Pro CSS3 Layout Techniques

Sam Hampton-Smith

ISBN 10: 1430265027 / ISBN 13: 9781430265023

Published by Apress, Apress Apr 2016, 2016

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Neuware - Discover the freshest cutting-edge layout tools found within CSS3 and hone the skills you'll need to create advanced design patterns for websites and apps. The book uses a tutorial-led approach to demonstrate real-world examples of new techniques, while providing an accessible reference guide for subsequent referral.Pro CSS3 Layout Techniques teaches you how to make the most of CSS3's existing specification, including those parts of the specification already widely implemented, as well as the upcoming modules that are still being developed by the W3C. After reading this book you'll be able to confidently develop sophisticated, flexible layouts that aren't possible with CSS2.1.CSS1 allowed designers to separate content from presentation for the first time and CSS2 cemented support for advanced typographical control, but neither specification provided more than rudimentary layout control. CSS3's latest additions allow designers to craft fully responsive, sophisticated layouts without the need for complex scripts or smoke-and-mirror workarounds.CSS3 is still in active development, with browser vendors racing against each other to implement the latest recommendations from the W3C. Pro CSS3 Layout Techniques will help you cut through the waffle and get straight to the heart of what works now, while showing you how to be ready for the future of CSS!What You'll LearnReview major CSS3 layout modules including multi-column, regions, and gridSpeed up your workflow with CSS libraries and frameworksUse libraries, frameworks, and polyfillsOvercome layout challenges of the web Who This Book Is For Web designers and developers.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pro CSS3 Layout Techniques
• Publisher: Apress, Apress Apr 2016
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1430265027
• ISBN 13: 9781430265023
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 254W x 178H x 12D millimeters 254 millimeters width by 178 millimeters height by 12 millimeters depth
• Weight: 395 grams

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Synopsis

Discover the freshest cutting-edge layout tools found within CSS3 and hone the skills you’ll need to create advanced design patterns for websites and apps. The book uses a tutorial-led approach to demonstrate real-world examples of new techniques, while providing an accessible reference guide for subsequent referral. 

Pro CSS3 Layout Techniques teaches you how to make the most of CSS3’s existing specification, including those parts of the specification already widely implemented, as well as the upcoming modules that are still being developed by the W3C. After reading this book you’ll be able to confidently develop sophisticated, flexible layouts that aren't possible with CSS2.1.

CSS1 allowed designers to separate content from presentation for the first time and CSS2 cemented support for advanced typographical control, but neither specification provided more than rudimentary layout control. CSS3’s latest additions allow designers to craft fully responsive, sophisticated layouts without the need for complex scripts or smoke-and-mirror workarounds.

CSS3 is still in active development, with browser vendors racing against each other to implement the latest recommendations from the W3C. Pro CSS3 Layout Techniques will help you cut through the waffle and get straight to the heart of what works now, while showing you how to be ready for the future of CSS!

What You'll Learn

• Review major CSS3 layout modules including multi-column, regions, and grid
  
• Speed up your workflow with CSS libraries and frameworks
• Use libraries, frameworks, and polyfills
  
• Overcome layout challenges of the web

Who This Book Is For

Web designers and developers

About the Author

Sam Hampton-Smith has worked with the web since the mid 1990s, and was an early adopter and proponent for CSS, the semantic web and separation of style and substance. He writes regularly for web and graphic design magazines, has contributed to numerous books, and previously was a visiting lecturer in multimedia design at the University of the Highlands and Islands. Sam loves making music, photography, being a little geeky, and exploring the world. He lives in Scotland with his four children.