Books like Designing CSS Web pages by Christopher Schmitt

"HTML and CSS are the workhorses of web design, but using them together to build consistent, reliable web pages is difficult if you're relying on outdated, confusing, and unnecessary HTML hacks and workarounds. With this practical book, you'll learn how to work with these tools far more effectively than is standard practice for most web developers. You'll learn how to connect the underlying theory and design of HTML and CSS to your everyday work habits."--BOOK JACKET.

This book is the perfect introduction to Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), the Web markup standard that allows Web designers and developers to easily make a style change to one CSS template and then change formatting across hundreds-or thousands-of pagesCovers the current CSS standard versions (CSS 1 and CSS 2) with notes and comments where appropriate on the CSS 3 standard in developmentIncludes quick reference on CSS at the end of the book as well as integrated reference coverage throughoutTeaches by using an example-oriented approach and includes exercises at the end of each chapter, with sample solutions provided in the appendix

From advanced selectors to generated content to the triumphant return of web fonts, and from gradients, shadows, and rounded corners to full-blown animations, CSS3 is a universe of creative possibilities. No one can better guide you through these galaxies than world-renowned designer, author, and CSS superstar Dan Cederholm. Learn what works, how it works, and how to work around browsers where it doesn’t work.

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From the Publisher: The mechanics of Web design made easy for visual learners. An effective Web site combines good graphic design principles with a functional user interface. This colorful, step-by-step guide shows visual learners how to plan, develop, and publish a site, all with easy-to-follow lessons. Each task is illustrated with screen shots accompanied by numbered steps. You'll learn all the tools and techniques for creating great-looking Web sites that users will love. -- Good Web design incorporates basic graphic design principles as well as the techniques required to make a site easy to navigate and user-friendly -- Those who learn best when someone shows them how will quickly get up to speed with the full-color screen shots and step-by-step illustrations in this visual guide -- Covers planning a site, creating eye-popping content with popular Adobe tools, building in functionality with HTML and CSS, testing the site, taking it live, and keeping it up to date -- Companion Web site features code and design examples for experimentation -- If you find learning easier when someone shows you how to do something, you'll quickly learn to build Web sites with Teach Yourself VISUALLY Web Design.