Without a doubt, the best CSS / XHTML training you can give yourself is pick up any of these books to learn about front end web development.

Most of the books involve learning and adapting web pages using CSS based layouts. Some are new, some are classics. I have learnt valuable tips on working practices for CSS management, color palette selection, and also layouts using CSS3.

Books like ‘Don’t make me think, and ‘Bulletproof..’ make you question ‘Why should I do it this way..?’. Then they cover alternatives you may not have considered. Some of these books are in their Second edition, a testament to how well they are written and deservedly gaining a place on any discerning geeks bookshelf.

The book title links go straight to Amazon. Author links go to their own sites.

CSS / XHTML CODING

• Designing with Web Standards - Zeldman
• Web standard solutions - Cederholm
• The Zen of CSS Design - Shea
• Bulletproof Web design - Cederholm
• CSS Mastery - Budd
  

DESIGN PROCESS

• Transcending CSS - Clarke
• Principles of Beautiful Web Design - Beaird

ACCESSIBILITY

• Web Accessibility - Various

USER EXPERIENCE

• The Elements of User Experience - Garrett
• Don’t Make Me Think - Krug

Three topics that you will see in future books, which I am researching this first part of the year:

• Experimenting with CSS reset/base files
• Iphone Web Development
• Speeding up the CSS Working Group Activity to release a CSS2.2 draft in 2008

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