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Dan Shafer , Rachel Andrew
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1 May 2006 0975240277 978-0975240274 2
"HTML Utopia: Designing Without Tables Using CSS," 2nd Edition is for web developers looking to create websites using Cascading Style Sheets for layout, which allow for faster page downloads, easier maintenance, faster website redesigns, and better search engine optimization.

"HTML Utopia" covers all aspects of using Cascading Style Sheets in Web Development, and is a must-read for Web Developers designing new sites or upgrading existing ones to use CSS layouts.

This book includes one of the most comprehensive CSS2 references on the market. Jeffrey Zeldman, web design guru and co-founder of the Web Standards Project, says "After reading this book, you will not only understand how to use CSS to emulate old-school, table-driven web layouts, you will be creating websites that would be impossible to design using traditional methods."

The second edition of this popular book includes brand new coverage of Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 1.1, new CSS Solutions, and greatly expanded coverage of popular, cross-browser, CSS layout techniques. From The Back Cover "Now You Too Can Easily Create Modern 'Table-free' Websites Using CSS from scratch"

Rachel Andrew and Dan Shafer's book is a comprehensive guide to learning and applying the principles of CSS to your Website.

This book will teach you how to Write faster loading, dramatically smaller pages Speed up site maintenance by separating the content from the layout Create flexible 3-column designs with ease Write device-independent CSS that will work on everything from a PC to an internet refridgerator Write search engine friendly pages that can actually be understood by search engines Design sites that are standards compliantAccomodate older Web Browsers And much more...



Product details

  • Paperback: 528 pages
  • Publisher: SITEPOINT; 2 edition (1 May 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0975240277
  • ISBN-13: 978-0975240274
  • Product Dimensions: 17.1 x 3.2 x 22.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 490,268 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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HTML Utopia is for anyone who wants to use Cascading Style Sheets for web design and layout.

Using the advice given in this book, designers can hone their sites to support faster web page downloads, easier site maintenance, and quicker re-designs. The second edition of this popular book includes brand new coverage of Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 1.5, new CSS Solutions, and greatly expanded coverage of popular, cross-browser, CSS layout techniques.

About the Author

Dan Shafer is a well-known Web design consultant and pundit. He cut his teeth as the first Webmaster and Director of Technology a Salon.com, then spent almost five years as the Master Builder at CNET’s Builder.com division.

As the host of the annual Builder.com Live! conference in New Orleans, Dan became recognized as a keen observer of the Web design scene. He has designed and built more than 100 Websites and is regarded as an expert in Web user experience design and implementation.

The author of more than 50 previous titles on computers and technology, Dan lives in Monterey, California, with his wife of almost 25 years, Carolyn, and their Shiitzu dog, Albert Einstein. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Too deep Too soon 1 Dec 2011
Format:Paperback
Would have preferred that the book didn't jump right in at the deep end when designing a site. Would have preferred something simple to code and then progressing from there. I found this a bit too heavy going for a beginner in CSS. The example sites and the coding for them are way too complicated. It's like the authors are saying look at what we can do with CSS rather than trying to teach it.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Good starting point 29 Mar 2009
Format:Paperback
This book gave me the core foundation knowledge to kick start my web career. It's by no means comprehensive but it's an ideal starting point for any buddying web designer.

Once you've bought this and mastered the concepts, buy "Transcending CSS" by Andy Clarke.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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It's telling that you have to wait until chapter 8 (entitled "Simple CSS Layout") until you reach the key part most web designers will be after; i.e. how to create multi-column, web standard, layouts without tables. The first part of the book is given over to semantic explanations of what various CSS controls can do -- none of which have anything to do with "designing without tables". It covers fonts, colours, inheritance, and the like; basically nothing very interesting or useful. Most designers, I'm sure, are using these controls already. The worst thing, however, is that the book's two killer bits of info (how to create a 2 and 3 column box-model layout) are embedded inside massively complex examples with pointless and fussy design flourishes. After pain-painstakingly following the chapters through I realised that 98% of the code they were giving you was nothing to do with the box model at all. I've since downloaded the code for this book and reverse-engineered their box model, but I am still ruing the hours of my time this book has wasted. Never has a book failed so spectacularly to live up to its title.
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