Present information in stunning new ways by transforming CSS elements in two- and three-dimensional space. Whether you're rotating a photo, doing some interesting perspective tricks, or creating an interface that lets you reveal information on an element's backside, this practical guide shows you how to use them to great effect.

Short and sweet, this book is an excerpt from the upcoming fourth edition of CSS: The Definitive Guide. When you purchase either the print or the ebook edition of Transforms in CSS, you'll receive a discount on the entire Definitive Guide once it's released. Why wait? Learn how to bring life to your web pages now.

• Create interesting combinations of 2D transforms and fully 3D-acting interfaces
• Learn two types of coordinate systems used in CSS transforms: the Cartesian coordinate system and the spherical system
• Use the transform property to translate, scale, rotate, and skew an element
• Create the illusion of depth by adding perspective to an element—or one perspective to a group of elements
• Reveal the back of an element with the backface-visibility property

Eric A. Meyer is the author of the critically acclaimed online tutorial Introduction to HTML, as well as some other semi-popular Web pages. He is a member of the CSS&FP Working Group and the author of Cascading Style Sheets: The Definitive Guide.