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Why use CSS?

In future web browsers will be using CSS, and will not recognize tags such as <font> and <center>
There are many nice things you can do in CSS (borders, background image, fine-tune spacing between elements, ...)
Also, when using CSS, your code will be easier to maintain, and be more searchable.

Who decides what CSS does?

The W3C Consortium at w3.org is the home of CSS and creates the standards for it. W3C is made up of many companies and organisations around the world.

Who invented CSS?

Håkon Wium Lie was the founder of CSS in the 1990s. He worked with Web creator Tim Berners-Lee at CERN, and is now chief technology officer for Opera (the browser).

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Basic tutorials

CSS Tutorial http://www.html.net/tutorials/css/introduction.asp clear, and the right stuff html.net : html.net
HTMLSource : HTML Tutorials: Stylesheets http://www.yourhtmlsource.com/stylesheets/ "Cascading Style Sheets are now the standard way to define the presentation of your HTML pages, from fonts and colours to the complete layout of a page. They are much more efficient than using HTML on every page to define the look of your site. CSS is becoming a more important language to know every day, so the sooner you have a grip on this most elegant of presentational languages, the better." Ross Shannon : 2009
Introduction to CSS http://www.webdesignfromscratch.com/html-css/introduction-to-css.php How CSS works, with examples. Web Design from Scratch : 2009
The four methods of adding CSS to HTML http://matthewjamestaylor.com/blog/adding-css-to-html-with-link-embed-inline-and-import And they are: 1. link to separate file, 2. embed in the html head, 3. add inline to a tag, 4. import css file from within css. October 2009 : Matthew James Taylor

Basics - more

CSS FAQ http://www.hwg.org/resources/faqs/cssFAQ.html useful frequently asked questions, explaining terms, and practical how-tos Håkon Wium Lie and Bert Bos : 2006
CSS Lounge http://www.csslounge.co.uk/ "Aimed at all levels of web developers, from people interested in starting a personal website to established web developers. There are basic articles discussing the use of semantic mark-up and the separation of presentation. There is information about web accessibility, helping you get started as well as fix more complex issues. And finally, gain hands experience on examples and tutorials in the workshop section." CSS Lounge : 2006
CSS Tutorials and Discussion http://www.spoono.com/csst/ clear and useful. Spoono : 2006
Google HTML, CSS, and JavaScript from the ground up - videos http://code.google.com/edu/submissions/html-css-javascript/ The basics of what they are, and how they all work together. Google : 2010
Tutorial at 4webhelp http://www.4webhelp.net/tutorials/css/basics.php Very good introduction, with explanation of why to use CSS. Tara : 2004
Using CSS http://www.webdesignfromscratch.com/html-css/css.php All CSS tutorials, and links to more good sites. Web Design from Scratch : 2009

Video tutorials

#58: HTML & CSS – The VERY Basics - Video http://css-tricks.com/video-screencasts/58-html-css-the-very-basics/ "The VERY basics of what HTML and CSS is, for the absolute beginner. HTML and CSS files are, quite literally, just text files. ..." CSS Tricks : 2009
CSS Tricks videos http://css-tricks.com/video-screencasts/ Great website of CSS code. Screencasts as well as text rticles. CSS Tricks : 2010
Google HTML, CSS, and JavaScript from the ground up http://code.google.com/edu/submissions/html-css-javascript/ The basics of what they are, and how they all work together. Google : 2010

design

CSS Layouts http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=CssLayouts "With CSS level 2, it is possible (and preferred) to lay out webpages purely using CSS. In the past, authors used TableDesign to lay out pages, but this has significant disadvantages." Showcases, positioning, float, columns, footers, ... CSS Discuss : 2004
Zen Garden http://www.csszengarden.com/ "A demonstration of what can be accomplished visually through CSS-based design. Select any style sheet from the list to load it into the page. Download the sample html file and css file." CSS Zen Garden : 2006

references

Cheatsheets for colors, fonts, usability, SEO, browser compatiblity http://spyrestudios.com/mega-collection-of-cheatsheets-for-designer-developers/#colorfontsseo Links to useful online cheatsheets and references, with screenshots. Spyre Studios : June 2010
CSS Cheatsheets http://spyrestudios.com/mega-collection-of-cheatsheets-for-designer-developers/#css Links to useful online cheatsheets and references, with screenshots. Spyre Studios : June 2010
CSS Reference at SitePoint http://reference.sitepoint.com/css Excellent reference for all CSS. SitePoint : 2009

resources

/CSS/ - a guide for the unglued http://www.thenoodleincident.com/tutorials/css/ "This is not a complete resource, this is a fast resource. These are the sites that I refer to first, and that I tell people to read. When you want more, just about all of them have their own links to good sites." Owen Briggs : 2003
A List Apart http://www.alistapart.com/ "Source for articles on CSS and other web design matters. Their all-star contributing writers are authorities in all matters of web design" A List Part : 2007
CSS Style Guide http://www.nypl.org/styleguide/css/guidelines.html Introduction to CSS NotLimitedNYC : Mar 2002
Mezzoblue http://www.mezzoblue.com/ "This is the personal site of Dave Shea, the creator and cultivator of the famous CSS Zen Garden" Dave Shea : 2007
SimpleBits http://www.simplebits.com/ "The personal and professional site of Dan Cederholm, a prominent web designer and the author of Web Standards Solutions." Dan Cederholm : 2007
SitePoint http://www.sitepoint.com/ The best website for everything about html and css, as well as web programming, searchability, and more. SitePoint : 2009
Stopdesign http://www.stopdesign.com/ "Doug Bowman is one of the top dogs in standards-based web design. His site offers useful tutorials and commentary on designing with CSS." Doug Bowman : 2007
The WellStyled Workshop http://www.wellstyled.com/ "Welcome to the CSS and web design workshop, the WellStyled Workshop. Enjoy all CSS, HTML or Javascript techniques, tricks and hacks." This is a really good site. Excellent explanations of tricky stuff with css and html, plus an online "Color Scheme Generator" Petr Stanicek : 2006

validators

Evaluating web sites with the Firefox Web Developer Toolbar http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue44/lauke/ "A quick outline of how Mozilla Firefox and the Web Developer Toolbar can help with " checking your website. Patrick H. Lauke : 2005
Mozilla Firefox for rapid web development and testing http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue42/lauke/ "A quick look at Firefox points out useful features and extensions for Web developers." Patrick H. Lauke : 2005
Validate your stylesheet at w3.org http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/validator-uri.html through the web gen : 0

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