UPDATE: The winner of this giveaway is #9, Jenn!
Long, long ago in 2001, I had a 4 year old, a 2 year old, a newborn, and a barely budding web design business. Having graduated from design school in 1995, when web design was barely even heard of, I never “formally” learned web design.
There were many books, forums, trials and errors (I mean many…trials and errors), late nights, coffee, and bald spots from pulling out clumps of hair. I’m here to tell you that if you really want to teach yourself how to do something, you can…and in the world of web design and graphics, it’s easier now than it’s ever been.
Leaning HTML, PHP, CSS and the like really is like learning a foreign language. At first it’s, well, foreign. But when you really immerse yourself and use it in everyday situations, you start to become more and more fluent in that language.
One of the “languages” I use on a daily basis in my work is CSS, which stands for Cascading Style Sheets (that name clears it right up, doesn’t it?). In a plain-English nut-shell explanation, its what makes a website pretty.
Because programming languages are like everything else in technology, there is new stuff to learn every time there’s an update. So I guess you can say that I’m always learning.
A great resource I discovered recently is Peter Gasston’s book, The Book of CSS3, published by No Starch Press. For being so robust and full of valuable information, Gasston approaches this often dry, uninteresting topic in a no nonsense, easy to grasp way. Because the world of browser compatibility changes seemingly daily, there is a companion website to give up to the minute examples and information. If you’re in the market for a good old fashion book to delve into the latest version of CSS, I’d definitely recommend checking out Gasston’s book.
Win It! Would you like the chance to win a copy of The Book of CSS3 for yourself? One lucky reader will be randomly chosen to receive a copy of this great resource. Giveaway ends Friday, June 24 at 11:59 p.m. PST.
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