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CSS Mastery: Advanced Web Standards Solutions 60485th Edition
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- ISBN-101590596145
- ISBN-13978-1590596142
- Edition60485th
- PublisherFriends of Ed
- Publication dateJanuary 1, 2006
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions7.5 x 1 x 8.75 inches
- Print length280 pages
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- Publisher : Friends of Ed
- Publication date : January 1, 2006
- Edition : 60485th
- Language : English
- Print length : 280 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1590596145
- ISBN-13 : 978-1590596142
- Item Weight : 1.2 pounds
- Dimensions : 7.5 x 1 x 8.75 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #5,317,532 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #5,148 in Web Design (Books)
- #30,029 in Computer Science (Books)
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About the authors
In October 2006 I started Erskine Design - based in Nottingham, UK - that grew to become an eight-strong team of creative web designers and developers who are afraid of nothing. Some people say we're one of the best agencies out there, and our clients include major magazines, government stuff, software companies - and polar explorers.
Moons ago, I was a successful visual artist, and I founded an independent arts org and annual arts festival, putting my degree to some use at least. Then I caught the interwebs bug.
As lead web developer at Agenzia from 2002 to 2006, I worked on numerous web projects for major record labels (such as Poptones, Universal) and bands (including The Libertines, Dirty Pretty Things, Beta Band), visual artists and illustrators (Jon Burgerman, Paddy Hartley, Lucy Orta, NOW Festival), businesses, community, and voluntary sector orgs, passionately ensuring everything was accessible and complied with current web standards.
I also write books about CSS, XHTML and web standards for US publishers Apress and Friends Of ED. I do a bit of public speaking here and there, and will generally do anything for a biscuit and cup of tea, but prefer hard cash.
I have lived in many cities, including London and Reykjavik, but have now settled back in my beloved Nottingham, where the grass is green and the girls are pretty. I also drive a 31 year old car, and have a stupid cat called Bearface.
Andy Budd is a designer turned investor, advisor, and coach. For many years he ran Clearleft, an award-winning design consultancy that pioneered the field of user experience design in the U.K. During this time he helped clients like Just Eat, Farfetch, Rapha, Funding Circle, Mozilla, Virgin Atlantic, Penguin Books, and Burberry make the most of their digital experience. Andy sold Clearleft in 2020 and joined Seedcamp—one of the most successful and best-known early stage venture funds in Europe—as a venture partner. As well as helping source and review new investments, Andy uses his knowledge of Sales-, Marketing-, and Product-Led Growth to help portfolio companies prepare for Series A and beyond. His latest book—The Growth Equation—was born out of that experience: witnessing all the things startups get right (and occasionally get wrong) about early stage growth.
In addition to working for Seedcamp, Andy advises a small number of founders on the concepts found in his book. He also runs a syndicate of design and product angels who love nothing more than supporting Design- and Product-Led founders. In his spare time Andy—a former dive instructor and “shark wrangler”—loves exploring underground cave systems and tropical atolls. As a recently qualified pilot, when he’s not under the water he can be found soaring over the Sussex countryside in a rented Cessna 172.
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Customers find this CSS book to be an outstanding reference guide for experienced designers, with practical content that goes beyond theory by providing examples of how to apply CSS. The book is easy to read and clearly written, with one customer noting its comprehensive coverage of table styling. They appreciate its value for money, browser compatibility, and hacking content, with one review highlighting how it teaches developers to work around known browser bugs.
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Customers find this book to be an outstanding reference guide for experienced designers, with practical content that goes beyond theory by providing examples of how to apply CSS.
"...only read a couple of chapters of the book, but it has already been very helpful. The first chapter alone was worth it for me...." Read more
"I found this book to be really helpful, mainly because of its clarity and simplicity...." Read more
"CSS Mastery is one of the best advanced CSS books I have read in a while...." Read more
"This is a decent book on advanced CSS, although there is more coverage given to CSS basics than I would have thought...." Read more
Customers find the book easy to read and clearly written.
"...While the book is an easy read, it seems targeted to the more advanced CSS developer...." Read more
"...most browsers once IE7 comes out, and yet it is well structured and well written, in a way that keeps the reader interested throughout most..." Read more
"...This book is relatively small (254 pages, including index) and easy to read. But more importantly, it's clearly written...." Read more
"...However, with this book. Andy Budd lends an authoritative, straightforward and experienced voice to the elements, quirks and challenges that you'll..." Read more
Customers appreciate the book's design content, with one customer noting it includes a chapter on table styling, while another mentions it provides diagrams and smart solutions for developing future workflow methods.
"...tips that Andy gave on structuring, planning, organizing and maintaining stylesheets. I learned so much from only 25 pages...." Read more
"...(multiple list styles, image usage, navigation methods to name only a few)...." Read more
"...In a couple of days I was up and running creating some pretty cool front-end designs...plus, the advice in this book matched almost all the advice..." Read more
"...Its very well written and very nicely laid out, and yet it's the content that is king here!..." Read more
Customers find the book worth buying, with one mentioning it's particularly suitable for intermediate users.
"...The first chapter alone was worth it for me. I went back and rewrote the code for a site that I have been working on...." Read more
"...what you'd find at the regular bookstore and you'll definitely get your $20 worth." Read more
"Andy Budd's new book 'CSS Mastery' is a real gem! I'm only half way through and can barely put it down...." Read more
"...possible aspect of designing with CSS that it makes the perfect intermediate book...." Read more
Customers appreciate the book's coverage of browser compatibility, with one customer noting it provides workarounds for various browsers, while another mentions it teaches how to work around known browser bugs.
"...Andy goes through each aspect - and gives you several options to achieve different tasks...." Read more
"...advanced topics like hack management and teaches frontend developers to work around known browser bugs...." Read more
"...This book goes through all the styles in CSS 2.0, all the browser differences (although it does need to be updated to include IE 7), and gives..." Read more
"...The book also covers cross-browser issues - the most common problem that web developers will encounter." Read more
Customers appreciate the hacking content in the book, with one customer highlighting its comprehensive coverage of advanced topics including hack management.
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"...Andy Budd walks you through hacks, filters, test cases... and more...." Read more
"...book does have good sections on commenting your markup, application of filters & hacks & troubleshooting your designs." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2006Last week, I bought CSS Mastery. I have been working with CSS for page layout for about 3 years. The first year was mainly learning through tutorials from Macromedia and trial and error. I also spent time away working on fund raising for my ministry role with Campus Crusade for Christ. About a year ago I implemented my first site using CSS and XHTML for layout. Since then, I have done about 5 more designs including several my personal blog. I would consider my CSS knowledge and experience as intermediate. So I was excited to get this book and improve my skills.
And I have not been disappointed. I have only read a couple of chapters of the book, but it has already been very helpful. The first chapter alone was worth it for me. I went back and rewrote the code for a site that I have been working on. Because I had a better grasp of some foundational principles, I was able to implement better coding which cut down on the amount of code and needless div tags. I appreciated all the tips that Andy gave on structuring, planning, organizing and maintaining stylesheets. I learned so much from only 25 pages. And I was able to immediately implement what I learned.
This morning I read the second chapter on the visual formatting model (box model and positioning) while waiting for new tires to be installed on my car. I was restless with ideas as I gained a better grasp on these foundational concepts. I can't wait to start using this knowledge to build better layouts and implement better solutions. I just barely got into the next chapter on background images and image replacement. My mouth is watering with anticipation of what I am going to learn next. I can't wait to learn more and using it in practice.
This is the most practical book on CSS that I have read or looked at. I have tried to work through some others books that are mostly exercises. I gain some insights here and there. But this book has taught me so much and really filled in my foundational knowledge so that I can take my CSS to the next level. This is going to be one of the books that stays on my shelf for quick reference.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2007There are just so many positive things that I have to say about this book I'm not quite sure where to begin. First, I really wish I came across this book last year when I began learning about designing Websites with standards based CSS and HTML.
In that time, I spent countless hours on all kinds of different reference and CSS group sites reading articles and copying suggested fixes and CSS solutions. I accumulated a dozen authoritative links, some with handfuls of links themselves, to reference CSS solutions, fixes to particular quirks and of course hacks and filters. However, amidst the sea of information you still really end up experimenting yourself to determine the particular merit of one solution to another... all of which adds up to a pretty high learning curve which is why some experienced veteran designers still use tables to some extent for layouts.
However, with this book. Andy Budd lends an authoritative, straightforward and experienced voice to the elements, quirks and challenges that you'll face as a CSS designer. Plus he steps you through the solutions without weighing you down with unnecessary technical discussions and jargon. Here is a problem, here is a damn good solution. Some other reviewers have gone more indepth about this book and many suggest only intermediate level designers should use it but even as a beginner you should have this in your collection.
Else, you'll find yourself like me in hindsight wishing you had it a long time ago.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2007I found this book to be really helpful, mainly because of its clarity and simplicity. I've yet to do the 2 Case Studies included, but I intend to because reading this book has shown me that you can only master this information by doing it. Andy Budd, Simon Collison, et al, do a great job of giving you good examples to implement.
While this book has not (nor any other source, so far) answered all of my questions in one fell swoop, it has given me a much clearer overall understanding of what I'm dealing with, allowing me to come up with better questions and strategies for solving problems that come up in making a web page work across popular browsers. I highly recommend it.
- Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2006CSS Mastery is one of the best advanced CSS books I have read in a while. Andy Budd does an incredible job of articulating the different aspects of CSS. From basic positioning to advanced layout and `tricks.'
The book's style is a very easy read, packed full of great code snippets and screenshots. Andy goes through each aspect - and gives you several options to achieve different tasks. So, while some may prefer method A, he also covers methods B, and C. This gives a designer a great arsenal of tools to get the job done. While showing the different methods, he also goes into detail about the positive or negative effects of using one method over another (such as image replacement).
While the book is an easy read, it seems targeted to the more advanced CSS developer. Each chapter seems to build on the previous, giving you a strong foundation to work with. By the end of the book, you are ready and itching to dive in and create something elaborate. In fact, the last 2 chapters are case studies by Cameron Moll and Simon Collison - and they only fuel the fire to get started right away. Their case studies present fictional businesses and websites, demonstrating many of the techniques covered throughout the book. This gives you a hands on visual to play with and tweak, and help you get a better understanding of different nuances of CSS.
If you work with CSS everyday then this book is a MUST have. I find myself using it for reference as I learn new techniques.
Top reviews from other countries
- SnowboardQuebecReviewed in Canada on January 15, 2019
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for web masters
If you need to learn CSS in a quick and easy way, get this book. Easy to read and good examples.
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Squire ManReviewed in France on July 15, 2007
5.0 out of 5 stars Tout simplement un MUST...
Ce livre n'est pas à proprement parler un livre pour apprendre le CSS.
Sa lecture suppose que vous connaissiez déjà les rudiments du CSS.
Par contre il regorge d'astuces pour vous expliquer comment mettre en oeuvre le CSS, ce que font rarement les ouvrages trop généralistes.
Une large part du livre traite des Bugs d'interprétation des browsers actuels (bonnet d'âne pour Microsoft Internet Explorer).
Concernant les errata, le livre que j'ai reçu en juillet 2007 a été corrigé par l'éditeur (heureusement car beaucoup d'erreurs s'étaient glissées dans le code).
Il est idéal, à mon avis de poursuivre la lecture de ce livre par "Web Standards Creativity: Innovations in Web Design With XHTML, CSS, And DOM Scripting" (toujours chez le même éditeur) avec des exemples de sites réels.....
- Mr. K. AkramReviewed in the United Kingdom on October 29, 2007
5.0 out of 5 stars Has the information I needed at my fingertips
I needed to quickly create a horizontal menu from a list - just cut and pasted the code from the examples. Worked perfectly.
Then I needed a centered design with a two column layout. Took me 15 minutes from start to finish by reading the chapter on layouts.
This book is superb. It has saved me hours of faffing around with divs and has helped me eliminate tables from my layouts. Superb. Read with Transcending CSS.
Read this book, master CSS, make your sites XHTML compliant and render fast. Its worth the effort to separate structure from design. Took me a while to get my head around it - but it all makes sense now.
- Supratim PaulReviewed in India on July 12, 2018
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Good
- King Yip YungReviewed in Canada on April 18, 2017
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice and fast
Nice and fast