links - more info

Video tutorials

• CSS Tricks videos http://css-tricks.com/video-screencasts/ Great website of CSS code. Screencasts as well as text rticles. CSS Tricks : 2008

beautiful code

• 10 Great Tips for Writing Better And More Comprehensive CSS http://spyrestudios.com/10-great-tips-for-writing-better-and-more-comprehensive-css/ Very good principles for organising your code. Unfortunately he doesn't give examples. You could view the stylesheet of this page for one example :) GrindSmart Media - SpyreStudios : August 2010
• Staying organized http://stopdesign.com/archive/2005/03/04/staying-organized.html How he keeps organized — his desk, his computer, his projects, his CSS. Douglas Bowman - StopDesign : March 2005
• What Beautiful HTML Code Looks Like http://css-tricks.com/what-beautiful-html-code-looks-like/ Short and sweet: A beautiful graphic, with bullet-point explanations. Great discussion in the many comments if you want to go deeper. Download the graphic as PNG to keep, PSD to alter yourself, and also get the code used in the graphic. Also can get the graphic here on TG. Thank you Chris Coyier! Chris Coyier - CSS Tricks : November 2009

css2 - specs

• Specs - Cascading Style Sheets, Level 2 http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2 W3C : 2007
• Specs - Cascading Style Sheets, Level 2 Revision 1 (Working Draft) http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/ W3C : 2007

css - future

• Father of CSS plans for Web publishing future http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20019705-264.html "There is important work left to be done for layout," Håkon Wium Lie, who is also Opera's chief technology officer, said in an interview here. The new CSS3 under development now can handle multi-column text arrangements, "but you couldn't replicate a printed newspaper in CSS." Roger Johansson : October 2010

css - specifications and standards

• Developing with Web Standards http://www.456bereastreet.com/lab/developing_with_web_standards/full/ "This document explains how and why using web standards will let you build websites in a way that saves time and money for the developer and provides a better experience for the visitor. Also discussed are other methods, guidelines and best practices that will help produce high-quality websites that are accessible to as many as possible." Stephen Shankland - CNet : August 2006
• Web Standards Group http://webstandardsgroup.org/ " The Web Standards Group is for web designers & developers who are interested in web standards (HTML, XHTML, XML, CSS, XSLT etc.) and best practices (accessible sites using valid and semantically correct code). We aim to: * Provide web developers and designers with a forum to discuss issues and share knowledge (via our discussion list and regular meetings) * Provide web standards information and assistance to developers * Promote "web standards" within the development community" Web Standards Group : 2006
• Web Standards Project http://webstandards.org/ "The Web Standards Project is a grassroots coalition fighting for standards which ensure simple, affordable access to web technologies for all." Web Standards Project : 2006

design

• 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
• Dave Shea http://www.stuffandnonsense.co.uk many things about cool design with css Dave Shea : 2007
• 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
• 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

frameworks

• CSS Frameworks: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly   http://www.onextrapixel.com/2010/09/14/css-frameworks-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/ A CSS framework is pre-built stylesheet(s), and maybe javascript, with basic styles, fixes for IE, etc. A framework will take time to learn, and you need to know just as much about CSS to know which one to use and how to use it. This article explains more about frameworks, and describes some popular ones. Kayla Knight - One Extra Pixel : September 2010
• Less Framework 2   http://lessframework.com/ (This is *not* LESS the CSS extender.) Yet another CSS framework. "A CSS framework for cross-device layouts." Uses inline CSS3 media-queries to switch between three layouts. Useful to see how the code is done; can set options and see code change. Less Framework : September 2010

performance (speed)

• Different CSS techniques and their performance http://screwlewse.com/2010/08/different-css-techniques-and-their-performance/ Testing performance of CSS techniques, such as using double classes, using ID selectors, etc. Dave Gregory - ScrewLewse : August 2010

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
• CSS Creator http://www.csscreator.com "A Cascading Style Sheet learning resource for web developers and designers. Give and receive tips and advice on CSS and website creation." News, forums, articles, links : 2007
• CSS Style Guide http://www.nypl.org/styleguide/css/guidelines.html Introduction to CSS NotLimitedNYC : Mar 2002
• MeyerWeb http://www.meyerweb.com/ "The reigning king of CSS, Eric Meyer, publishes his tests, tricks, and tutorials here." Eric Meyer : 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
• 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

validators and optimizers

• CSS Tidy http://csstidy.sourceforge.net/ "CSSTidy is an open source CSS parser and optimiser. It is available as executeable file (available for Windows, Linux and OSX)" CSS Tidy : 2010
• Validate your stylesheet at w3.org http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/validator-uri.html Validate webpage or stylesheet through the web W3C : 2007

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