Synopses & Reviews
In
Transcending CSS: The Fine Art Of Web Design (New Riders), renowned designer and author Andy Clarke set the stage for the development of progressive Web site design using XHTML, CSS and other Web-standards technologies. In this new DVD-ROM video, Andy follows up on the core principles of transcendent CSS, taking you even further along the path to creating beautiful and accessible Web sites using minimal, semantic markup. In
Inspired CSS: Styling for a Beautiful Web, Andy Clarke shows you how to take your design to the next level using typography, microformats, advanced CSS selectors, layout techniques employing floats, positioning, and margins, and CSS3. Throughout the video, Andy demonstrates these concepts using examples from a fictitious Web site he created. Files are included so you can follow along.
With over 2 hours of instruction, you'll discover:
•Proven techniques for creating inspiring designs that use semantic markup and CSS
•The latest advances in Web design, including the emerging CSS3 specification
•Inspiration from leading designers who embrace Web standards in their own work
•Advanced instruction on topics including relative and absolute positioning, attribute selectors and pseudo elements, the multiple column and media query modules in CSS3, and many more
•Mechanisms for binding your style to HTML documents using microformats and CSS selectors
This is a DVD-ROM.
Synopsis
In
Transcending CSS: The Fine Art Of Web Design (New Riders), renowned designer and author Andy Clarke set the stage for the development of progressive Web site design using XHTML, CSS and other Web-standards technologies. In this new DVD-ROM video, Andy follows up on the core principles of transcendent CSS, taking you even further along the path to creating beautiful and accessible Web sites using minimal, semantic markup. In
Inspired CSS: Styling for a Beautiful Web, Andy Clarke shows you how to take your design to the next level using typography, microformats, advanced CSS selectors, layout techniques employing floats, positioning, and margins, and CSS3. Throughout the video, Andy demonstrates these concepts using examples from a fictitious Web site he created. Files are included so you can follow along.
With over 2 hours of instruction, you'll discover:
•Proven techniques for creating inspiring designs that use semantic markup and CSS
•The latest advances in Web design, including the emerging CSS3 specification
•Inspiration from leading designers who embrace Web standards in their own work
•Advanced instruction on topics including relative and absolute positioning, attribute selectors and pseudo elements, the multiple column and media query modules in CSS3, and many more
•Mechanisms for binding your style to HTML documents using microformats and CSS selectors
This is a DVD-ROM.
Synopsis
“Andy Clarke has an uncanny ability to make you reconsider what you know and wonder why you hadn’t always done it his way.” — Dave Shea, creator of the CSS Zen Garden
And it’s those uncanny abilities that make this Master Class—one-on-one instruction from Andy Clarke on camera, coupled with his bestselling full-color book containing hundreds more visual examples—the best way to absorb Andy’s amazing techniques and best practices for Web design.
The book and workshop DVD-ROM deliver the ultimate CSS learning experience for intermediate to advanced Web designers looking to create beautiful and accessible designs. Inside you’ll find:
• Proven techniques for creating inspiring designs that use lean, semantic markup and CSS
• Numerous examples that use a visual approach to explain coding techniques
• The latest advances in Web design, including the emerging CSS3 specification
• A new design workflow for building successful prototypes and effective grids that works well for all team members
• Instruction on advanced topics including typography, microformats, advanced CSS selectors, CSS3 modules, and layout techniques that employ floats, positioning, and margins
• Inspiration from leading designers who embrace Web standards in their own work
• Example files included so you can follow along
Total running time: 2 hours, 34 minutes
Table of Contents
Transcending CSS: The Fine Art of Web Design Chapter One: Designing on a Moving Surface
Chapter Two: Visualizing Code
Chapter Three: Design Workflow
Chapter Four: Progressive Enhancement
Appendix I: Recommended resources for continued success