Responsive Web Design with HTML5 and CSS: Build future-proof responsive websites using the latest HTML5 and CSS techniques , Fourth Edition

Ben Frain

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4.5 (57 Ratings)

eBook Sep 2022 498 pages 4th Edition

Ben Frain

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Understand what responsive web design is and its significance for modern web development
Explore the latest developments in responsive web design and CSS, including layout with Grid and Subgrid, CSS Cascade Layers, Wide Gamut colors, and CSS Functions
Get to grips with the uses and benefits of new HTML elements and attributes

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Responsive Web Design with HTML5 and CSS, Fourth Edition, is a fully revamped and extended version of one of the most comprehensive and bestselling books on the latest HTML5 and CSS techniques for responsive web design. It emphasizes pragmatic application, teaching you the approaches needed to build most real-life websites, with downloadable examples in every chapter. Written in the author's friendly and easy-to-follow style, this edition covers all the newest developments and improvements in responsive web design, including approaches for better accessibility, variable fonts and font loading, and the latest color manipulation tools making their way to browsers. You can enjoy coverage of bleeding-edge features such as CSS layers, container queries, nesting, and subgrid. The book concludes by exploring some exclusive tips and approaches for front-end development from the author. By the end of the book, you will not only have a comprehensive understanding of responsive web design and what is possible with the latest HTML5 and CSS, but also the knowledge of how to best implement each technique. Read through as a complete guide or dip in as a reference for each topic-focused chapter.

Who is this book for?

Are you a full-stack or back-end developer who needs to improve their front-end skills? Perhaps you work on the front-end and you need a definitive overview of all modern HTML and CSS has to offer? Maybe you have done a little website building but you need a deep understanding of responsive web designs and how to achieve them? This is the book for you! All you need to take advantage of this book is a working understanding of HTML and CSS. No JavaScript knowledge is needed.

What you will learn

Use media queries, including detection for touch/mouse and color preference
Learn HTML semantics and author accessible markup
Facilitate different images depending on screen size or resolution
Write the latest color functions, mix colors, and choose the most accessible ones
Use SVGs in designs to provide resolution-independent images
Create and use CSS custom properties, making use of new CSS functions including ‘clamp', ‘min', and ‘max'
Add validation and interface elements to HTML forms
Enhance interface elements with filters, shadows, and animations

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A. Zubarev Nov 25, 2022

I did not read any of the previous editions of this book, but since it is a fourth edition, it is clear the responsive web design took over the digital world and here to stay. This publication in my view is the most up to date and complete one on the responsive web design as guide and how to.The material is covered by the author very extensively, it goes into very powerful and I would say probably somewhat not so known elements and aspects of CSS to some developers. Not known in a positive sense though as the often overlooked items may come suddenly handy.Some of my picks: the Flex Box, CSS filters, SMIL animations and 3D transformations.Favourite chapter: CSS Color - a seemingly simple concept with so powerful options!The book has a companion Github repo so you can work through the examples and create variations of some elements that you can find useful or interesting to experiment with.I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

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Justin Horner Sep 22, 2022

I went into this book hoping the author would provide plenty of coverage on CSS Grid, and it didn't disappoint! Most of the book was a review of topics I’m well versed in, but I’ve had limited exposure to CSS Grid, and the author did a great job explaining when and how to use them.If that's a topic you're interested in, this is a great resource to learn more. Of course, there's also a chapter dedicated to Flexbox as well.I'm surprised at just how many topics this book covers. Selectors, typography, filters, masking, SVGs, transitions, transforms, animations, forms, and even some cutting-edge features of CSS like nesting.If you want a refresher on any of these topics, I recommend considering this book. It will also be great to have as a reference.

Giovanni Hale Oct 01, 2022

This book is perfect if you're looking for an introduction to responsive web design and HTML5 and CSS. It shows you how to use the latest techniques step-by-step with easy-to-follow examples. I highly recommend it!- Giovanni Hale

JJ May 01, 2024

I am a designer that used to do a lot of web-dev many moons ago, but haven't touched any of it in a long timeRecently I've made the decision to get re-acquainted with it and bought this to fill in any gaps in my knowledgeIn this day and age it is really hard finding actual BOOKS on these topics rather than online learning, books suit my a lot better as I can't easily do online courses on my commute to work... so I'm glad Ben took the time to write thisQuite a bit has changed in the years where I've not been coding, like flexbox and grids... this book was the perfect reference to let me know what I've missed, aswell as reminding me of things that I'd forgotten about!

Si Dunn Sep 21, 2022

I was already familiar with parts of Ben Frain's "Responsive Web Design with HTML5 and CSS," having found an older edition in a library and used it in several projects. So I am pleased to see this new fourth edition. It covers numerous new topics, including recent CSS developments, as well as other changes and new capabilities in web design.The writing is clear, the code examples illustrate the author's how-to efforts, and the book's structure seems very logical to me. Frain's fourth edition is organized into three sections. The first section, "Fundamentals of Responsive Web Design," introduces the reader to topics such as HTML markup, media and container queries, fluid layout, flexbox, and layout with CSS Grid.The second section's title is "Core Skills for Effective Front-End Web Development." Its eight chapters dig deeper into CSS and web typography, responsive images, CSS functions, and several other topics.The third section has just two chapters, but one of them examines cutting-edge CSS features, and the other chapter offers helpful advice and information for web designers and web designers who also do web development.One key recommendation by Frain that I've found helpful in my own efforts is to "get designs up and running in a browser environment as soon as possible." In other words, don't try to perfect the design first before testing it. Responsive web design can bring a lot of moving parts and moving features to a website. It's definitely been better in my efforts to start small and keep testing over and over as elements are added, subtracted, or replaced.My thanks to Packt Publishing for sending an advance reader's copy of this book.

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