CSS3 is the latest and greatest style sheet specification that, like HTML5, is under development. Its intent is to give web designers more flexibility in their designs. "CSS3 for Web Designers" introduces the basic features of CSS3 and shows us how we can start using it right now, even while gracefully falling back to CSS2 or Javascript solultions for browsers that do not yet support CSS3.Dan Cederholm provides a number of examples of what's new in CSS3 (drop-shadows, rotation, animation(!), and more) and shows how to use these features today in most modern browsers. Since the CSS3 specification is not official yet, most browsers implement their own version of these features, but Dan also shows us how to implement them for each browser specifically in a way that will upgrade gracefully as more CSS3 features are adopted by their CSS3 attribute names. In many cases, he also provides Javascript fallbacks for much older browsers (such as Internet Explorer 6) that will accomplish nearly the same results."CSS3 for Web Designers" is not intended to be a full guide to CSS3. Rather, it serves as an introduction for anyone who hasn't religiously followed the w3c's mailing lists for the past few years. As an introduction to the power of CSS3, this book serves well, and I'd certainly recommend it. I'm not a design person, but I learned a lot and I think I'll get a lot of use out of what I learned. It gives a good overview of CSS3 features that can be used now, even though CSS3 isn't finished yet (as far as I know). It focuses on non-critical aspects of the experience layer so that people using browsers that don't yet support these features won't know that they're missing anything. It's short, to the point, and even funny in a lot of places. Definitely worth checking out.
What do You think about CSS3 For Web Designers (2010)?
Very short book with simple message - "You can use CSS3 today". Bit outdated but still relevant.
—LovingYou
Concis et juste avec ce qu'il faut d'explications. Un bon livre de la série A Book Apart.
—Ai00175
Good for starting CSS3. It is very practical.
—Jamie
Short, to the point, highly worth the time.
—ReadToLove
