Web Development and Design Foundations with HTML5 is a comprehensive introductory textbook designed for beginning web development and design courses. It provides a balanced foundation of hard technical skills — including HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript — and soft design skills, such as accessibility, usability, e-commerce integration, and site promotion. The book emphasizes hands-on practice exercises, real-world case studies, and best practices for creating effective, standards-based websites that work across modern browsers and devices.