Beginning CSS: Cascading Style Sheets for Web Design

EBook Description: Completely updated material and new examples show you what CSS can do With the latest versions of Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer, and other browsers released, CSS is more essential than ever. This beginner guide demonstrates how cascading style sheets can be used to define styles to items in Web pages, rather than format each item individually. Each lesson in this full-color book has been methodically revised to be more concise and efficient, making your learning experience as productive as possible. Covers the latest in CSS, including the new features of Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, and Google Chrome Reviews the vast improvements to mobile browsers and how CSS can work with them Provides helpful examples and walks you through real-world solutions to common hurdles Discusses embedded fonts, compatibility tables, and cross-browser bug scenarios Beginning CSS, Third Edition gets you completely up to date so that you can start using CSS in the newest Web and mobile browsers today!

The World WideWeb is continually becoming more complex in sophistication. To get attention and be credible, your site has to have professional-quality graphics. It needs to be usable and give your visitors an interactive and compelling experience. For professional graphic designers and Web site architects, it?s a golden age, because there?s so much work to do and the standards are so high.Those who aren?t artists, programmers, or designers are left wondering how to achieveall of those cool effects: how to make their Web sites user-friendly and eye-catching while maintaining Web standards. Microsoft?s suite of graphics and design tools, collectively called Expression Studio, provides a terrific option for anyone who wants to create high-quality graphics,Web presentations, or user interfaces.This book serves as an introduction to using Expression Studio to create Web sites, graphics, and presentations, and to organize and edit media files. You?ll learn how to use the Expression Studio programs individually, and you?ll also learn how easy it is to export files and projects from one application to another

HTML5 and Responsive Web Design (2011)

Master classes on Think Vitamin Membership
HTML5 Mobile Web Applications
Learn how to build a mobile HTML5 web app that will work across multiple devices, from start to finish. We'll be covering canvas, localStorage and video and all the code is downloadable for you to use.
Responsive Web Design
Responsive Web Design is a fresh take on a growing problem. In this course, you'll learn how to make a design work across the ever widening spectrum of screen resolutions.

Contents
HTML5 Mobile Web Applications

1. HTML5 Mobile UI:

In this first Master Class in the HTML5 Mobile Web Application series, we take a look at the final project, organize our development environment, and then begin work on the Mobile UI.

Introduction 4:21
Requirements: Part 1 5:40
Requirements: Part 2 - 6:15
Development Tools - 4:31
Documentation - 4:51
Downloading Libraries - 5:33
Setting up the Page - 9:41
UI Components: Part 1 - 6:04
UI Components: Part 2 - 10:23
Forms: Part 1 - 7:24
Forms: Part 2 - 11:19

2. HTML5 Mobile javascript:

In this second Master Class in the series on HTML5 Mobile Web Applications, we continue to build our HTML5 mobile note taking application and learn how to utilize Backbone.js to manage the data in our application.

Introduction to Backbone and Models - 20:27
Creating the Form View - 16:10
Backbone Collections - 16:29
Creating List Views - 27:19
Handling Data Updates - 7:20
Creating Dynamic Pages - 15:23
Sorting Collections - 5:22

Responsive Web Design

1. Mockups for Responsive Design:

Learn how to wireframe and design websites that work across multiple devices and screen resolutions. We'll cover everything you need to know in order to create low fidelity and high fidelity mockups for responsive designs.

Introduction - 8:47
Low Fi Mockup - 9:31
Photoshop: Part 1 - 19:19
Photoshop: Part 2 - 23:14

2. Fluid Grids:

Learn how to create fluid grid layouts using percentage based widths. We'll go over everything you need to know to extract fluid grid calculations from high fidelity mockups.

Introduction and HTML - 20:18
Getting Started with Fluid Grids - 20:36
The Video Container - 12:15
Call to Action and Quotes - 12:58
Finishing Up - 12:24

3. Fundamentals:

Introduction - 5:02
Media Queries - 6:35
Design Basics: Part 1 - 7:03
Design Basics: Part 2 - 7:00

4. Mobile:

Context - 6:04
Touch Devices: Part 1 - 8:20
Touch Devices: Part 2 - 6:14
Touch Devices: Part 3 - 6:26

Templates and Flash - Web Design P1 2011

FlashDen Templates Mega-Pack - a huge collection of web templates (. Html,. Css) with flash animation (. Flv,. Swf) for web designers. All templates contain the source code and *. psd in separate layers. The kit also you will find: Image & Video Viewers, Animations, Menus & Buttons, Preloaders, Utilities, etc.

Professional Web Design

The articles are the best about professional Web design that have been published on Smashing Magazine in 2010 and 2011. They have been carefully edited and prepared for this eBook.
Some screenshots and links were removed to make the book easier to read and print out.

Table of Contents
In more than 280 pages, you will read articles about:

Design for Delight (The Current State of Web Design)
Keypress Navigation (The Current State of Web Design)
Print Design Influence (The Current State of Web Design)
Horizontalism (The Current State of Web Design)
Real Life Metaphors (Web Design Trends)
Subtle Interactivity (Web Design Trends)
Context Sensitive Navigation (Web Design Trends)
Rapid CSS3 Adaptation (Web Design Trends)
Responsive Web Design: What It Is and How to Use It
A Showcase Of Responsive Web Design
Persuasion Triggers in Web Design
Why We Should Start Using CSS3 and HTML5 Today
HTML5: The Facts And The Myths
The User Is The Anonymous Web Designer
The Design Matrix: A Powerful Tool for Guiding Client Input
A Design Is Only As Deep As It Is Usable
Web Designers, Dont Do It Alone
Why Design By Committee Should Die
Design Better and Faster with Rapid Prototyping
When a Thousand Words Is Worth a Picture

01.Professional Web Design

This book presents guidelines for professional Web development, including communicating with clients, creating a road map to a successful portfolio, rules for professional networking and tips on designing user interfaces for business Web applications.
The book shares expert advice, and it also helps you learn how to respond effectively to design criticism, use storytelling for a better user experience and apply color theory to your professional designs.

Table of Contents
In the more than 260 pages, you will read articles about:

Harsh Truths About Corporate Websites
Portfolio Design Study: Design Patterns
Creating A Successful Online Portfolio
Better User Experience With Storytelling
Designing User Interfaces For Business Web Applications
Progressive Enhancement And Standards Do Not Limit Web Design
Color Theory for Professional Designers
Is John The Client Dense or Are You Failing Him?
How To Identify and Deal With Different Types Of Clients
How To Respond Effectively To Design Criticism
Web Designers Guide to Professional Networking
Group Interview: Expert Advice For Students and Young Web Designers

HTML5 and Responsive Web Design

Master classes on Think Vitamin Membership

HTML5 Mobile Web Applications

Learn how to build a mobile HTML5 web app that will work across multiple devices, from start to finish. We'll be covering canvas, localStorage and video and all the code is downloadable for you to use.

Responsive Web Design

Responsive Web Design is a fresh take on a growing problem. In this course, you'll learn how to make a design work across the ever widening spectrum of screen resolutions.

Contents
HTML5 Mobile Web Applications

1. HTML5 Mobile UI:

In this first Master Class in the HTML5 Mobile Web Application series, we take a look at the final project, organize our development environment, and then begin work on the Mobile UI.

HTML5 and Responsive Web Design (2011)

HTML5 Mobile Web Applications
Learn how to build a mobile HTML5 web app that will work across multiple devices, from start to finish. We'll be covering canvas, localStorage and video and all the code is downloadable for you to use.
Responsive Web Design
Responsive Web Design is a fresh take on a growing problem. In this course, you'll learn how to make a design work across the ever widening spectrum of screen resolutions.

Handcrafted CSS: More Bulletproof Web Design

There�s a real connection between craftsmanship and Web design. That�s the theme running through Handcrafted CSS: More Bulletproof Web Design, by bestselling author Dan Cederholm, with a chapter contributed by renowned Web designer and developer Ethan Marcotte. This book explores CSS3 that works in today�s browsers, and you�ll be convinced that now�s the time to start experimenting with it.

Whether you�re a Web designer, project manager, or a graphic designer wanting to learn more about the fluidity that�s required when designing for the Web, you�ll discover the tools to create the most flexible, reliable, and bulletproof Web designs. And you�ll finally be able to persuade your clients to adopt innovative and effective techniques that make everyone�s life easier while improving the end user�s experience. This book�s seven chapters deconstruct various aspects of a case-study Web site for the Tugboat Coffee Company, focusing on aspects that make it bulletproof and demonstrate progressive enrichment techniques over more traditional labor-intensive methods.

Web Design for ROI: Turning Browsers

Your web site is a business�design it like one.

Billions of dollars in spending decisions are influenced by web sites. So why aren�t businesses laser-focused on designing their sites to maximize their Return on Investment (ROI)?

Web design can do more than make a site look good�it can be a powerful strategic weapon that enhances financial returns and creates competitive advantage.

It�s time to make web sites accountable. It�s time to make design decisions based on metrics and business goals. It�s time for Web Design for ROI.

Handcrafted CSS More Bulletproof Web Design

Theres
a real connection between craftsmanship and Web design. Thats the theme
running through Handcrafted CSS: More Bulletproof Web Design, by
bestselling author Dan Cederholm, with a chapter contributed by renowned
Web designer and developer Ethan Marcotte.
Theres a real connection
between craftsmanship and Web design. Thats the theme running through
Handcrafted CSS: More Bulletproof Web Design, by bestselling author Dan
Cederholm, with a chapter contributed by renowned Web designer and
develoThis book explores CSS3 that works in todays browsers, and youll
be convinced that nows the time to start experimenting with it.

Whether
youre a Web designer, project manager, or a graphic designer wanting to
learn more about the fluidity thats required when designing for the
Web, youll discover the tools to create the most flexible, reliable, and
bulletproof Web designs. And youll finally be able to persuade your
clients to adopt innovative and effective techniques that make everyones
life easier while improving the end users experience. This books seven
chapters deconstruct various aspects of a case study Web site for the
Tugboat Coffee Company, focusing on aspects that make it bulletproof and
demonstrate progressive enrichment techniques over more traditional
labor intensive methods. per Ethan Marcotte.

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