides an overview of HTML5—what it is and is not, why you should care about it, and how it may benefit you and change the way you will build web applications—and lists several resources that you can use to dive deeper into HTML5.
Understanding HTML5 semantics – Part 1: New elements - If your business is like mine, you've been hearing a lot of HTML5 this and HTML5 that lately. Lots of talk about the "Flash killing" video element, animations with canvas, geolocation, and much more. In fact, the buzz around HTML5 has been extended to include things that aren't even HTML5 at all. All over the web, people are talking about the new expressive capabilities of CSS3 while calling them HTML5. Often forgotten in the overwhelming marketing buzz of HTML5 are the new elements introduced and other semantic changes. In this article, I'd like to help you understand and learn to properly use these not-necessarily-exciting, yet definitely very important new, semantic elements. While the subject may seem dry and boring, there's actually a new richness you can add to your markup with the proper use of these new elements.
Understanding HTML5 semantics – Part 2: Document structure and global attributes - In this article I'll look at the differences between HTML4 (or XHTML—the terms are used interchangeably in this article) and the HTML5 document structure, including the addition of new global attributes.