?? Dive into the world of web design with our latest tutorial on CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)! Perfect for beginners, this video guides you through the process of styling an HTML page using Visual Studio Code. ?
? What You’ll Learn:
– Setting up a basic HTML page and understanding its structure.
– Incorporating CSS to transform the appearance of your webpage.
– Using inline, internal, and external CSS for diverse styling approaches.
– Creating responsive designs with CSS for optimal mobile and desktop viewing.
– Understanding the CSS box model, including padding, borders, and margins.
– Utilizing various selectors, classes, and IDs for targeted styling.
– Implementing best practices for text styling and web accessibility.
– Employing advanced CSS techniques for responsive images and background styles.
– Managing your project with source control and GitHub.
?️ Key Highlights:
– Real-time coding examples in Visual Studio Code.
– Tips for efficient coding and maintaining a DRY (Don’t Repeat Yourself) codebase.
– Insights into CSS specificity and the importance of order in your stylesheet.
– Techniques for ensuring high-contrast and readable text for all users.
– Practical steps for adding images and ensuring they’re responsive and accessible.
– Setting up your project repository on GitHub and making it public.
? Perfect for: Beginners in web development, students, and anyone looking to enhance their HTML pages with CSS.
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This is part of a video series showing how to code an artist portfolio website from scratch and publish it with a custom domain on the web. No coding experience necessary.
0:00 – CSS Crash Course
0:17 – Set Up Project in Visual Studio Code
1:14 – Create index.html
2:37 – CSS Introduction
3:15 – Inline Styles
4:45 – Style Block in the head
6:00 – External Stylesheet
6:54 – Link stylesheet in the head
7:40 – Initialize Git Repository
8:36 – CSS Syntax
10:47 – Relative Units
11:55 – CSS Specificity
12:40 – Add a CSS class
13:50 – Accessible Font Color Contrast
14:58 – Hexadecimal Colors
17:05 – RGB Colors
18:42 – CSS Comments
19:32 – CSS Box Model
23:26 – Box Sizing Universal Selector
24:59 – Styling Text
27:39 – IDs
28:50 – Borders, Padding, Margin Shorthand Notation
30:20 – DRY – Do Not Repeat Yourself
32:00 – Body Background
32:55 – Center on page with auto margin
34:33 – Link Styling
37:57 – Responsive Images
41:29 – Background Images
43:55 – Git Commit and GitHub Sync
45:23 – Set Up GitHub Pages
46:24 – Fix Background Image on GitHub
Artist Portfolio Website Video Series
1- Setup Domain and Hosting with GitHub Student Developer Pack and Namecheap –
2 – Enforce HTTPS with GitHub Pages and Namecheap –
3 – Setup Visual Studio Code with GitHub Integration –
4 – Basic HTML Crash Course and Page Structure –
5 – Basic CSS Crash Course –
6 – CSS Flexbox –
7 – CSS Grid –
8 – Sample Portfolio layouts in HTML and CSS (in production)
9 – Example Portfolio Site from Start to Finish (in production)
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Great tutorial. Appreciate your clarity, thanks
Thanks a lot! Really thought you had a million subscibers and views. Amazing video with simple and clear instructions.