It’s one challenge to learn CSS as a language, it’s another test to put it to good use in visual design. That test is yet to be written much less taken—CSS as a language of design is just beginning to emerge.

With a strong foundation of technological principles beneath you, the aesthetic work can now begin. Type, shape, space, color, layout—Design comprises many aspects of the visual realm, and CSS allows you to address many of these aspects with considerable ease.

Learning the design topics discussed in the following chapters will help you be prepared for—and master—the ways you can apply CSS to your pages, making them more innovating and interesting than ever before.