Inspirational CSS Sites

• CSS Zen Garden
• css Beauty
• CSS Drive
• CSS Reboot
• CSS Vault
• Design Showcase Sites
• Linkdup
• Style Gala
• ShowCase
• Unmatched Style
• W3C Sites

CSS Template Sites

Jump-start your project by using a pre-fab'ed CSS template as a foundation.

• glish: CSS Layout Techniques
• The Layout Reservoir
• CSS Layouts
• CSS Page Layout Templates
• Ruthsarian Layouts
• Sample CSS Page Layouts
• W3C Core Styles
• CSS Templates
• CSS Play

Layout Generators

Cool web-based services that generate CSS-based layouts.

• Layout-O-Matic by InkNoise
• Pagemaker by ClevaTreva.

Recommended Reading

CSS: The Definitive Guide

CSS: The Definitive Guide, 3rd Edition, provides you with a comprehensive guide to CSS implementation, along with a thorough review of all aspects of CSS 2.1. Updated to cover Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft's vastly improved browser, this new edition includes content on positioning, lists and generated content, table layout, user interface, paged media, and more.

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Transcending CSS: The Fine Art of Web Design

In this groundbreaking book, you'll discover how to implement highly original designs using markup and CSS. As someone who understands the creative possibilities, author and designer Andy Clarke offers visual designers a progressive approach to creating artistic, usable, and accessible sites using transcendent CSS.

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See also: CSS Artistry: A Web Design Master Class