Mastering CSS: A guided journey through modern CSS

Key Features

Learn CSS directly from Rich Finelli, author of the bestselling Mastering CSS training course
From best practices to deep coding, Rich Finelli shares his CSS knowledge with you
Rich Finelli covers the latest CSS updates with flexbox and works with retina devices

Book Description

Rich Finelli trains you in CSS deep learning and shows you the techniques you need to work in the world of responsive, feature-rich web applications. Based on his bestselling Mastering CSS training video, you can now learn with Rich in this book! Rich shares with you his skills in creating advanced layouts, and the critical CSS insights you need for responsive web designs, fonts, transitions, animations, and using flexbox.

Rich begins your CSS training with a review of CSS best practices, such as using a good text editor to automate your authoring and setting up a CSS baseline. You then move on to create a responsive layout making use of floats and stylable drop-down menus, with Rich guiding you toward a modular-organized approach to CSS.

Your training with Rich Finelli then dives into detail about working with CSS and the best solutions to make your websites work. You'll go with him into CSS3 properties, transforms, transitions, and animations. You'll gain his understanding of responsive web designs, web fonts, icon fonts, and the techniques used to support retina devices. Rich expands your knowledge of CSS so you can master one of the most valuable tools in modern web design.

What you will learn

Master fundamental CSS concepts like the anatomy of a rule set, the box model, and the differences between block and inline elements
Employ flexbox to layout and align elements simply and cleanly
Become proficient with CSS3 properties such as transitions, transforms, gradients, and animations
Delve into modular, reusable, and scalable CSS for more organized and maintainable style sheets
Understand media queries and other pillars of responsive web design
Get creative with the @font-face property, Google Web Fonts, font services such as Typekit, as well as, icon fonts
Understand the workflow for HiDPI (retina) devices using 2x images, SVG, and the srcset attribute

About the Author

Rich Finelli, is a front end developer and a CS video trainer. He is truly passionate and excited about front end technologies and enjoys learning about web development.

Table of Contents

CSS Foundations
Ramping Up
Creating a Page Layout with Floats
Creating Buttons with Modular, Reusable CSS Classes, and CSS3
Creating the Main Navigation and Drop-Down Menu
Becoming Responsive
Web Fonts
Workflow for HiDPI Devices
Flexbox, Part 1
Flexbox, Part 2
Wrapping Up