The book is done.

My impressions?

The Zen of CSS Design is definitely a book you'll want on yourself. A good Designer should have an awareness of areas like typography, layout, and white space. The Zen of CSS reinforces these concepts well.

High Points:

Dingbats! - I forgot those little graphics were called that. I was always searching for "bullets", it's no wonder I could never find anything good.

Web Standards - I hang my head in shame. I've been very lax in using alt tags for screen readers etc. I hope this will inspire me to be more stringent with web design standards.

IE = The Devil! - I still use IE as my standard browser, but it's surprising how many CSS design elements will not work in it. I'm not ready to make the switch to Firefox just yet, but I am going to test my design in Firefox first!

Low Points:

Usability - The book sometimes gets bogged down in usability issues going through the same concepts over and over.

Rush to the Finish - The book ends with a break down of a few Zen Garden site designs. I would have liked to have seen more examples on such things as how to add drop shadow edges, rounded corners etc.

Overall I'm happy with the book. Next on my list - Eric Meyer on CSS.

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