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Pro CSS Techniques
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Pro CSS Techniques is the ultimate CSS book for the modern web developer.
If you’ve already got web design and development basics under your belt,
but want to take your knowledge to the next level and unleash the full power
of CSS in your web sites, then this is the book for you. It is a collection
of proven CSS techniques that you can use daily to get the most out of the time
you spend on your projects, from start to finish.
Every topic is presented in an informative tutorial style, with each point
backed up by several real-world examples and case studies. The authors cover
all the essential areas of CSS development, like browser support (including
IE7), hacks and filters, code management, advanced layouts and styling, typography,
and much more. CSS levels 1, 2, and 3 are given a full treatment. The book also
includes several reference sections that allow you to look up details quickly
and easily.
The book aims to help you in four areas: maintainability, compatibility, reusability,
and practicality. You’ll be able to keep your code organized and easy
to maintain, avoiding browser issues before they crop up (or hacking around
them when absolutely necessary). You’ll learn to get the most out of your
styles with inheritance, and by using techniques you can build on. And you’ll
learn to use what works in the real world, without getting too caught up in
ideals, because you can always optimize later.
About the Authors
Jeff Croft is a web and graphic designer focused on web standards–based
development who lives and works Lawrence, KS. As the senior designer at World
Online, Jeff works on such award-winning standards-based sites as Lawrence.com
and ljworld.com. Jeff also runs a popular blog and personal site at jeffcroft.com,
where he writes about many topics, including modern web and graphic design.
In addition to his work with World Online, Jeff has also worked at two major
universities in an effort to bring web standards to the education sector, and
completed many freelance and contract jobs for varying clients.
When he’s not hunched over a computer, Jeff enjoys photography, music,
film, television, and a good night out on the town.
Ian Lloyd runs Accessify.com, a site dedicated to promoting web accessibility
and providing tools for web developers. His personal site ‘Blog Standard
Stuff‘, ironically, has nothing to do with standards for blogs (it’s
a play on words), although there is an occasional standards-related gem to be
found there.
Ian works full-time for Nationwide Building Society where he tries his hardest
to influence standards-based design ("to varying degrees!"). He is a member
of the Web Standards Project, contributing to the Accessibility Task Force.
Web standards and accessibility aside, he enjoys writing about his trips abroad
and recently took a ‘year out’ from work and all things web (but
then ended up writing more in his year off than he ever has). He finds most
of his time being taken up by a demanding old lady (relax, it’s only his
old Volkswagen camper van).
Ian recently wrote his first book for SitePoint entitled ‘Build Your
First Web Site the Right Way with HTML and CSS‘ (in which he teaches web
standards-based design to the complete beginner).
Dan Rubin spends his days blending music, design, typography and web
standards with the sunny beaches of South Florida. From vocal coaching and performing
to graphic design and (almost literally) everything in between, Dan does his
best to spread his talent as thin and as far as he possibly can while still
leaving time for a good cup of tea and the occasional nap.
His passion for all things creative and artistic isn't a solely selfish endeavor
either—you don't have to hang around too long before you'll find him waxing
educational about a cappella jazz and barbershop harmony (his design of roundersquartet.com
is just one example of these two worlds colliding), interface design, usability,
web standards, graphic design in general, and which typeface was on the bus
that just drove by.
In addition to his contributions to sites including Blogger, the CSS Zen Garden,
and Microsoft's ASP.net portal, Dan is a contributing author of Cascading Style
Sheets: Separating Content from Presentation (2nd Edition, friends of ED, 2003),
a technical reviewer for Beginning CSS Web Development (Apress, 2006), coauthor
of Web Standards Creativity (friends of ED, 2007), writes about web standards,
design and life in general on his blog, superfluousbanter.org, publishes podcasts
on livefromthe101.com, and his professional work can be found at his agency's
site, webgraph.com.
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