The Book of CSS3, 1st & 2nd Editions HD PDF

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This is the second edition of The Book of CSS3 written by the famous Web front-end development engineer Peter Gasston from England, which covers comprehensive interpretation to CSS3 advanced techniques.

The Book of CSS3, 2nd Edition refines the boring technology language in the CSS3 specification into plain words, shows you various achievable effects on all major browsers using CSS3. It will help you master all CSS3 using skills through practical cases, outstanding design principles, from the use of general tags to achieve web pages with amazing, rich style.

The whole book is divided into 19 chapters. The author combined with a large number of examples in the interpretation of each chapter, and also did not forget to introduce every technological development background and application scenarios, so as to let readers truly achieve mastery to the application of CSS3 technology through a comprehensive study. In fact, it has become a must-have and authoritative reference manual for a web designer.

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  • Chapter 1: Introducing CSS3
  • Chapter 2: Media Queries
  • Chapter 3: Selectors
  • Chapter 4: Pseudo-classes and Pseudo-elements
  • Chapter 5: Web Fonts
  • Chapter 6: Text Effects and Typographic Styles
  • Chapter 7: Multiple Columns
  • Chapter 8: Background Images
  • Chapter 9: Border and Box Effects
  • Chapter 10: Color and Opacity
  • Chapter 11: Gradients
  • Chapter 12: 2D Transformations
  • Chapter 13: 3D Transformations
  • Chapter 14: Transitions and Animations
  • Chapter 15: Flexible Box Layout
  • Chapter 16: Values and Sizing
  • Chapter 17: Grid Layout
  • Chapter 18: Blend Modes, Filters, and Masking
  • Chapter 19: The Future of CSS3
  • Appendix A: CSS3 Support in Current Major Browsers
  • Appendix B: Online Resources

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Edition Download Size
Second Edition 9.22 MB
First Edition 10.4 MB

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