Brief books for people who make websites Dan Cederholm CSS3 FOR WEB DESIGNERS Foreword by Jeffrey Zeldman No Dan Cederholm CSS3 FOR WEB DESIGNERS Copyright © 2010 by Dan Cederholm All rights reserved Publisher: Jeffrey Zeldman Designer: Jason Santa Maria Editor: Mandy Brown Technical Editor: Ethan Marcotte Copyeditor: Krista Stevens ISBN 978-0-9844425-2-2 A Book Apart New York, New York http://books.alistapart.com 10 TABLE OF CONTENTS 15 28 53 82 92 116 122 chapter Using CSS3 Today chapter Understanding CSS Transitions chapter Hover-Crafting with CSS3 chapter Transforming the Message chapter Multiple Backgrounds chapter Enriching Forms chapter Conclusion Index ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dan Cederholm is a web designer, author, husband and father living in Salem, Massachusetts He’s the founder of SimpleBits, a tiny design studio A recognized expert in the field of standards-based web design, Dan has worked with YouTube, MTV, Google, Yahoo, ESPN, Fast Company, Blogger, and others He embraces flexible, adaptable design using web standards through his design work, writing, and speaking Dan is co-founder and designer of Dribbble, a community for designers sharing what they’re working on in real time Previously, he co-founded Cork’d, the web’s first social network for wine aficionados Dan is the author of three bestselling books: Handcrafted CSS (New Riders), Bulletproof Web Design, Second Edition (New Riders) and Web Standards Solutions, Special Edition (Friends of ED) He also plays a mean ukulele and is merely a casual fan of space travel Author photo courtesy John Morrison, NASA, and Photoshop 125