Where/how Did You Learn Css?

Johnny

Apr 6 2007, 07:38 PM

So...I'm bored at work, and I figure I should do something [other than work] to occupy my time. And I think now would be the best time for me to learn CSS...I've got plenty of time and I don't have any computer/video games or tv to distract me.

So I was just wondering, for any CSS designers out there, where/how did you learn it? Links to online material are appreciated.

EDIT: Oh wow, Tim's right...one more post to 3000. I should make it a sig topic or something...

EDIT 2: AW MAN, I left and forgot...my 3000th post ended up in Mike's topic.

truefusion

Apr 6 2007, 08:00 PM

I learned CSS the same way i learned HTML: i viewed other sites' source code and put things together—no tutorials; all at my time at home. Though, i increased my knowledge in it (i.e. building for standards) by looking up tutorials for it.

And, like always, there's W3 Schools.

Imtay22

Apr 6 2007, 08:00 PM

Hello, johnny! There are a few places I learned CSS. I used W3 Schools and brain bench.also, check out the library when you get home- there is always somthing there! Well, Css is cool, because all the color and font tags in html are deprecated. Happy Learning CSS!

EDIT-
Dang, truefusion! You beat me to it!

Edit 2-

@Johnny-

One more post till 3000!

SamiFX

Apr 6 2007, 08:07 PM

I've learned CSS with e-Books .. if you want me to give you an ebook of CSS just PM me.. cause I can't add it here

jlhaslip

Apr 6 2007, 08:26 PM

there are a bazillion tutorials on the web. even some here at the trap.

The Tutorials/lessons at w3schools is good. They feature a try-it board also. And their reference pages are good too.

http://www.cssplay.co.uk has a good tutorial on Menu building and the examples there are terrific to use a learning, but nothing beats practice, practice, practice. If you want, I will build you a template with lots of classes and div's and you can practice on that???

street

Apr 6 2007, 09:09 PM

I learned css from my web design teacher i tried using tutorials but that did not work then i got some e-books and they helped me a bit.

Saint_Michael

Apr 6 2007, 09:18 PM

Lets see I first learned CSS through looking at source code and then copying and pasting from CSS examples. I Have read a few tutorials, but for the more advance stuff and of course from other people over the years as well. Of course a lot of trial and error for hte last couple of years to perfect positioning and design.

ghostrider

Apr 6 2007, 11:03 PM

I learned CSS by experimenting and W3Schools. Its not that hard once you get the hang of it. Start out just using it to do simple things and then build up from there, like you would with any other langauge.

Johnny

Apr 7 2007, 12:47 AM

Looks like a lot of suggestions for w3schools...

I checked it out, it seems pretty easy when you get the hang of it. Just gotta remember stuff, but that's like any language.

Maybe I just had a bad experience with those overelaborate myspace codes.

jlhaslip

Apr 7 2007, 02:10 AM

Yea, there are some real quirks in myspace code, for sure. That isn't a fair proving ground for learning css. It takes a pretty knowledgeable person to write that code. They don't use a Doctype Declaration, so you are fighting with IE Quirks mode. And, unless it has changed, they don't allow the use of Id's, either, so classes are it..

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keego

Dec 11 2007, 09:06 AM

I learnt Html by viewing others websites and myspace, CSS i find it so much harder and confusing, how do you guys learn it so well.
I would love to learn how to customise my myspace using CSS to change the whole entire thing.

HTML was a breeze to me , but CSS lol i dont think so. Does it take alot of time?

I'm still not understanding the language of it. A little help or tip on learning it please?

linekill

Oct 8 2007, 09:29 AM

I learned CSS same with most of these guys.. Viewing source code and checking how minor changes affects the total layout of the site. It's also best to tweak and play with free XHTML/CSS templates on the net. You'll learn many things. specially the hidden secrets..

I still am trying to learn more.. I've been studying it for almost 3 months now.. and i have some grasp of its basics.. it may take many more months for me to start a template from scratch.. but it's worth it.. and it's pretty challenging...

I've read most tutorials at w3schools.. I also bumped into a 2001 release web design book. It's an old book considering the fast-paced growth of the technology. However, there are good points in the book (navigation, breadcrumb trail, functionality, basic layout, positioning, etc...) that I think are 'standard' of the net.

FLaKes

Oct 8 2007, 09:19 AM

W3Schools!!! That place rocks, it was the very first place I found with the best tutorials at that time and most probably still the best css tutorials around. Then it was all trial and error and going back to the site to see the reference and some other tutorials from webpages I found through google or places like pixel2life. There are plenty of resources on the web, its all a matter of having patience and practicing, its really not difficult to learn css. There are plenty of new tricks coming out every now and then.

shadowblade

Oct 8 2007, 07:18 AM

I learned CSS at school. There is web developing activities in my school, and i am the member. So, my tutor, which is my upperclassman, teach me the basic of css then i develop it myself. Right now I'm still learning more about web, html, css, php, and sql.

coolcat50

Oct 5 2007, 07:24 PM

I taught myself CSS from websites I found on Google. w3schools is a good site.

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