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Thu, Jan 05 2012 16:40:33

Best beginner resources on HTML/CSS

I asked folks for recommendations on what books and resources on HTML/CSS are good for beginners. Here are the best responses. (I'm leaving out books I think are more for intermediate users, like the A Book Apart books.)

  1. pixelflips
    @aworkinglibrary I really found books by @simplebits to be super helpful when starting out. I still refer to many of the today!
    Phillip Lovelace
    Thu, Jan 05 2012 13:51:31
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  2. danielmall
    @aworkinglibrary: I'll still swear by @johnallsopp and @maxine's WestCiv courses: http://westciv.com/courses/index.html
    Dan Mall
    Thu, Jan 05 2012 13:52:20
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  3. jayrobinson
    @aworkinglibrary Web Standard Solutions by @simplebits is pretty good.
    Jay Robinson
    Thu, Jan 05 2012 13:52:49
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  4. shiflett
    @aworkinglibrary: As someone who wants to learn things the right way, I really appreciated the @standardistas’ book. http://webstandardistas.com/
    Chris Shiflett
    Thu, Jan 05 2012 13:53:41
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  5. mike_mill89
    @aworkinglibrary I like the quick start guides http://www.amazon.com/HTML5-CSS3-Visual-QuickStart-Guide/dp/0321719611/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1325789755&sr=1-1
    Michael Miller
    Thu, Jan 05 2012 13:56:18
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  6. beep
    @aworkinglibrary +1 to @johnallsopp & @maxine’s materials, and to @standardistas’ http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1430216069/standardista-21 Also, @lloydi’s http://www.amazon.com/dp/0987090852/
    Ethan Marcotte
    Thu, Jan 05 2012 13:57:58
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  7. jasonsantamaria
    @danielmall @aworkinglibrary @johnallsopp @maxine +1, these are still gold.
    Jason Santa Maria
    Thu, Jan 05 2012 13:55:12
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  8. maxfenton
    @aworkinglibrary I found "Transcending CSS" to be a good followup for folks who'd taken an HTML class but still thought in layout, not code.
    Max Fenton
    Thu, Jan 05 2012 14:05:52
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  9. kvakes
    @aworkinglibrary http://teamtreehouse.com/ is very promising.
    Maksim Izmaylov
    Thu, Jan 05 2012 14:05:55
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  10. aarron
    @aworkinglibrary InterACT With Web Standards is a soup to nuts intro to web design tailor made for newbies. http://bit.ly/d6oK33
    Aarron Walter
    Thu, Jan 05 2012 14:08:26
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  11. StuRobson
    @aworkinglibrary @MattWilcox has a blogpost with some getting stated books in it - http://mattwilcox.net/archive/entry/id/1072/
    Stuart Robson
    Thu, Jan 05 2012 14:13:01
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  12. timothyn
    @aworkinglibrary The @lyndadotcom tutorials are strong and provide fast uptake for newbies. Head First series from O'Reilly is solid too.
    Timothy Nobles
    Thu, Jan 05 2012 14:22:02
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  13. wyattdanger
    @aworkinglibrary I second interACT
    Stephen Wyatt Bush
    Thu, Jan 05 2012 14:25:29
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  14. mikessall
    @aworkinglibrary I found Sam's to be the most helpful when I first started teaching myself and knew nothing — http://www.amazon.com/Sams-Teach-Yourself-Hours-Coverage/dp/0672330970/ref=dp_ob_title_bk
    Mike Sall
    Thu, Jan 05 2012 14:25:58
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  15. zandys
    @aworkinglibrary For CSS I like Chris Coyier's site. Just noodling through the videos and trying out the snippets is tremendously helpful.
    Zandy Ring
    Thu, Jan 05 2012 14:36:38
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  16. MarkN
    @aworkinglibrary I learned on "Html for the World Wide Web Visual Quickstart Guide" http://amzn.to/wZYn49 also http://www.codecademy.com
    Mark
    Thu, Jan 05 2012 16:03:06
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  17. gjhead
    @aworkinglibrary I think "Web Design on a Shoestring" to be the ultimate beginners guide to web design done right. http://www.amazon.com/Web-Design-Shoestring-Carrie-Bickner/dp/0735713286
    G. Jason Head
    Thu, Jan 05 2012 16:03:06
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  18. dalecruse
    @aworkinglibrary An excellent HTML/CSS book is "Web Standards Solutions: The Markup and Style Handbook" by @simplebits http://astore.amazon.com/simplebits-20/detail/1430219203
    Dale Cruse
    Thu, Jan 05 2012 16:03:06
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  19. cazepeda
    @aworkinglibrary Mandy @jmathias has some good starter CSS tutorials: http://leihu.com/index.php/thought/c/css-101.
    Carlos A Zepeda
    Thu, Jan 05 2012 16:19:54
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