
Stylin' with CSS
A Designer's Guide
Charles Wyke-Smith(Author)
New Riders (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 25. October 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-321-85847-4 (ISBN)
Description
In this completely revised edition of his bestselling Stylin' with CSS, veteran designer and programmer Charles Wyke-Smith guides you through a comprehensive overview of designing Web pages with CSS, including the advanced capabilities of CSS3 that are now widely implemented across all the major browsers.
You will learn the full capabilities of the CSS language, with step-by-step examples and in-depth explanations that will take your skills to new levels, whether you are a newbie or already have experience with CSS. Stylin' with CSS focuses on practical skills for Web designers and programmers, and blends creative design ideas with accurate technical descriptions. It will help you create robust, stylish, and flexible layouts that adjust to the constantly changing content of today's data-driven online applications, and that display appropriately on monitors, tablets, or mobile phones.
In Stylin' with CSS, you will:
See how HTML5 and CSS3 work together
Develop multi-column, fixed-width, and fluid layouts
Discover how the positioning and floating properties really work!
Explore professional typographic techniques using downloadable fonts
Style UI elements, such as drop-down menus, forms, and pop up overlays
Write media queries that modify your page layouts for different screen sizes
Learn about CSS3 shadows, rounded corners, gradients, and background images
Create interactivity with CSS3 transforms and transitions
You will learn the full capabilities of the CSS language, with step-by-step examples and in-depth explanations that will take your skills to new levels, whether you are a newbie or already have experience with CSS. Stylin' with CSS focuses on practical skills for Web designers and programmers, and blends creative design ideas with accurate technical descriptions. It will help you create robust, stylish, and flexible layouts that adjust to the constantly changing content of today's data-driven online applications, and that display appropriately on monitors, tablets, or mobile phones.
In Stylin' with CSS, you will:
See how HTML5 and CSS3 work together
Develop multi-column, fixed-width, and fluid layouts
Discover how the positioning and floating properties really work!
Explore professional typographic techniques using downloadable fonts
Style UI elements, such as drop-down menus, forms, and pop up overlays
Write media queries that modify your page layouts for different screen sizes
Learn about CSS3 shadows, rounded corners, gradients, and background images
Create interactivity with CSS3 transforms and transitions
More details
Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
628 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-321-85847-4 (9780321858474)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition

Book
01/2008
2nd Edition
New Riders
€35.95
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Person
Charles Wyke-Smith has over fifteen years of Web design experience and has developed Web sites and online applications for Wells Fargo, ESPN Videogames, Benefitfocus and PeopleMatter. Charles brings a multi-disciplinary perspective to Web design and online application development with experience in business manage- ment, graphic design, programming, and information architecture. www.StylinwithCSS.com
Content
Introduction --the new world of the Web
Chapter 1 HTML5
Chapter 2 CSS --how it works
Chapter 3 Stylin' --Fonts and Text
Chapter 4 Positioning Elements
Chapter 5 Page Layout
Chapter 6 UI components
Chapter 7 Enhanced designs with CSS3
Chapter 8 Responsive Design
Chapter 1 HTML5
Chapter 2 CSS --how it works
Chapter 3 Stylin' --Fonts and Text
Chapter 4 Positioning Elements
Chapter 5 Page Layout
Chapter 6 UI components
Chapter 7 Enhanced designs with CSS3
Chapter 8 Responsive Design