So many web design books end up being a step-by-step guide to creating a website (and never show you how to design anything that is different from their example), or go the other direction and end up being a reference book that doesn't show you how to use any of the tools it contains. HTML Utopia does both. It is a great resource for anyone who has been wanting to use CSS to spice up their existing sites, or who wants to create something from scratch but doesn't know how to do it.
While it's not designed for advanced CSS users, it's perfect for the beginner who is trying to bring their Web design skills up to date. This second edition adds content concerning Internet Explorer 7, and gives a lot of great information about cross-browser design techniques.
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1 - Rob
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2 - Kirsty
I have read HTML Utopia. It is a great book for unravelling many css mysteries....
3 - Anna
Thanks for the link to the sitepoint website, was just what I was looking for. I'm just a CSS beginner, so it could come in handy.
4 - JohnM
Hmmm I am kind of put off by the title (I mean really who really references tables in a CSS book title anymore - it seems kind of 1999).
Still on the look out for a good CSS manual to use for new staff so if there are anymore suggestions?
5 - Golf Blog
Oddly enough, my mother has insisted on me reading this book... I was also (John) put off by the title, but she insists it is an insightful read.. Mom knows best..
6 - Dealspwn
There are much more up to date books than this now, as far as I know.