Working with CSS to improve website appearance

I am looking to develop websites, that have a updated and modern look and feel. A sample site is Manta Media Inc

I am guessing those are stylesheets to some extent.

What should I search for on google, if I want to learn how to create a web interface similar t开发者_高级运维o that? My expertiese is in .Net applicatio development, not quite the User Interface side. Any reference to websites is also appreciated.

I would start by looking at a site like css-tricks.com, the earlier video tutorials are a decent look into beginning to "template" a site. You will also have to look into learning about Photoshop or Illustrator (adobe) in order to get those background images created.

The site you linked to is a simple site with four boxes. Learn to use 1. floats and clears, 2. position and display, 3. padding and margins.

If you‘re looking to design websites to have an updated and modern look and feel, then you have to learn about design. I’ve no idea where to start with that.

If you’re looking to implement existing designs using CSS, there’s a couple of books that are well worth reading:

• ‘CSS: The Definitive Guide’, by Eric Meyer
• ‘Bulletproof Web Design’, by Dan Cederholm