Visual inclined developers rely on advanced CSS techniques to create complex layouts for sites and apps. Making sure the layouts work smoothly on all screen sizes and popular browsers requires a certain skill set and a lot of patience. Here is a selection of some of the best CSS ebooks that teach advanced techniques and coding best practices for modern web developers.
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The CSS Handbook (free)
The guide created by Flavio Copes is dedicated to all developer levels. It covers introductory concepts for beginners and dives into advanced specifications for experienced devs. Besides selectors, specificity and inheritance it also covers grid, flexbox and media queries.
Conquer CSS (free)
With Conquer CSS, Ryan Boddy sets out to teach beginner developers how to master the fundamentals of CSS and create beautiful websites. The ebook covers CSS box model, responsive media queries, selectors, properties and even introduces pre and post processors.
Complete Guide To CSS Flex And Grid
An awesome resource created by the inspirational web development instructor Shruti Balasa to help you become a pro at building components and layouts with the latest CSS specifications. 100% hands-on approach focused on 70 real life use cases with demos and code links.
The CSS Guide
In The CSS Guide, Tim Robards sets out to explain an entire range of modern CSS techniques. He does a great job of clarifying complex CSS concepts from specificity and selectors to flexbox and grid. The ebook also dives into CSS animation, architecture and more advanced topics.
Getting SASSY
Tim Robards ebook will teach you how to use SASS to optimize your CSS code and make it highly maintainable. It’s an advanced resource that covers variables, nesting, mixins, for/each loops and more. You will also learn how to structure projects to simplify the build process.
CSS in 44 minutes
Learn how to build your own webpage from scratch with this step by step guide be Jeremy Thomas. It will teach developers how to write semantic markup, create responsive layouts, use CSS flexbox, transitions and animations. The ebook is focused on practical examples.
Learn CSS By Use Cases
Joe Harrison uses a practical approach in his CSS focused ebook. The learning material is built around more than 200 real life use cases presented in an easy to digest style. You will master day to day CSS uses like selectors, properties and modern web styling techniques.
Responsive Web Design
Àn awesome resource for web developers of all skill levels written by Ethan Marcotte. It will teach you how to think beyond desktop and create designs that adjust on all screen sizes. The presented concepts revolve around fluid grids, flexible images and media queries.
Sass For Web Designers
Stylesheets are constantly growing in complexity while developers demand more and more from the CSS specifications. The Sass pre-processor enables better control of styling websites and apps. Dan Cederholm’s ebook covers everything about Sass and goes in-depth on essentials.
CSS3 For Web Designers
CSS3 standardized advanced features that work smoothly in all modern browsers. In this great learning resource, Dan Cederholm introduces developers to advanced CSS concepts like web fonts, gradients, shadows, rounded corners, micro layouts and elegant animations.
The New CSS Layout
CSS Grid is a revolution for creating responsive web layouts. Rachel Andrew has created an in-depth guide about the new CSS specification with real use case examples. You will learn how to use CSS Grid by studying a system of methods that makes the best of the new feature.
Painless CSS
Bill Mey created his ebook to achieve one thing. Make you love CSS. Not an easy goal considering the complexity involved but manages to pull it off gracefully. It’s dedicated to mastering CSS from scratch in a short amount of time. Offered with video course option and free sample.
CSS The Definitive Guide
Eric Meyer and Estelle Weyl have created an awesome resource for learning advanced CSS techniques and best practices. Dedicated to web designers and app developers, the ebook teaches sophisticated page styling, improved accessibility and how to save coding time.
Learn CSS in One Day and Learn It Well
Dedicated to beginner web developers, the ebook by Jamie Chan shines at breaking down complex CSS topics into simple steps. Examples illustrate all the necessary concepts for creating well styled, responsive pages. The hands-on approach will please practical learners.
Every Layout
Awesome ebook and more from Heydon Pickering and Andy Bell. You will learn to write better CSS by focusing on the most common layout patterns. Seasoned developers will relearn how to code their layouts and fall in love with CSS in the process. This resource is a true gem.
Conclusion
These ebooks will get your CSS coding skills up to speed and help you create complex website layouts for your online projects. They’re written by frontend pros which have the specific super power of distilling complex concepts into more manageable learning pills. It may come as a surprise but people who love CSS do exist. Maybe you’ll be the next to join the club.
