I love CSS
I’ve become obsessed yet again with style sheets. Imagine a page of HTML that is almost as readable as the output you get in the browser. That’s what I’d like to aim for. Markup that’s so elegant and clean it makes adding new content a breeze. Not to mention making the presentation easy to change and tinker with. That’s the best part!
I love trying to come up with the right colors and layout, and I could sit for hours tweaking fonts, spacing, etc. Just as much fun, if not more, is getting inspired by other people’s designs. I’m no graphic artist, but I have the eye to appreciate good design, even if I don’t have the training to create it. I recently discovered the CSS Zen Garden, a beautiful treasure trove of designs, all using the same markup, differing only in their implementations of the stylesheet. What a wealth of inspiration.
And if you want to do some brainstorming, without actually using your brain, you can visit StrangeBanana, a random generator of stylesheets. Each reload of the generator page produces a new color scheme with a different layout!
For technical advice, as well as articles on just about everything having to do with CSS, you can’t beat A List Apart. CSS Vault also appears to be a useful resource - haven’t had time to read too much of it yet, but it looks like there’s lots of good stuff to peruse.
