Getting Started With CSS: 20 Awesome Introductory Tuts
Jul 6th, 2008 by Patricia Geary
Do you want to make your own web pages but are too worried about falling short in the complex depths of CSS? Not too worry – all it takes is some patience, some practice, and a little bit of time. Don't stress out with overly-complicated tutorials – start here with 20 awesome introductory tuts to CSS. Read Getting Started With CSS: 20 Awesome Introductory Tuts
While I have been using cascading style sheets for some years now on all of the sites I design/maintain, many people are new to them. I am always on the lookout for new resources to help those just learning to use style sheets. The first question most people ask is why should I use CSS? What advantages does it have. Two sites that are referenced to answer this question are:
One you understand why it is a good thing to use style sheets and how they can make site maintenance easier, then you need to learn how to do this. The list of tutorials referenced include:
- CSS Basics – This site includes an eighteen chapter book that you can print or download in pdf format.
- Learn HTML & CSS: A Beginner’s Guide from SitePoint
- Starting With HTML & CSS from W3C
- CSS – Beginners from CSSDog
- CSS For Beginners from devianArt. A tutorial to download in Word format.
- The Basics from CSShark.
- CSS From The Ground Up from WPDFD – WebPage Design for Designers
- Back To Basics: A Beginner’s Guide To Starting A CSS Document from CSS Juice.
- Style Master CSS Tutorial – Excellent tutorial by the makers of StyleMaster.
- Site In An Hour –
- An Introduction To CSS is one I have recommended in the past.
- CSS Tutorials by Design Shack
- CSS Introductory Tutorial
- Introduction To CSS
- CSS Do’s And Dont’s Part 1: CSS Selecting by CSS Globe
- CSS Do’s And Dont’s Part 2: Markup by CSS Globe
- Creating A CSS Layout From Scratch
- CSS Beginner by Tag by Tag with a printer friendly version
- Video: Introduction To CSS Design Part 1 – You Tube Video
- Video: Introduction To CSS Design Part 2 – You Tube Video
Once you finish all of the beginner tutorials, there is another list of more advanced tutorials.
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Excellent resource. Thanks.