April 2008
Intermediate
2h 19m
English
Overview
In
Transcending CSS: The Fine Art Of Web
Design(New Riders), renowned designer and author Andy
Clarke set the stage for the development of progressive Web site
design using XHTML, CSS and other Web-standards technologies. In
this new video, Andy follows up on the core principles of
transcendent CSS, taking you even further along the path to
creating beautiful and accessible Web sites using minimal, semantic
markup. In
Inspired CSS: Styling for a Beautiful Web,Andy
Clarke shows you how to take your design to the next level using
typography, microformats, advanced CSS selectors, layout techniques
employing floats, positioning, and margins, and CSS3. Throughout
the video, Andy demonstrates these concepts using examples from a
fictitious Web site he created. Files are included so you can
follow along.
Within three hours of instruction, you will discover:
•Proven techniques for creating inspiring designs that use semantic
markup and CSS
•The latest advances in Web design, including the emerging CSS3
specification
•Inspiration from leading designers who embrace Web standards in
their own work
•Advanced instruction on topics including relative and absolute
positioning, attribute selectors and pseudo elements, the multiple
column and media query modules in CSS3, and many more
•Mechanisms for binding your style to HTML documents using
microformats and CSS selectors
Contents:
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Early Inspirational Designs
Section 3: Principles of Transcending CSS
Section 4: Meaningful Markup
Section 5: Microformats
Section 6: Advanced CSS Selectors
Section 7a: CSS Layout Techniques
Floats
Section 7b: CSS Layout Techniques
Margins
Section 7c: CSS Layout Techniques
Relative Positioning
Section 7d: CSS Layout Techniques
Absolute Positioning
Section 8: Typography
Section 9a: CSS3 Introduction
Section 9b: CSS3
Backgrounds and Borders
Section 9c: CSS3
Multiple Columns
Section 9d: CSS3
Media Queries
Section 10: Conclusion
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