Chapter 3. Layout

Backyard, page 86

Entomology, page 92

prêt-à-porter, page 104

CS(S) Monk, page 110

White Lily, page 98

Not So Minimal, page 116

LAYING OUT PAGES using CSS requires a combination of technical knowledge and creative skill. Whether you choose to use fixed or fluid layouts, or align your designs to the left or center, you need a firm grasp of how CSS layouts work.

In this chapter we cover layout approaches, CSS positioning schemes, the use of floats for layout, and how to combine these concepts to come up with layouts that are useful, attractive, andin some casesunexpected.