Comments on: Bulletproof Web Design

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 08 Jul 2005 20:45:31 +0000

You were supposed to come to that conference with me, Tim. It’s not my fault CityTeam didn’t let you go. =(

Yeah, I have been pretty suprised at how many people still aren’t up on the latest in CSS and web standards. I can understand if older sites can’t convert over right away, but web developers should at least be doing new sites the right way!

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 05 Jul 2005 16:53:02 +0000

The basic syntax of CSS hasn’t changed much (at all?). It’s the methods, tips and tricks that have changed and are changing with web design guru’s around the web constantly tinkering away. The Visual Quickstart Guide will guide you through the basics, and Web Standards Solutions will give you the tips, tricks, and real world solutions to a lot of problems you’ll inevitably come across.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Tue, 05 Jul 2005 16:11:55 +0000

I noticed that DHTML and CSS Visual Quickstart Guide was published in 2001. I was looking about a couple web design books a friend of mine has that were published around the same time and their material when it came to CSS seemed outdated. One stated that while CSS was not the standard and its future was still unsure (some of the browsers didn’t support it) it should be learned because it might be important.

Are you familiar with how mature that book’s approach to CSS is?

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 04 Jul 2005 20:33:50 +0000

I would say more like 99% of the world. Heh. Top 5 CSS Books I would recommend:

Already mentioned above, Web Standards Solutions (if you already have a solid understanding of HTML, I would highly, HIGHLY recommend getting this one.
Already mentioned above, Designing with Web Standards
DHTML and CSS Visual Quickstart Guide - I love this series of learning/tutorial books. Not too in depth, but a good reference tool. A great book for your first buy, since it's cheap and starts from the ground up.
The Zen of CSS Design - To be read while on your computer browsing CSS Zen Garden. More of a designer's inspiration book than a CSS learning tool.
Stylin' With CSS: A Designer's Guide - A really solid guide to CSS.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Mon, 04 Jul 2005 19:13:43 +0000

This post deserves a comment, even if it probably is boring for at least 90% of the world. Do you know of any good CSS books? I told my dad he can borrow that PHP and mySQL book you recommended if he gets a CSS book I can borrow.