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In this tutorial you will learn Getting Started with CSS.

As with any project, planning and gaining support are crucial to your success. Web site projects are sometimes deceptive. They look as if you can just toss one together without too much fuss, but do not be fooled by that, you can not skimp on the planning process.

Web design projects require a blend of skills. The unique blend of creative and technological requirements means that an aspect of Web design and development draws on skills you have used in other positions - or on skills you do not necessarily consider your strengths.

As with any project, planning and gaining support are crucial to your success. Web site projects are sometimes deceptive. They look as if you can just toss one together without too much fuss, but do not be fooled by that, you can not skimp on the planning process.

So you have got a client who has signed on the dotted line and wants you to create a drop-dead gorgeous Web site with all the bells and whistles that the law allows.

A Web site is a very important thing. At least, it better be. When you are hired to create a Web site, you are creating a worldwide presence for your client. As a Web designer, you do your best to create a site that portrays your client’s business or service at its best.

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) are the saviors of responsible web design. The impact of CSS upon the way developers build web sites has been immense, and the possibilities they bring are endless.

Use CSS sparingly to control a few page elements, and you’d be right to call it a simple methodology. Start pushing the envelope and begin working across multiple style sheets with all sorts of conflicting selectors.

In this tutorial, the focus is chiefly on common CSS building blocks. For the most part, their uses should be fairly obvious, as the terms correlate well with the real world. Margin, padding, borders, widths, heights—all familiar terms for things that do what you are probably assuming they do.

In this tutorial, we offer tips on how to do the tasks that we have found most crucial for your Web design career, either when you are on your own or when you are working for a company.