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Eric Meyer on CSS: Mastering the Language of Web Design (by Eric A. Meyer)
For modern Web design, CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) is an important technique (d'uh). Yet, as easy as CSS programmatically is, it is not as easy to learn in a structured way than for instance HTML is. I had learned the basics of CSS about one and a half years ago from an online introduction plus many examples and had managed to scrape by without extra knowledge. However, when I wanted to learn professional CSS, it was hard to come by an appropriate online resource that was able to take me where I needed to go. Fortunately, there is a book like that: Eric Meyer on CSS. It is even useful if you're new to CSS.
The best thing about the book is that it is structured into thirteen projects. Each project has a clearly stated goal (e.g. "How to Skin a Menu" or "Multicolumn Layout") and a simple HTML code is presented. Then the stylesheet is gradually built, each step clearly explained in its code, effects, and implications. I cannot remember a book where it was so easy to follow and re-create the various steps on my own. Furthermore, by structuring the book by problems and not by code, it can serve as a useful reference later on. When I had to build a menu once, I simply re-read the appropriate chapter in the book and was ready to create my own (completely different) menu.
Altogether, this book is recommended for anyone interested in learning about Web design coding techniques. I for once couldn't have coded my site without it.
- Book Title: Eric Meyer on CSS: Mastering the Language of Web Design
- Book Author: Eric A. Meyer
- Year of Publication: 2002
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