The Art and Science of CSS [ILLUSTRATED]
CSS-based design doesn 't need to be boring. The Art & Science of CSS brings together a talented collection of designers who will show you how to take the building blocks of your web site's design (such as headings, navigation, forms, and more) and bring them to life with fully standards-compliant CSS. This full color book helps you to design web sites that not only work well across all browsers, are easy to maintain, and are highly accessible, but are also visually stunning.# Create truly attention-grabbing headings.
# Discover multiple ways to present images effectively.
# Use background images to give your site zest.
# Build usable and attractive navigation.
# Design forms that are stylish and functional.
# Learn how to break away from the square box clich ©.
# Create funky tables.
# And lots more
About the Author
Cameron Adams has been adding to the Internet for over seven years and now runs his own design and development business: www.themaininblue.com. He likes to combine the aesthetic with the technological on his Weblog, which contains equal parts of JavaScript, design and CSS. Jina Bolton, Interactive Designer, holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Computer Arts and Graphic Design fom Memphis College of Art. In addition to being featured in CSS Professional Style and Web Designing magazine, Jina consults for variuos agencies and organizations including the World Wide Web Consortium. She enjoys traveling, is learning Italian, and considers herself a shushi-enthusiast. David Johnson is one of those evil .NET developers from Melbourne, Australia. He is the senior developer at Lemonade (http://www.lemonade.com.au), and his role includes C# programming, database design using SQL Server, and front-end development using XHTML and CSS. He makes up for his evil deeds by being a firm believer in web standards and accessibility, and forcing .NET to abide by these rules. His favorite candy is Sherbies. Steve Smith is the lead Web developer with the University of Notre Dame Web Group, and believes in "finding joy in small steps" when it comes to advocating web standards. Jonathan Snook has been involved in the web since '95, and is lucky to be able to call his hobby a career. He worked in wb agencies for over six years and has worked with high profile clients in government, the private sector, and non-profit organizations. Jonathan Snook currently runs his own web development business from Ottawa, Canada and continues to write about what he loves on his blog at Snook.ca.
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Make a Joomla Template in 5 Easy Steps
A fantastic 91 page e-book detailing in 5 easy steps how to create your own Joomla template. Written for complete beginners and needing no expensive software or graphic design knowledge the e-book shows you how to create a Joomla template.This guide is for absolute beginners, duffers, people like you and me who have no design training but need to get a design that looks good enough to unleash upon the world.
It’s not about graphics, because trust me layout, clarity and usability are much more important.
So, you don’t need to learn any graphics for this to work. If you have just installed Joomla, taken a look at the templates and thought ‘nothing quite right for me here’ then this book should help.
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The PHP Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks & Hacks
The PHP Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks & Hacks, 2nd Edition is a collection of powerful PHP 5 solutions to the most common programming problems.Featuring best-practice code and a commonsense approach to development, this book includes coverage of:
# Manage errors gracefully.
# Build functional forms, tables, and SEO-friendly URLs.
# Reduce load time with client- and server-side caching.
# Produce and utilize web services with XML.
# Secure your site using access control systems.
# Easily work with files, emails, and images.
# And much more
The question and answer format will allow you to to quickly find and reference any of the 101 solutions, saving you hours of Internet research or painful trial & error.
About the Author
Ben Balbo was born in Germany, grew up in the UK, lives in Melbourne, and likes Guinness. While he isn't drinking Guinness (which is most of the time in Melbourne, as it just doesn't taste the same), he earns a living as a PHP developer and trainer, security consultant, and Open Source developer. He has been known to talk in public about web development-related topics, which comes as part of the package of being on the committees of both the Melbourne PHP User Group and Open Source Developers' Club. Although he wouldn't admit this, he participates at this level only in order to go to restaurants or pubs after the meetings. Harry Fuecks is a technical writer, programmer, and system engineer. He has worked in corporate IT since 1994, having completed a Bachelor's degree in Physics. He first came across PHP in 1999, while putting together a small Intranet. Today, he's the lead developer of a corporate Extranet, where PHP plays an important role in delivering a unified platform for numerous back office systems. Davey Shafik is a full time PHP Developer with many year of experience in PHP and related technologies. An avid magazine writer and book author, Davey keeps his mind sharp by trying to tackle problems from a unique perspective. Ligaya Turmelle is a full-time goddess, occasional PHP programmer, and obsessive world traveler. Actively involved with the PHP community as a founding Principal of phpwomen.org, administrator at codewalkers.com, roving reporter for the Developer Zone on Zend.com, and PHP blogger and long-time busybody of #phpc on freenode, she hopes to one day actually meet the people she talks to. When not sitting at her computer staring at the screen, Ligaya can usually be found either playing golf, scuba diving, snorkeling, kayaking, hiking, or just playing with the dogs outside. Ligaya Turmelle is a Zend Certified Engineer. Matthew Weier O'Phinney is a full-time father of two and spends his free time developing in PHP. He is a PEAR developer, core contributor to Zend Framework, and all-around PHP 5 proponent-though PHP 6 cannot come soon enough for him.
# Manage errors gracefully.
# Build functional forms, tables, and SEO-friendly URLs.
# Reduce load time with client- and server-side caching.
# Produce and utilize web services with XML.
# Secure your site using access control systems.
# Easily work with files, emails, and images.
# And much more
The question and answer format will allow you to to quickly find and reference any of the 101 solutions, saving you hours of Internet research or painful trial & error.
About the Author
Ben Balbo was born in Germany, grew up in the UK, lives in Melbourne, and likes Guinness. While he isn't drinking Guinness (which is most of the time in Melbourne, as it just doesn't taste the same), he earns a living as a PHP developer and trainer, security consultant, and Open Source developer. He has been known to talk in public about web development-related topics, which comes as part of the package of being on the committees of both the Melbourne PHP User Group and Open Source Developers' Club. Although he wouldn't admit this, he participates at this level only in order to go to restaurants or pubs after the meetings. Harry Fuecks is a technical writer, programmer, and system engineer. He has worked in corporate IT since 1994, having completed a Bachelor's degree in Physics. He first came across PHP in 1999, while putting together a small Intranet. Today, he's the lead developer of a corporate Extranet, where PHP plays an important role in delivering a unified platform for numerous back office systems. Davey Shafik is a full time PHP Developer with many year of experience in PHP and related technologies. An avid magazine writer and book author, Davey keeps his mind sharp by trying to tackle problems from a unique perspective. Ligaya Turmelle is a full-time goddess, occasional PHP programmer, and obsessive world traveler. Actively involved with the PHP community as a founding Principal of phpwomen.org, administrator at codewalkers.com, roving reporter for the Developer Zone on Zend.com, and PHP blogger and long-time busybody of #phpc on freenode, she hopes to one day actually meet the people she talks to. When not sitting at her computer staring at the screen, Ligaya can usually be found either playing golf, scuba diving, snorkeling, kayaking, hiking, or just playing with the dogs outside. Ligaya Turmelle is a Zend Certified Engineer. Matthew Weier O'Phinney is a full-time father of two and spends his free time developing in PHP. He is a PEAR developer, core contributor to Zend Framework, and all-around PHP 5 proponent-though PHP 6 cannot come soon enough for him.
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The CSS Anthology:101 Essential Tips, Tricks, and Hacks
A practical guide on CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) for professionals and novices, that can be used both as a tutorial and read cover-to-cover or as a handy and practical reference book to common problems, solutions and effects. The Question and Answer format makes it easy for readers to solve their problems and learn more about common pitfalls and workarounds. CSS has been growing steadily in its adoption as a technology. CSS gives the developer complete control over how an HTML page looks without using cumbersome HTML tags- truly separating content from presentation. Many major organizations have been adopting CSS technology e.g. www.wired.com.Download
CSS Web Design For Dummies
Book Description* Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a Web markup standard that allows Web designers to define the appearance and position of a Web page using special dynamic effects
* This book is the perfect beginner reference, showing those new to CSS how to design Web pages and implement numerous useful CSS effects available
* Seasoned For Dummies author Richard Mansfield explains how CSS can streamline and speed up Web development
* Explains how to take control of the many elements in a Web page, integrate CSS into new or existing sites, choose the best coding techniques, and execute advanced visual effects such as transitions
* U Features a special discussion on browser incompatibility issues involving CSS and how to solve potential problems
* This book is the perfect beginner reference, showing those new to CSS how to design Web pages and implement numerous useful CSS effects available
* Seasoned For Dummies author Richard Mansfield explains how CSS can streamline and speed up Web development
* Explains how to take control of the many elements in a Web page, integrate CSS into new or existing sites, choose the best coding techniques, and execute advanced visual effects such as transitions
* U Features a special discussion on browser incompatibility issues involving CSS and how to solve potential problems
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Sams Teach Yourself CSS in 10 Minutes
Book Description
The short, focused lessons presented in Sams Teach Yourself CSS in 10 Minutes will help you quickly understand cascading style sheets (CSS) and how to immediately apply it to your work. Author Russ Weakley is a well-respected member of the CSS community and is known for his ability to make complicated concepts easy-to-understand for even inexperienced CSS users. With this book, you will cover the essentials for standards compliant techniques that are supported by the most common browsers. Once you master the basics, Weakley will also take you inside positioning, troubleshooting CSS, and handling common CSS bugs. Sams Teach Yourself CSS in 10 Minutes is the ultimate quick learning tool and handy desk reference guide to CSS.
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