Transcending CSS

A couple of days ago I received (at last) from Amazon the book written by Andy Clarke. I ordered it by the beginning of December ‘06. I have mentioned Clarke several times in this blog and I am very happy mentioning him once more.

Transcending CSS is a diamond. I felt overwhelmed by the way Clarke treats web design and the inspiration I get each time I finish a chapter of the book.

The author focuses on advanced users. People who don’t know the basics of CSS might find it difficult to follow his pace. Andy Clarke instead of providing us a reference book he chooses to decompose a web project, no matter how sophisticated is, to all essential steps from the very beginning to the end.

The value of the book is not the new tricks it teaches you, but the holistic view towards modern web design it provides.

The book includes four main chapters:

• Discovery (Semantics and correct markup)
• Process (Prototyping and implementation)
• Inspiration (Design ideas applied to the Web or anywhere else)
• Transcendence (Advanced markup and the perfect design)

I still need some time in order to dive deeper into this sea but each time I turn a page I feel lucky I ‘ve found this marvelous source.