Tip
One: The
Zen of CSS Web Design.
 Zen
Garden is a remarkable website started in 2003 to demonstrate the
power of designing web pages using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
rather than relying on frames and tables to define a web page's
structure.
The
hundreds of design variations displayed on this site all use an
identical HTML file -- with talented designers contributing unique
style sheets that control the look of that single page.
http://csszengarden.com/
This
site will be a little confusing (maybe overwhelming) for designers
who don't do much with HTML. But if you are a web designer, this
site can be an inspiration to start exploring what is possible with
CSS. For those so inspired, we offer up two great books to get you
started:
 #1:
The
Zen of CSS Design. This is more inspirational than
"how to". Showcases 36 examples from the Zen Garden site
with a look at the design process and tools used.
#2:
Stylin'
with CSS: A Designer's Guide. Here is your "how
to" book. Great tutorials and explanations to get started in
building CSS-based websites now.
[Source:
CreativeTechs' Jasson Lewellen provided the original recommendation
for this site. We'll talk a little bit about CSS at Craig Swanson's
free seminar "Blog Your Portfolio" this Thursday at the
School of Visual Concepts (see details and link at the bottom of
this email).]
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