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Cascading Style Sheets enable you to rapidly create web designs that can be shared by hundreds of web pages, accelerating development times and centralizing text and layout information for easy editing and updates. Stylin’ with CSS teaches you everything you need to know start using CSS in your web development work, from the basics of markup of your content and styling text, through to creating multi-column page layouts without the use of tables. Learn how to create interface components, such as drop-down menus, navigation links, and animated graphical buttons, using only CSS – no JavaScript required. Discover how to design code that will work on the latest standard-compliant browsers, while working around the quirks of the older browsers. With a mastery of CSS, your web design capabilities will move to a new level, and everything you need to know to get your started and build your skills is right here in this book. You’ll be stylin’ in no time!

About the Author

Charles Wyke-Smith who has been creating Web sites since 1994, and is currently Director of Production at Nacio, a corporate hosting and development company in Novato, California, that focuses on user experience, information architecture, and interface design. He has worked as a Web design consultant for such companies as Wells Fargo, ESPN Videogames, and The University of San Francisco. Wyke-Smith has also taught multimedia and interface design and spoken at many industry conferences.

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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: New Riders Press (May 6, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0321305256
  • ISBN-13: 978-0321305251
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Cheesy Title, but an Awesome CSS Book!, September 12, 2005
By Spencer M. Hall (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews
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When I started browsing Amazon for a CSS book appropriate for a beginner, I was overwhelmed by just how many there are out there! I read all the reviews and such, but could not really determine any major difference between the books or figure out which ones were `better than the others.

I decided that in order to make my decision I was going to have to flip through the books a little myself before purchasing. I took my little list to the local bookstore, gathered all of them up, and plopped down on a couch. I flipped through about 6 different books including Designing with Web Standards, CSS Core, CSS Cookbook, Beginning CSS, both Eric Meyer books, and of course, Stylin' with CSS.

I really didn't expect much from this book, I kind of grabbed it as an afterthought, or "might as well..."
I spent a good hour or so browsing the table of contents, reading bits and pieces of each book to get a feel for the author's style. I have to say I was not impressed with most of these, particularly the Eric Meyer books that so many people seem to swear by. My decision came down to Stylin' With CSS or Designing with Web Standards by Dan Cedarholm.

I chose Stylin' with CSS for several reasons. For one, Charles Wyke-Smith has a great, easy style of writing and explaining the concepts behind the rules of CSS. CSS is not overly difficult, but there is a learning curve and Wyke-Smith breaks it down into plain English. Secondly, the organization of the book is probably the most logical among the CSS books. It is not a reference book, as there are thorough explanations, but it is organized like a reference- by topic, in a sensible order. This makes it not only easy to follow the first time around, but makes it much easier to jump back to as a reference when needed. The quick reference chart in the back also comes in handy, and this book stays next to my computer at all times. Lastly, the page layout of the book is also visually appealing. It's not a picture book, but it doesn't look like a dictionary either. There's just the right amount of helpful images and screenshots, as well as colored text to differentiate code from explanations.

This book is the best that I can recommend for getting started in CSS. I can honestly say that my purchase was the best $20 I've ever spent on web design.
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Learning Resource on CSS, July 13, 2005
By Edmon Begoli (Knoxville, TN United States) - See all my reviews
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If you are a beginner or an intermediate user who wants to learn CSS from the ground up this is simply the best source out there.
I got this book two days ago and I did not stop reading it since.
It is very well written - detailed, funny, interesting and it does not treat you like a CSS dummy, but like someone who has to learn this skills to apply it in practice.

Its use of visuals, step-by-step examples and supporting tips is excellent.

If you are looking to learn CSS styling, specially for business applications - buy this book. I also liked "Eric Myer on CSS" book, but that one was more design oriented, and less pedagogical.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Helpful and easy, September 2, 2005
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Stylin' has easy to understand examples, and gets straight to the point. If anyone wants to learn CSS, in an easy and none confusing way, I really recommend this book. Unlike other books I read on the subject, books that tend to overwhelm the reader with un-necessities, Stylin' gets to the heart of what's important and provides examples of how to do the design.

I originally pursued this book because I wanted to learn how to design web pages without using tables, and this book has helped me tremendously. It's a starter book, not an advanced. But after reading, you'll be designing web pages properly using cascading style sheets for presentation, and XHTML for content.
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5.0 out of 5 stars This book is excellent.
I was a web designer from the mid-90's through 2005. I shifted to marketing around the time that CSS really became prominent. Read more
Published 1 month ago by E. Cannaday

5.0 out of 5 stars The best CSS book I've read so far.
The title for this review says it all. Until I bought this book, I thought CSS In Easy Steps by Mike McGrath, was the best for understanding selectors and page layouts. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for CSS beginners
After purchasing several CSS books that were either too hard to follow or didn't cover what I was looking for (basic layout for multi-column sites).. Read more
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I am a better coder by following the methodology in this book.

A few years ago I was one of the harried site developers embedding all style characteristics in the... Read more
Published 5 months ago by James May

5.0 out of 5 stars Well organised, well written
Many software books seem to be written by creating a table of contents, then adding details, and more details.

Wyke-Smith doesn't write like that at all. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Author understands how to teach -- not just the subject matter
I've never read a better book on programming. The author hasn't forgotten that his readers know a whole lot less than he does. Read more
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