Mastering CSS : Getting Started – Guest Post
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I have been a die hard fan of smashingmagazine for a while now, and it was an honor being able to write for them. I have covered a lot of “how-to” type articles, and so I wanted to challenge myself with a very basic CSS guide. I never realized how difficult it was trying to explain the most simple techniques. It was quite a challenge and I hope I did a good job so the beginners can easily understand.
If anyone has any advice, requests, or suggestions for my future guest post articles, please let me know. I’m constantly trying to better myself and it would appreciate your support :-)
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My name is Soh Tanaka and I am a Los Angeles based designer/front-end developer specializing in CSS driven web design with an emphasis on usability and search engine optimization. I also run a CSS Gallery which is updated daily with the best CSS websites from around the world. Come check it out!
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I really enjoyed reading it, I think there’s a lot of people out there that have been using CSS for years, and still don’t understand how floats work, the difference between margin and padding, etc. However, I doubt that these individuals will take the time to sit down and read something ;)
Awesome Soh! I’m not a beginner but it was easy to understand the concept.
I’ve read the article already and I don’t think I’m a beginner, but it’s true that there’s still so many thinks to learn! This article is pretty nice, everything well together and that’s pretty useful! Your posts are interesting for me, You use nice language which is easy to understand even for people who are not very familiar with the problem! I like the way You’re doing it! Keep’n goin’ :)
Congratz!
Fabulous. I too read Smashing online faithfully, and have been in web design for years, and I STILL get stumped on some of the simplest little CSS bugs. Fantastic article. Thank you!!
Thank you for your job. It’s really good and clear for beginners (as I’m);)
Yes, cool man… this is fundamental…
How much is now the margin for H1?
This is a cool approach… finally someone has written up…
I love your stuff your doing… Thank you for your blog.
hey soh … another gift for the newbies … like me. thanks.
Nice post… Discussed the solutions in a really clear manner.
great how to article…simple and easy to understand
Smashing Magazine has found a way to mesmerize people online. It is addicting and huge, therefore it is nice to find out about the other users by links. I visit often, and get sent everywhere on the net.
Great job on the page. Really like your layout and original navigation.
Thank you guys! I appreciate your feedback :-)
Congrats!
Stumbled on to your site and have been using it as inspiration for CSS.
Excellent work on the CSS tutorial. It answers alot of queries I had on the basic elements of CSS. Most people don’t realise that a strong grasp of the fundamentles will go a long way in deciding how creative you are with CSS in designing web layouts and the like.
Very nice !! going to save for future inspiration :D
This is a great article guys, great work.
I am still getting comfortable with everything I can do with CSS, but I can tell you that your article was the most concise and effective tool to learn the basics that I have ever seen. I hope others are willing to read the entire article. I have 400 page CSS books that can’t explain it that well.
Very well done! Bravo!
Keep up the great work.
WOW nice information thanks a lot .. hope to see more on css
Aloha! rhe
Nice post, helpful :D
Alexandre – Brazil
thank uuuu ! very useful , and really easy to understand for beginners . It will be a really help for me with my new team. Keep going !!!
Thank you for your article, it is really good , well explained, ilike it becouse it is written clear and step by step excatly for begginers easy to follow, really excellent stuff for begginers in css
Useful css tips, explanation is easy to understand.
Keep up the good posting.
Nice post for css. Great work…!!!!
Great Post, Had been searching for these basic concepts. Was really nice to read it.
And ya give me credit as I book marked it at delicious…
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