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Transcending CSS:

the fine art of web design
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New Riders, 2007 - Computers - 371 pages
As the Web evolves to incorporate new standards and the latest browsers offer new possibilities for creative design, the art of creating Web sites is also changing. Few Web designers are experienced programmers, and as a result, working with semantic markup and CSS can create roadblocks to achieving truly beautiful designs using all the resources available. Add to this the pressures of presenting exceptional design to clients and employers, without compromising efficient workflow, and the challenge deepens for those working in a fast-paced environment. As someone who understands these complexities firsthand, author and designer Andy Clarke offers visual designers a progressive approach to creating artistic, usable, and accessible sites using transcendent CSS.
In this groundbreaking book, you'll discover how to implement highly original designs through visual demonstrations of the creative possibilities using markup and CSS. You'll learn to use a new design workflow, build prototypes that work well for designers and all team members, use grids effectively, visualize markup, and discover every phase of the transcendent design process, from working with the latest browsers to incorporating CSS3 to collaborating with team members effectively, and much more.

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Great book if you are interested in more advanced CSS techniques such as: * the use of relative positioning and negative margins * how to apply the golden ratio * grid concepts and the use of grids and the golden ratio within grid segments Read full review

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About the author (2007)

Andy is an internationally sought-after speaker, designer and consultant. He is creative director of Stuff and Nonsense (www.malarkey.co.uk), a design agency focusing on creative, accessible web. Andy is passionate about design and passionate about Web Standards, often bridging the gap between design and code.
He regularly trains designers and developers in the creative applications of Web Standards. He writes about aspects of design and popular culture on his personal web site, And All That Malarkey (www.stuffandnonsense.co.uk.) Soon to be released is his first book, \"Transcending CSS: The Fine Art of Web Design.\"

Dave Shea is the creator and cultivator of the highly influential CSS Zen Garden Web site (www.csszengarden.com). As well as being a member of the Web Standards Project, Dave is the owner and director of Bright Creative, and he writes about all things Web for his daily weblog, mezzoblue.com. With over 6 years of experience working on the Web, Dave is a leader of the new generation of Web designers that believe in responsible Web design.

An author, instructor, and Web designer, Molly E. Holzschlag has written over 27 books related to Web design and development. She's been coined "one of the greatest digerati" and deemed one of the Top 25 Most Influential Women on the Web. There is little doubt that in the world of Web design and development, Molly is one of the most fun and vibrant Web characters around. As a steering committee member for the Web Standards Project (WaSP), Molly works along with a group of other dedicated Web developers and designers to promote W3C recommendations. For more about Molly, check out www.molly.com.

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TitleTranscending CSS: the fine art of web design
Voices that matter
AuthorsAndy Clarke, Molly E. Holzschlag
EditorMolly E. Holzschlag
Editionillustrated
PublisherNew Riders, 2007
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized7 Dec 2007
ISBN0321410971, 9780321410979
Length371 pages
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Cascading style sheets
Computer graphics
Computers / Digital Media / Desktop Publishing
Computers / General
Computers / Programming Languages / HTML
Computers / Web / Page Design
Computers / Web / Site Design
Electronic books
Web publishing
Web site development
Web sites
Web sites - Design
Web sites/ Design/ Handbooks, manuals, etc
  
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