Reviews for Transcending CSS: The Fine Art of Web Design (Voices That Matter)

1. Eye Opener

   Rated 5 out of 5 stars, March 12th, 2010

   Coming from an engineering/programming background I was not sure how this book would suit me. I needn't have worried as the pace and content are excellent. Andy does a brilliant job of setting the scene and then introducing the new ideas in a very clear structured way. The examples are well documented and relevant making it a simple process to export the learning to your own work. The book is very well written and the illustrations are fantastic - I finished it in a week!
   Even in 2010 the ideas seem bang up to date.
   

2. Transcending

   Rated 5 out of 5 stars, December 12th, 2009

   I bought this book based on the reviews I had read in other places, the book is not targeted at computer programmers really, there's no masses of code examples to follow, albeit there is plenty to get your teeth into. It is more for people that want to know about how to built web pages better, professionals and new to web design. It shows you how you should structure your code then how to position it using CSS. I found this book a great read.
   Kieran

3. I *love* this book.

   Rated 5 out of 5 stars, January 12th, 2009

   Highly recommended. This is the first design / how-to book that I have ever read from cover-to-cover with such eagerness. Every page brought me new insight, and the author shows how one can take minimal, semantic markup and create fantastic CSS designs. This book is exactly what I was looking for. As someone with a working knowledge of the basics of CSS, I'm thrilled with the way Andy Clarke shows how to take that knowledge and apply it in ways I would have never thought of. I can't praise this book highly enough!

4. Transcending CSS and reaching another level

   Rated 5 out of 5 stars, July 12th, 2008

   Ok , ok let's keep things in proportion here - it's not a bible! But it is a gorgeous book trying to show us what we CAN achieve on the web in visual terms - hence the great photography. And, yes, it gives us Andy's perspective on the state of the web as it is and what the future holds - all very interesting and relevant but left me champing at the bit to get to the gist of the book. Well it was worth the wait - dig deeper and there are so many useful tips and guidelines within the book that I now use it as my main source of inspiration. Andy challenges current methods and thinking, adds a new dimension to web design and focuses on best practice. I have read numerous books on CSS-based web design (Dan Cederholm's Bulletproof included) but this book has taken my understanding to a new level and solved a few long-standing problems along the way. It's not an easy read for an amateur like me but we do get there in the end. And, sadly, I have now ruined my beautiful book with my great big pink highlighter pen as there are too many important points to miss.

5. From A Programmers View This Absolute Rubbish

   Rated 1 out of 5 stars, April 12th, 2008

   I see that most people though this book was good, but a few said that they too came from a programming background and found this to be lacking in content.
   
   I too come from a programming background and found it very lacking in content. The book is filled with irrelevant full page images of rubbish. Yes rubbish as in just random pictures of stuff?????? (I would say half of the book is just full page images, with no relevance whatsoever)
   
   I was not impressed and after forcing myself to go through it, threw it in the bin. Wow never read so much rubbish.
   
   I would say just look on the web for some tutorials/examples and save yourself the money.