Product Description

This book is for Web Developers who want to develop or migrate existing websites from using table-based layouts to using Cascading Style Sheets, which allows for faster page downloads, easier maintainence, faster Website re-designs and better search engine optimization. HTML Utopia covers all aspects of using Cascading Style Sheets in Web Development, and is a must-read for Web Developers designing new sites or upgrading existing ones to use CSS layouts. This book includes one of the most comprehensive CSS2 references on the market. Jeffrey Zeldman, web design guru and co-founder of the Web Standards Project says about this book "After reading this book, you will not only understand how to use CSS to emulate old-school, table driven web layouts, you will be creating Web sites that would be impossible to design using traditional methods".

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #300819 in Books
• Published on: 2003-05-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 480 pages

About the Author
Dan Shafer is a well-known Web design consultant and pundit. He cut his teeth as the first Webmaster and Director of Technology a Salon.com, then spent almost five years as the Master Builder at CNET’s Builder.com division.

As the host of the annual Builder.com Live! conference in New Orleans, Dan became recognized as a keen observer of the Web design scene. He has designed and built more than 100 Websites and is regarded as an expert in Web user experience design and implementation.

The author of more than 50 previous titles on computers and technology, Dan lives in Monterey, California, with his wife of almost 25 years, Carolyn, and their Shiitzu dog, Albert Einstein.

Customer Reviews

Good starting point
This book gave me the core foundation knowledge to kick start my web career. It's by no means comprehensive but it's an ideal starting point for any buddying web designer.

Once you've bought this and mastered the concepts, buy "Transcending CSS" by Andy Clarke.