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Using Shorthand Properties in CSS
Your body rule should now look like this:
body {
font: 100%/1.5 “Helvetica Neue”, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
background: #7F98C3;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
text-align: center;
color: #000000;
}
If you look at the font property, you may notice that your CSS may not look like ours. If you have individual font values on each line instead of all in one line, it is due [...]
Different pattern / model of css
Innovations
There are several innovative concepts, terms, and approaches. These are not new or radical: the technology is already built into the major browsers, the concepts are implied in the CSS specification, and the terms are commonly used. What makes them innovative is how I define and use them to show what can be done with [...]
Different Model or pattern of CSS
Innovations
There are several innovative concepts, terms, and approaches. These are not new or radical: the technology is already built into the major browsers, the concepts are implied in the CSS specification, and the terms are commonly used. What makes them innovative is how I define and use them to show what can be done with [...]
Web page essentials checklist
I’m aware that some of this one was about as much fun as trying to work out complex quadratic equations in your head, but as mentioned at the start, you need to know this stuff. Imagine designing a site and it suddenly not working the way you thought it would. It looks fine in your [...]
Web design overview
Web design has evolved rapidly over the years. Initially, browsers were basic, and early versions of HTML were fairly limited in what they enabled designers to do. Therefore, many older sites on the Web are plain in appearance. Additionally, the Web was originally largely a technical repository, hence the boring layouts of many sites in [...]
Basic web page structure and layout
Once you’ve sorted out the site map, avoid firing up your graphics package. It’s a good idea to sketch out page layout ideas on paper before working on your PC or Mac. Not only is this quicker than using graphics software, but it also allows you to compare many ideas side by side. At this [...]
Information architecture and site maps
Before you begin designing a website, you need to collate and logically organize the information it’s going to contain. A site map usually forms the basis of a site’s navigation, and you should aim to have the most important links immediately visible. What these links actually are depends on the nature of your website, but [...]