www.csszengarden.com

[MikeG]

http://www.csszengarden.com is a site for true web design geeks. CSS, because it is object oriented, is like a layered onion. The more you understand, the more you think, "oh wow!" UI changes become very easy because it separates the UI from the HTML data. You change a single character of .css code and, if you architected your HTML class definitions correctly, it'll update the look of all your HTML pages.

For anyone who hasn't visited zen garden, look for the "download the sample html file and css file" links. Each design uses the same (and extremely simple) HTML, but note how different the css files are. My most recent discovery: replacing the DIV tag's image background style without the use of javascript.

[Mig]

I love the CSS Zen Garden so much I even bought the book a few months ago. Unfortunately I've been so freaking busy with work that I haven't had a chance to play!

Good rec.

Danielle

[Asylum Steve]

Mike,

Looks likes a great resource, but how do I view the samples?

When I click on the CSS link, it opens up a palette in my Adobe GoLive program. How do I apply the CSS to the HTML page?

Yep, been doing web design for a long time, but (in case you couldn't tell, heh heh) have no experience with CSS...

[Asylum Steve]

Just spent a few more minutes on the site, and quickly realized how it is set up, and how to use it.

Very cool stuff...

[chicago]

i have met molly, co-auther of the zen garden book, over the summer during a web design seminar. for those of you with web sites, css is the future of style for a web page. embrace it now because its going to develop into something very very big.