Transcending CSS: The Fine Art of Web Design (Voices That Matter)

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As the Web evolves to incorporate new standards and the latest browsers offer new possibilities for creative design, the art of creating Web sites is also changing. Few Web designers are experiences programmers, and as a result, working with semantic markup and CSS can create roadblocks to achieving truly beautiful designs using all the resources available. Add to this the pressures of presenting exceptional design to clients and employers, without compromising efficient workflow, and the challenge deepens for those working in a fast-paced environment. As someone who understands these complexities firsthand, author and designer Andy Clarke offers visual designers a progressive approach to creating artistic, usable, and accessible sites using transcendent CSS.

In this groundbreaking book, you’ll discover how to implement highly original designs through visual demonstrations of the creative possibilities using markup and CSS. You’ll learn to use a new design workflow, build prototypes that work well for designers and all team members, use grids effectively, visualizemarkup, and discover every phase of the transcendent design process, from working with the latest browsers to incorporating CSS3 to collaborating with team members effectively.

Transcending CSS: The Fine Art of Web Design:

Uses a visual approach to help you learn coding techniques

Includes numerous examples of world-class Web sites, photography, and other inspirations that give designers ideas for visualizing their code

Offers early previews of technical advances in new Web browsers and of the emerging CSS3 specification

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Customer Reviews

Rating: - It's all changing now
I bought this book 2 days before Internet Explorer 8 was released. It seemed to be full of maxims that were universal, until I found out that IE8 passes the ACID2 test. To that end, we're going to need a new version of this book.
Rating: - Excellent buy !
After reading many reviews I could not wait to get my hands on THIS BOOK...many people said many different things. But here is what I feel.

I beg to differ with many people who say that this is not a beginners book, well, after reading most parts of the book I can safely say that this would appeal to a beginner, Intermediate and Advanced CSS designers. Infact, I feel many books that "Teach" CSS don't often cover topics about Wireframing and Prototyping, workflow tips etc but Transcending ... Read More
Rating: - Transcending CSS
I had hoped this would give explicit CSS information, but instead the book was based on getting the user to understand the important of using CSS.
Rating: - Very dissapointing start, but improves at the end
I'm the stated target audience for this book - I already have a good working knowledge of CSS. I'm strong technically but weak in graphic design. What I hoped for was some fresh ideas on how to approach design, some examples of good web designs, and discussion of what makes a design visually 'good'. This book was not the right choice for me.

The first 160 pages are repetitive, circular consultant-speak heavily padded with gorgeously reproduced pictures that have nothing to do with web design ... Read More
Rating: - Must have. Period.
Must have book if you work with this stuff. Nothing more to add to what all the other 5 star reviews have said. Andy is at the forefront and cutting edge of how to apply the css and proper code for building a site.