Learning CSS?
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- Groks
Hey all,
I'm a graphic designer and have been doing online work for about 10 years now. I've always had other people around to code my work, and though I know the limitations of HTML and how to design within them, I've never really learned how to code my own page.
It's about time I remedy that. Can any of you suggest a good resource to get me started? I mean from the basics on up. I know A list apart and other resources are great for intermediate skilled coders, but I really need to start with the basics. Preferably in graduated step by step format.
Any suggestions?
- Dancer0
Do you know the structure of HTML?
- flashbender0
lynda.com is very good.
or here are some others you may find useful:
http://www.cameronmoll.com/archi…
- vnmbr0
You will soon grow to hate all versions of Internet Explorer when you are troubleshooting your designs.
- jaylarson0
CSS Mastery by Andy Budd:
http://www.cssmastery.com/
- 7point340
remember css is really simple to learn... its the cross-browser hacks and the javascript fixes that make it complicated... the basics of CSS1 and CSS2 should take you no time at all to pick up. and of course practice makes perfect
- Jaline0
If you know HTML, it'll be easier. It took me a year or two to learn and I still don't know many things. I still don't remember how I learned HTML and CSS on my own. Pretty sure I didn't know the difference between the two until after I was using them frequently.
- i used css poorly for years... until i actually read about it and was like "OH" that's how you do it7point34
- Groks0
Thanks guys, lots here to get me started. Really appreciate the input!
- ismith0
Don't do it!!!
But if you do, http://www.htmldog.com/
- 7point340
i'm bookmarking this thread the next time some miserable cunt gets on here and starts bitching about how everyone on here is too sarcastic and legitimate questions go unanswered...
- Wolfboy0
Have a look at this site, it is a great jump off point for various types of coding.
Really good step by step tutorials that open up the code for you to take it on afterwards and do more complex things.
- jimzyk0
so many tutorials, so little time....
they all seem like good references though! godspeed
- slappy0
I had learnt bad habbits from working things out myself so in the end I got work to send me on a CSS course which I found on the adobe site. They are kind of expensive (3 days 1k) but it sorted me out and gave me confidence with my html/css skills. If you want to just get the knowledge quickly with no fuss its a good way to go.
- 1pxsolid0
Woah... no one mentioned Dan Cederholm of http://simplebits.com/
The way he writes his books makes it super easy to pick up the foundations.
- airey0
i've been pretty unimpressed with the sitepoint books so i'd recommend against them, as far as best practice css etc. other people may disagree though.
- WeLoveNoise0
linda.com tutorials
it taught me to a good standard and was i'm shit with programming
- YAYPaul0
Also a good resource.
http://www.alvit.de/handbook/
- monoboy0
Don't forget Eric.
http://meyerweb.com/eric/css/
- colorcubic0
surprised that no one has mentioned alistapart.com