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References

Academic and technical references used in the design and development of the Harmony Fitness & Wellness Studio website (ISBS302 AT3).

Bibliography

APA Reference List

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Chaffey, D., & Ellis-Chadwick, F. (2022). Digital marketing: Strategy, implementation and practice (8th ed.). Pearson.
Duckett, J. (2011). HTML & CSS: Design and build websites. John Wiley & Sons.
Fitness Australia. (2022). State of the Australian fitness industry report. Fitness Australia. Retrieved from https://www.fitness.org.au
Fitness First Australia. (2024). Fitness First Australia — gym memberships and fitness classes. Retrieved from https://www.fitnessfirst.com.au/
Gold's Gym Australia. (2024). Gold's Gym Australia. Retrieved from https://goldsgym.com.au/
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Mozilla Developer Network. (2023). MDN Web Docs: CSS reference. Mozilla. Retrieved from https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS
Mozilla Developer Network. (2023). MDN Web Docs: JavaScript reference. Mozilla. Retrieved from https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript
Nielsen, J. (2000). Designing web usability. New Riders Publishing.
O'Reilly Media. (2020). Types of navigation: Designing web navigation. O'Reilly. Retrieved from https://www.oreilly.com
Smashing Magazine. (2019). Smashing Magazine — web design and development. Retrieved from https://www.smashingmagazine.com/
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Technologies Used

Built With

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HTML5

Semantic HTML5 markup following W3C validation standards. All pages validated using the W3C HTML Validator.

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CSS3

External stylesheet with CSS3 features including custom properties, flexbox, grid, transitions, and media queries for responsive design.

JavaScript

Vanilla JavaScript for form validation, modal popups, alert boxes, interactive filtering, and DOM manipulation.

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Google Fonts

Playfair Display (headings) and DM Sans (body text) loaded via Google Fonts CDN for consistent cross-platform typography.

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Responsive Design

CSS media queries targeting 1024px and 768px breakpoints ensure optimal layout on desktop, tablet, and mobile devices.

W3C Validated

All HTML pages and the external CSS stylesheet pass W3C validation. Validation icons are included at the footer of each page.