Beginners Guide to 10 Best CSS Books

Aug 29, 2011 by admin    No Comments    Posted under: Design Tutorials, Graphic Design Tips

Learn Cascading Style Sheets using some of the best CSS books available in the market for beginners.

The best and most well-informed way is to grab a CSS book, as you know there is quite a lot to study about Cascading Style Sheets. CSS books work wonders for beginners, and some of them also offer a lot of vital information for experienced CSS designers.

Here is our list of 10 (favorite) popular CSS books out there:

• CSS: The Missing Manual by David Sawyer McFarland

We had fun reading the Missing Manual series as the author had made most of the CSS topics easily understandable by the beginner. The book covers all the fundamentals of CSS styles along with complex stuff like Cascading Style Sheets or CSS layouts. Easy-to-understand details and examples make this CSS book a must for beginners starting out.

• CSS Cookbook by Christopher Schmitt

Trust us, this is an awesome book for learning CSS, however some might not agree to it. If you get to learn a lot by reading this CSS book, nothing can beat the results. The CSS Cookbook talks about making amendments to your web-pages with CSS, instead of targeting on CSS style syntax and properties.

• Teach Yourself CSS in 24 Hours by Kynn Bartlett

Sams Teach Yourself CSS in 24 hours is the book you need to learn CSS swiftly. It has all you require to get the CSS basics right and in no time…

• CSS: The Definitive Guide by Eric Meyer

Well this is the one that we have always recommended about CSS to beginners. CSS: The Definitive Guide is the first book on CSS styles and the only one you need, if you think you can’t afford more than one book. It is not really the best authored book, however with a little bit of work around to understand what’s exactly being taught, you will definitely find it lying on your desk after gaining years of CSS experience.

• Cascading Style Sheets by Example by Steven E. Callihan

This book guides you throughout building CSS documents with the help of on-site scenarios, few easy-to-follow and quite simple steps. Another grand hands on CSS book!

• Core CSS by Keith Schengili-Roberts

Core CSS is an awesome reference manual for different levels of CSS and best for designers who want to understand Cascading Style Sheets from every technical aspect, as it includes information about basic tag references and browser support functioning.

• CSS Mastery by Andy Budd

Also used by CSS experts, it is a lot more than a beginner’s guide. CSS Mastery helps you understand basic level and then take your CSS knowledge to a professional level. By learning CSS styles using this book, you can flourish your career as a web designer.

• CSS: The Designer’s Edge by Molly Holzschlag

This book sets a lot of emphasis on CSS as a colorful and designer’s language. CSS: The Designer’s Edge is a great resource for programming literates, however not really for those who have never worked with programming languages.

• CSS Pocket Reference by Eric Meyer

CSS Pocket Reference is quite well written guide for taking references here and there by Eric Meyer. Having all the fundamentals in a condensed form this reference book might not be perfect for learning CSS.

• CSS for Web Designers Only by Donna L. Baker

This is the CSS book to use as it focuses heavily on the outcome of web-pages after making the code. Beginners will love this book because proper color illustrations let the CSS flourish extensively. Go get it!

What’s your take on finding books that will help beginners in learning CSS?

If you weren’t fascinated by any of the CSS books mentioned above, please let us know what would you suggest to beginners in order to learn and gain knowledge of Cascading Style Sheets?

Finding a good book on CSS can be difficult, share your thoughts and help everyone!!

10 Useful CSS Style Tutorials for Beginners

Aug 28, 2011 by admin    No Comments    Posted under: Design Tutorials, Graphic Design Tips

If you are new to CSS, the beginner’s process of learning this effective coding language can be a little intimidating. Actually, there’s a lot to learn in CSS and tutorials are complex to figure out, at times.

Fortunately there’s plethora of CSS style tutorials which has important resources and information available on the World Wide Web. You can learn anything from the fundamentals of CSS, all the way through to advanced topics. Here is a collection of top 10 useful articles gathered from the most widely read websites for beginners looking to hone CSS styles.

• Specifics on CSS Specificity
• Learn CSS Positioning in Ten Steps
• Resetting Your Styles with CSS Reset
• CSS Shorthand Guide
• Internet Explorer and the CSS box model
• Push Your Web Design into the Future with CSS3
• Sexy Ordered Lists with CSS
• CSS Sprites: What They Are, Why They’re Cool, and How to Use Them
• Using background-image to replace text
• How to Create a CSS Menu Using Image Sprites