Bulletproof Web Design
by Dan Cederholm · first published 2005
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Concise, well-written CSS guide with practical approaches to flexible layouts and text sizing that hold up when content changes. Suits beginners and anyone wanting a front-end overview of HTML/CSS.
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on “Ask HN: Modern web design resources?” ↗Bulletproof Web Design is the only CSS book I have liked enough to buy so far. Hopefully, our peers have other suggestions. I would like to learn more.
on “What is the best CSS book?” ↗Anyone remembers Dan Cederholm (http://www.simplebits.com/) and his excellent books "Web Standards Solutions" and "Bulletproof Web Design"? He even had a series of exercises like this on his blog. Oh, the gone days of the web which was a web and not some misfit wannabe app engine :(
on “A few HTML tips” ↗This reminds me of Dan Cederholm’s Bulletproof Web Design, which coincidentally inspired me to adapt the paradigm to component development earlier this week. https://www.abeautifulsite.net/posts/bulletproof-components/ Randomizing content is a great technique…
on “Show HN: Randomize HTML content to test your defensive CSS” ↗…digest.... Product side: Designing Interactions - If you want to design great user experiences, it helps to see the thought processes great designers go through to create successful products. Bulletproof Web Design - Well written, concise. Cederholm knows CSS. Hardening Linux - I've seen many guides at the bookstore. This one appealed to me because it has both breadth and depth. The chapter on configuring…
on “Startup founders, what books did you find most helpful?” ↗…shit. And let me reiterate: Don't be afraid to Google for answers to problems, and to learn from how other pages have solved your problems. Oh, and one book you absolutely must read: Dan Cederholm's Bulletproof Web Design. You may or may not need to design your pages that way, but it will expand your mind as to how you can get things done.
on “Best online CSS tutorial/class?” ↗Dan Cederholm is a high-quality designer with great jumpstart material. Namely, his books "Bulletproof Web Design" (http://www.simplebits.com/publications/bulletproof/), and "Web Standards Solutions" (http://www.simplebits.com/publications/solutions/). If you can afford the time and expense, a one-day Carson Workshop…
on “Ask YC: Where to learn web design?” ↗Didn't we do this question just a week ago? searchyc.com returns this result: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=574468 I learned from Cederholm's Bulletproof Web Design and Meyer's Definitive Guide, by the way.
on “Ask HN: What book would you recommend for learning CSS?” ↗besides by "doing it" I say bulletproof web design is a good book to start with. http://www.amazon.com/Bulletproof-Web-Design-flexibility-pro... javascript- the good parts could also be helpful http://www.amazon.com/JavaScript-Good-Parts-Douglas-Crockfor...…
on “Ask HN: How to learn Javascript and HTML for devs coming from C++/Java/Python?” ↗…most basic thing you trip over every day, and write a tiny tiny software tool to fix that problem. Last but not least, sounds like you could use some more experience with front-end concepts. I recommend Bulletproof Web Design by Dan Cederholm as a great overview. Technology moves too fast for anybody to keep up, just do your best and always keep learning! Good luck
on “Ask HN: Want to join a startup as a developer, looking for a mentor” ↗Reminds me of the classic CSS book (2005?) by Dan Cederholm: https://www.amazon.com/Bulletproof-Web-Design-flexibility-pr...
on “Defensive CSS” ↗…Workbook: A Real-World Guide to Using Type in Graphic Design Books on web design: About Face 3: The Essentials of Interaction Design Ambient Findability: What We Find Changes Who We Become Bulletproof Web Design Cascading Style Sheets: The Definitive Guide Designing Web Usability Designing With Web Standards Designing the Obvious: A Common Sense Approach to Web Application Design Designing…
on “Ask HN: Typography—How?” ↗Dan Cenderholm's "Bulletproof Web Design" is a must read. http://www.simplebits.com/publications/bulletproof
on “Ask YC: what are the best books to learn CSS and XHTML from?” ↗You cannot go wrong with these which will teach you how to do things "the right way“, not some outdated stuff: CSS Mastery: http://www.cssmastery.com/ Bulletproof Web Design http://astore.amazon.com/simplebits-20/detail/0321509021 Web Standards Solutions: The Markup and Style Handbook http://astore.amazon.com/simplebits-20/detail/1430219203 Handcrafted CSS http://handcraftedcss.com/…
on “Ask HN: How to learn Javascript and HTML for devs coming from C++/Java/Python?” ↗…lot of chaff, but the real problem is that what they are describing and identifying really has nothing to do with typography per se. If you're interested, you'd benefit more from picking up a book like Bulletproof Web Design which created practical approaches to dealing with the text-sizing problems 5 years ago when the first edition came out.
on “Why thinking typographically ruins your site” ↗