Stunning CSS3: A project-based guide to the latest in CSS

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Stunning CSS3: A project-based guide to the latest in CSS Summary:

Publisher: N ew Ri ders Press 2010 | 320 Pages | ISBN: 0321722132 | PDF | 12 MB

CSS3 adds powerful new functionality to the web’s visual style language to help you create beautiful and engaging designs more easily than ever. With CSS3, you can create eye-catching visual effects such as semitransparent backgrounds, gradients, and drop shadows without using images; display text in beautiful, unique, non-web-safe fonts; create animations without Flash; and customize a design to the user’s unique device or screen size without JavaScript. You’ll learn how to accomplish these effects and more by working through a series of practical yet cutting-edge projects. Each chapter walks you through standalone exercises that you can integrate into projects you’re working on, or use as inspiration. You’ll learn all of the most popular, useful, and well-supported CSS3 techniques, plus:

How to use CSS3 to enhance your pages, not just in terms of looks, but also in terms of usability, accessibility, and efficiency

When and how to provide workarounds and fallbacks for older, non-supporting browsers

How to create stunning designs with unique typography and beautiful graphic details

Advanced new selectors to streamline your markup and make it less prone to human errors

New methods for creating multiple-column layouts

How to quickly and easily create mobile-optimized web designs without using scripting.

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