The product of years of writing and even more years of experience, this book does its best to fully and clearly explain the workings of CSS, from obscure properties to the theooretical underpinnings of visual layout.
“While O’Reilly books are almost always good (though sometimes dry and lacking in examples), this book is off the scale in its usefulness and excellence.... Any serious web developer should have this book on their shelf.”
—Robert Pierce
A companion to CSS: The Definitive Guide, this smaller reference contains quick summaries of all the supported properties in CSS3 and beyond, as well as diagrams and rules which illustrate the basics of CSS layout.
“I would definitely recommend that you pick up this book if you are going to be working with CSS in a multi-browser environment (such as external internet sites)... its small footprint makes it much more portable than some of its larger counterparts.”
—Jonathan Goodyear
Whether you’re a designer, developer, content strategist, or anyone who creates user experiences, this book will give you the practical knowledge to test where your designs might fail (before you ship!), vet new features or interactions against more realistic scenarios, and build a business case for making decisions through a lens of kindness.
"In this courageous and compassionate book, full of wisdom and methods not collected anywhere else, Eric and Sara guide us through scenarios previously in the dark."
—Liz Danzico"Anyone who aspires to build global products that people love should read this book now."
—Paul Ford
Smashing CSS takes you well beyond the basics, covering not only the finer points of layout and effects, but introduces you to the future with HTML5 and CSS3. This book is for developers who already have some experience with CSS and JavaScript and are ready for more advanced techniques.
In this introductory work, you'll start with a review of CSS essentials, learn to build effective navigation and page layouts, and then move on to work with typography, colors, backgrounds, and white space. The included CD-ROM is loaded with classroom-proven exercises and QuickTime training videos, and real-world projects take you through the Web page creation process, one step at a time.
"If you are starting out with CSS or know bits and pieces, then this a great book for you. Like working in the real world, the most valuable experience comes from actually doing the work, which is why I suggest using 'Hands On Training.'"
—Faye E. Cragin
In a followup to the popular Eric Meyer on CSS, Eric again walks through the details of 10 full-color projects that help you learn through example rather than theory. Each of the projects is cross-browser compatible in modern browsers and provides you with numerous opportunities to experiment with the concepts presented.
"In addition to walking you through the concepts behind the "how" of what he's doing, Eric effortlessly explains the "why."… With the project-based approach of this book and its predecessor, Eric strikes just the right balance between the two."
— Douglas Bowman
If you've ever wondered how to use CSS in today's browsers to achieve working, interesting, and even artistic effects, this book is for you! This title a carefully developed hands-on-learning method to provide you with 13 full-color projects that help you learn through example rather than theory. Each of the projects is cross-browser compatible in modern browsers and provides you with numerous opportunities to experiment with the concepts presented.
"This book is filled with code, but it's really filled with ideas. Practical ideas that solve problems we all face as working Web designers. Unique ideas that inspire one's own creativity."
— Jeffrey Zeldman
This handy resource gives you programming essentials at your fingertips, including all the new tags and features in CSS 2.0. You'll get concise information on designing and deploying complex style sheets as well as details on browser support.
The articles listed below are archived on this site, and will in some cases be not quite the same as the originally published article. This may be due to editorial changes by the publisher which I have “undone” here, or perhaps due to corrections made by me after the original publication of the article.
A selection of things which I have written just for fun, and have made available here mostly because Kat persuaded me to do so.
Okay, so I really only have three, and they're all about the same subject. They've still collected a decent number of awards, been named as some of the best sites on the Web, and been visited by well over one million readers. (These tutorials are no longer online, sadly.)