Cascading Style Sheets - Separating contents from presentation

Welcome to Cascading Style Sheets: Separating Content from Presentation, the essential companion for any designer wanting to learn more about Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).

CSS is one of the trio of core client-side web technologies: HTML for markup, JavaScript for dynamism, and CSS for style. CSS is a powerful tool for managing and presenting HTML data on your website, ensuring that you'll never again have to incorporate misused tags or hack your way to a great web page. The separation of content from presentation through CSS enables you to structure and change the entire design of a site by simply updating a single stylesheet. This ultimately makes life easier for web designers and streamlines workflow.

Whereas many other CSS books take the form of a dry technical reference, only this book creatively delivers the information in the acclaimed friends of ED designer to designer™ style. After a brief but essential introduction to some of the theory behind CSS, you'll learn the core syntax, including rule structure and attaching CSS to markup. The lessons continue with the essential elements of CSS-typography, box models, and cross-browser techniques-giving you the necessary skill set, along with plenty of inspiration, to create your own incredible CSS-based projects with your newfound knowledge.