Handcrafted CSS: More Bulletproof Web Design

A follow-on title to the authors best-selling book: Bulletproof Web Design, Second Edition Leading-edge CSS book that reveals whats possible with CSS3 now Author teaches at conferences worldwide and is the author of the best-selling book Bulletproof Web Design, also by New Riders Practical and progressive CSS techniques for the intermediate to advanced web designer presented in an approachable style. This is a different kind of CSS book. It takes the approach that theres a real connection between craftsmanship and Web design. Handcrafted CSS gives frustrated Web designers the ammo they need to convince their clients and bosses to adopt innovative and effective CSS3 techniques that make their lives easier while improving the end users experience. This book offers designers a transitional approach that teaches them when its OK to push the envelope a bit, how best to do it, and when not to. The books seven chapters deconstruct various aspects of a case-study Web site, focusing on aspects that make it bulletproof and demonstrate progressive enrichment techniques over more traditional labor-intensive methods. Subjects include building for unanticipated future use; progressively enriching designs using CSS3 properties that work today; the magic and flexibility of using RGB color with an alpha channel; modular float management, crafting flexible frameworks; fluid layouts using grid-based design principles; and craftsmanship details on typography, jQuery, and shifting backgrounds.