Transcending CSS (book)
The web has changed, and so has the art of creating web sites. Few visual designers are natural programmers, and as a result, visualizing how to work with markup, CSS and a range of programmatic techniques to create beautiful design is difficult. So how do creative designers learn to be artistic yet functional? With Transcending CSS: The Fine Art of Web Design.
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Reviews
This is one of the best design books around for the web designer who wants to use good code to create attractive and usable web sites. It is one of the few that does a good, no, excellent job of integrating modern HTML and CSS with good design principles. The examples represent the state of the art in CSS practices and are well paced and very well described. But more than offering some coding tricks, this book teaches solid visual design concepts and good professional workflow practices. Read the book carefully and follow the examples and you will be a better web designer.
Michael McKee
I never found a CSS book before that really explains from a designer's perspective their view of design. I hope you get as much out of this book as I know I will. A great buy and a must buy.
Frank Stepanski
This is the kind of book I love to discover. The last time I got so excited by a book on CSS was when I read Jeffrey Zeldman's Design with Web Standards back in 2003. Andy Clarke is capable of bridging the gap between aesthetic beauty and rock solid technology and explain it all to you in simple words, through understandable concepts. He has a great sense of humour. This book will not only guide you through modern web design concepts, it will inspire you.
David Roessli
Andy Clarke's Transcending CSS is the first book on CSS that successfully marries the artistic and technical skills that are the heart of modern web design. This book is also an engaging read, as Andy's wit and energy shines through his writing.
Adrienne Rice Adams
Transcending CSS by Andy Clarke literally `transcends' other CSS books that I have read. This book is designed beautifully from front cover to back.
Nate Klaiber
This is no ordinary book on CSS. This book was written for the artist within who wants to build a stunningly gorgeous website. The book contains a fusion of visual art and style sheet technology and makes them work together to create masterpieces on the net.
James Pyles