eBook - ePub

CSS in Depth

Name: CSS in Depth
ISBN: 9781638355861

Keith Grant,

472 pages
English
ePUB (mobile friendly)
Available on iOS & Android

eBook - ePub

CSS in Depth

Keith Grant,

About this book

Summary CSS in Depth exposes you to a world of CSS techniques that range from clever to mind-blowing. This instantly useful book is packed with creative examples and powerful best practices that will sharpen your technical skills and inspire your sense of design.Foreword by Chris Coyier, Cofounder of CodePen.Dig even deeper into the secrets of CSS with our video course CSS in Depth in Motion, available exclusively at Manning.com (www.manning.com/livevideo/css-in-depth-?in-motion)!Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the Technology Some websites really pop. They look great, they're visually consistent, and they feel interactive and responsive. You can bet their developers knew CSS in depth. CSS specifies everything from the structural layout of page elements to their individual look and feel. True masters know the patterns of CSS development, the techniques to implement them, and the subtle touches that result in beautiful typography, fluid transitions, and balanced graphics. Join them! About the Book CSS in Depth exposes you to a world of CSS techniques that range from clever to mind-blowing. This instantly useful book is packed with creative examples and powerful best practices that will sharpen your technical skills and inspire your sense of design. You'll gain new insights into familiar features like floats and units, and experiment with emerging ideas like responsive design and pattern libraries. Bottom line: this book will make you a better web designer and your apps will look fantastic! What's Inside

Avoid common CSS pitfalls
Master misunderstood concepts
Use flexbox and grid layout
Responsive designs for any device
Code for reuse and maintainability

About the Reader Written for web developers who know the basics of CSS and HTML. About the Author Keith J. Grant is a senior web developer who builds and maintains web applications and websites, including The New York Stock Exchange site. Table of Contents

PART 1 - REVIEWING THE FUNDAMENTALS

Cascade, specificity, and inheritance
Working with relative units
Mastering the box model

PART 2 - MASTERING LAYOUT

Making sense of floats
Flexbox
Grid layout
Positioning and stacking contexts
Responsive design

PART 3 - CSS AT SCALE

Modular CSS
Pattern libraries

PART 4 - ADVANCED TOPICS

Backgrounds, shadows, and blend modes
Contrast, color, and spacing
Typography
Transitions
Transforms
Animations

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