By Rachel Andrew
May 2007
Publisher: SitePoint
Pages: 400
ISBN 10: 0-9758419-8-X |
ISBN 13: 9780975841983
(Average of 1 Customer Reviews)
A practical guide on CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) for professionals and novices, that can be used both as a tutorial and read cover-to-cover, or as a handy and practical reference book to common problems, solutions and effects. The 2nd edition is now full-color throughout and is completely updated and revised with the latest tips & tricks covering everything from CSS layouts to rounded corners and tabbed navigation systems.
Full Description
It's the most complete question-and-answer book on CSS, with over 100 tutorials that'll show you how to gain more control over the appearance of your web page, create sophisticated Web page navigation controls, design for today's alternative browsing devices including phones and screen readers, and much more.
The CSS code used to create each of the components is available for download and guaranteed to be simple, efficient and cross-browser compatible.
This book will show you how to:
The CSS Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks & Hacks is ideal for Web designers who would like to add sparkle to their existing designs, as well as newcomers who want to become true CSS masters.
The book can be read cover to cover, or referred to like a cookbook with 101 different recipies for your Website. It's written in an easy-to-follow, consistent format that's well illustrated with plenty of full color screenshots and code examples, providing quick visual cues.
What the Reviewers say:
"This is likely the best book we've seen for extending the power of cascading style sheets... The book is an outstanding example of how a code-based, technical manual should be designed and presented... Anyone who uses CSS can benefit from this impressive volume." - The Kleper Report
"If you are looking for a practical, hands-on question-and-answer book The CSS Antghology is highly recommended. It is well designed in every respect: visually pleasing, content is well organised, and it is very well written." - PC Update
"Rachel Andrew has done people like me a huge favor by writing this revision... This is another book that I will not only use to expand my personal web development skills, but will be one that I expect I will refer to frequently as I venture further into more complex web page creation." - TCM Reviews
Featured customer reviews
Definitely a good resource, May 31 2008
Read the review here:
http://elug.ca/reviews/the_css_anthology.shtml (http://elug.ca/reviews/the_css_anthology.shtml)
This book is set up along the same lines as O'Reilly's Cookbook series or
their Hacks series: A recipe format - How do I ...? And a working
solution. It is the second edition, but since I haven't seen the first, I
don't know what changes and, hopefully, improvements have been made.
I like that it is easy to find a problem and solution I can implement
right away. Although most people may not want to read the book from cover
to cover, there's nothing about the format and layout that would be an
obstacle. I find that it's best for simply finding a solution.
I don't like that I found at least one solution that involved Javascript
rather than straight CSS, when I know there is a CSS-only solution. Not
serious, I suppose. After all, you can't expect a single book to give you
all the answers, and it doesn't hurt to have choices.
It's the first book that I actually found a straight forward method of
using CSS for layout (instead of tables). Other books just said it could
or should be done, but never went into enough detail.
In addition to the basics, there are helpful tips for navigation, tables,
forms, cross-browser stuff, as well as accessibility considerations.
Definitely a good resource for my bookshelf.
Media reviews
"There were a number of great web design and web business books out this year, but none really quite matched the real utility of Rachel Andrew's practical guide on CSS. While it's not a step-by-step technical training manual, it can be used both as a tutorial and read cover-to-cover or as a handy and practical reference book to common problems, solutions and effects...With this book, web designers can truly separate content from presentation."
-- The Designer's Bookshelf
"If you're looking for a practical, hands-on question-and-answer book The CSS Anthology is highly recommended. It is well designed in every respect, visually pleasing content is well organized, and very well written"
-- Major Keary, Book News
Read all reviews
Got a Question?
"There were a number of great web design and web business books out this year, but none really quite matched the real utility of Rachel Andrew's practical guide on CSS."
--
