CSS3 foundations

Master innovative and eye-catching website design with the exciting new Treehouse Series of books Turn plain words and images into stunning websites with CSS3 and this beautiful, full-color guide. Taking web designers beyond the constraints of prebuilt themes and simple site-building tools, this new Treehouse book combines practicality with inspiration to show you how to create fully customized, modern websites that make viewers stop and stay. The exciting new Treehouse Series of books is authored by Treehouse experts and packed with innovative design ideas and practical skill-building. If you're a web developer, web designer, hobbyist, or career-changer, every book in this practical new series should be on your bookshelf. Part of the new Treehouse Series of books, teaching you effective and compelling website development and design, helping you build practical skills Provides career-worthy information from Treehouse industry pros and trainers Explains the basics of cascading style sheets (CSS), such as how to structure with CSS, use CSS syntax, how to manipulate text, and visual formatting Also covers the box model, how to animate page elements, cross-browser compatibility, and more Leverage pages of dazzling website design ideas and expert instruction with a new Treehouse Series book. CSS3 Foundations About the Author Table of Contents Introduction Who Should Read This Book? What You Will Learn How to Use This Book Part 1: Introduction Chapter 1: Understanding CSS and the Modern Web What Is CSS? The Role of CSS Modern Browsers Older Browsers on the Modern Web Tools for Building and Styling the Modern Web Summary Chapter 2: Getting Started Getting Started with the Project Files Getting Started with CSS User Agent Stylesheets Using a CSS Reset for Better Browser Consistency Summary Part 2: Learning CSS Syntax and Adding Presentational Styles Chapter 3: Mastering the Power of CSS Selectors Writing Your First Styles Inheritance and the Relationship Between Elements Selectors Grouping Selectors Selector Specificity and the Cascade Summary Chapter 4: Creating Styles Using Property Values Color Keywords Color Values Units Summary Chapter 5: Adding Presentational Styles Using Experimental Properties Safely Borders Border Images Backgrounds opacity visibility cursor outline (Shorthand) content Summary Part 3: Building a Solid and Adaptable Page Structure Chapter 6: Creating a Basic Page Structure Structure Types Mobile First Design Summary Chapter 7: Creating Space and Understanding the Box Model The Box Model margin padding The Pitfall of the Box Model and Working Around It Summary Chapter 8: Creating a Multicolumn Layout float clear Floating Multicolumns Summary Chapter 9: Understanding Display, Position, and Document Flow Document Flow display position, top, right, bottom, and left Using display, position, and z-index to Create a Drop-Down Menu vertical-align and Vertical Centering Techniques overflow Summary Part 4: Typography Chapter 10: Changing the Font Choosing a Web Safe Font Using font-family and Font Stacks Applying Fonts Using @ font-face Font Licenses and Third-Party Font Services Summary Chapter 11: Styling Fonts and Text Styling Fonts Styling Text Styling Lists Summary Part 5: Taking It to the Next Level with Transforms and Animations Chapter 12: Adding 2D Transforms Safely Using Experimental CSS3 Properties transform and 2D Transform Functions transform-origin Summary Chapter 13: Going Beyond with 3D Transforms perspective perspective-origin transform and 3D Transform Functions transform-style backface-visibility Summary Chapter 14: Bringing Your Website to Life with Transitions and Animations Animating Elements from A to B Using Transitions Animating Elements from A to Z Using Keyframes Summary Part 6: Preparing for Multiple Browsers and Devices Chapter 15: Testing Across Multiple Browsers Vendor Prefixing the Easy Way Testing Modern Browsers Testing Older Versions of Internet Explorer Summary Chapter 16: Making Your Website Look Great Across Multiple Devices Using Opera Mobile Emulator Scaling the Viewport on Mobile Devices Using Media Queries Adding Media Queries to Cool Shoes & Socks Summary Chapter 17: Final Steps and Conclusion Final Steps The Future Web Index Understanding Css And The Modern Web -- Getting Started -- Mastering The Power Of Css Selections -- Creating Styles Using Property Values -- Adding Presentational Styles -- Creating A Basic Page Structure -- Creating Space And Understanding The Box Model -- Creating A Multicolumn Layout -- Understanding Display, Position, And Document Flow -- Changing The Font -- Styling Fonts And Text -- Adding 2d Transforms -- Going Beyond With 3d Transforms -- Bringing Your Website To Life With Transitions And Animations -- Testing Across Multiple Browsers -- Making Your Website Look Great Across Multiple Devices -- Final Steps And Conclusion. Ian Lunn. Taking web designers beyond the constraints of prebuilt themes and simple site building tools, this book combines practicality with inspiration to show you how to create fully customized, modern and dazzling websites that make viewers stop and stay