I have struggled to learn CSS for months now. But I keep giving up. I am a good web designer but my skills in CSS lack BIG TIME! I've tried many tutorials Lynda.com ones etc... Tried reading books, I have CSS For Beginners which I purchased from Amazon. But my problem is I can not ask any questions. I need someone who is skilled in CSS to basically teach me! Someone who I can ask questions to. Would anyone be interested in this? Maybe lessions via video confrence or remote assistance with audio mics? I'd be happy to pay $$ for someone to help me with this. Many Thanks, Brett.
ask your questions here, there is no need to pay.... although i am sure by now there will be many PM's in your inbox from noobs offering to help for payment *sigh* maybe ask what are the best tutorials? just because you did not get on with one tutorial does not mean a different one will not be able to help you. Yoda says start with the easy bits you must before hard bits you can do.
To be honest, everyone has their own "best ways of learning". Personally, I learned CSS by downloading Free CSS Templates from places like OSWD, opening them in Notepad (or Dreamweaver) and butchering them up. Try relating the Class names to the elements on the web page, then change some code and see what effect is has. I've only found tutorials good for learning what can be done in CSS and how / when to implement it. Then I actually built experience by applying these newly learned CSS codes to free CSS templates. For example, replacing the navbar with my own, turning a fixed-width template into a fluid template, positioning elements on the page, changing link colours etc etc.... . Do what you feel comfortable with. It's a lot easier to learn than people make it out to be. Good luck
For me , I learn well by projects , I think I am purpose oriented , so I learn that will help me to accomplish my duties . Try to begin what you intend to do , and you will encounter so many problems , and learn from them . CSS is as so many Languages , it's easy to learn , but problems are so much , and no one can tell you these problems before you encounter them , because they are so many , and you probably don't understand them before you see them in reality .
feel free to add me to your contacts, and I would gladly help you. No money required, or you can post your questions here.
I am in the opposite condition with you . I am good at coding html/css but not good at graphic design . I can guide you in IMs like msn, aim . Please let me know if you are interested .
I will recommend two books, the first of which you may be able to skim through: Build Your Own Web Site the Right Way Using HTML and CSS by Ian Lloyd. Old enough to be sitting for free in your library, and you can post questions about what you build in that book in any forum, just post the HTML and CSS that you have and what makes no sense or what you're seeing wrong. Second book, really for CSS for positioning and making a page look like someone's PSD: HTML Utopia: Designing Without Tables Using CSS by Rachel Andrew and Dan Shafer Also pretty old by now. The (x)html they use is online, there's a url in the book, which you can post on ANY forum, and then what code YOU have (cause sometimes the problem is just that you made a typo), and you will get answers. I learned on both of those books, together with forums, and now can learn individual CSS and HTML thingies online completely. The key is, go through the book, don't try immediately adapting it you some page you want to build. Just build theirs first and then later you can build anything.