Lynda.com has released a new video-based tutorial, CSS for Designers, led by Molly Holzschlag and Andy Clarke. This is an important tutorial, because it focuses on CSS from a designer's point of view rather than a developer's.

Molly and Andy work well together and play off each other's specialties. They don't waste a lot of time with introductory material, but get to the meat of the standards-oriented design issue right away. At the same time, they explain things in a clear and easy to understand manner. And, personally, I like that Molly covers the history of the web in the first chapter; this is very important information that is, more often than not, left out of web design and development tutorials.

The first chapter of CSS for Designers is available as a free preview in Quicktime format. The full tutorial is accessible with a Lynda.com premium membership, or available for purchase on a CD-ROM.