15 CSS tutorials - learn the basics and a few new tricks

06. Quick overview of CSS position values

Chris Coyier's site CSS-Tricks is the go-to place for tutorials, articles and videos to learn CSS. Here, he presents this beginner-level overview of the different values for CSS positioning.

07. Absolute and relative postitioning

In this CSS tutorial, delve into more detail on absolute and relative positioning and how the two interact with each other.

08. CSS Sprites

This video takes a look at CSS Sprites. You'll learn both why and how to use this wonderful technique, which reduces the HTTP requests a page makes, whilst gaining a basic understanding of placing images in a grid in one unified file.

09. CSS layouts

Fixed width, fluid width and elastic width are the three different types of layouts for websites. This tutorial covers these three varieties and other techniques for making use of wider browser windows.

10. CSS typography

Typography is a hugely important aspect of CSS practice. In this CSS video you'll learn the basic properties and values that can be used to control the styling of text on web pages.

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