by Andy Clarke | Publisher: New Riders | Release Date: April 2008 | ISBN: 9780321563767

In Transcending CSS: The Fine Art Of Web Design(New Riders), renowned designer and author Andy Clarke set the stage for the development of progressive Web site design using XHTML, CSS and other Web-standards technologies. In this new video, Andy follows up on the core principles of transcendent CSS, taking you even further along the path to creating beautiful and accessible Web sites using minimal, semantic markup. In Inspired CSS: Styling for a Beautiful Web,Andy Clarke shows you how to take your design to the next level using typography, microformats, advanced CSS selectors, layout techniques employing floats, positioning, and margins, and CSS3. Throughout the video, Andy demonstrates these concepts using examples from a fictitious Web site he created. Files are included so you can follow along. Within three hours of instruction, you will discover: •Proven techniques for creating inspiring designs that use semantic markup and CSS •The latest advances in Web design, including the emerging CSS3 specification •Inspiration from leading designers who embrace Web standards in their own work •Advanced instruction on topics including relative and absolute positioning, attribute selectors and pseudo elements, the multiple column and media query modules in CSS3, and many more •Mechanisms for binding your style to HTML documents using microformats and CSS selectors Contents: Section 1: Introduction Section 2: Early Inspirational Designs Section 3: Principles of Transcending CSS Section 4: Meaningful Markup Section 5: Microformats Section 6: Advanced CSS Selectors Section 7a: CSS Layout Techniques Floats Section 7b: CSS Layout Techniques Margins Section 7c: CSS Layout Techniques Relative Positioning Section 7d: CSS Layout Techniques Absolute Positioning Section 8: Typography Section 9a: CSS3 Introduction Section 9b: CSS3 Backgrounds and Borders Section 9c: CSS3 Multiple Columns Section 9d: CSS3 Media Queries Section 10: Conclusion

1. Section 1: Introduction
   • Introduction 00:02:54
2. Section 2: Early Inspirational Designs
   • Early Inspirational Designs 00:05:38
3. Section 3: Principles of Transcending CSS
   • Principles of Transcending CSS 00:08:23
4. Section 4: Meaningful Markup
   • Meaningful Markup 00:04:49
5. Section 5: Microformats
   • Microformats 00:17:45
6. Section 6: Advanced CSS Selectors
   • Advanced CSS Selectors 00:13:48
7. Section 7: CSS Layout Techniques
   • Floats 00:06:39
   • Margins 00:15:34
   • Relative Positioning 00:07:13
   • Absolute Positioning 00:20:48
8. Section 8: Typography
   • Typography 00:12:45
9. Section 9: CSS3
   • Introduction 00:05:06
   • Backgrounds and Borders 00:04:04
   • Multiple Columns 00:06:06
   • Media Queries 00:06:20
10. Section 10: Conclusion
    • Conclusion and Credits 00:02:01