week 2
The focus of week 2 is to begin our understanding of the basics of CSS selectors and the concepts of page layout with CSS.
Handouts/downloads
Level One Learning Objects
- CSS Selectors, Part 2 Continuation of CSS Selectors 2.1
- Selectutorial An excellent click through tutorial on the use of selectors
- Div Mania Div Mania and understanding the use of selectors
- Planning HTML for CSS On making the transition from HTML to CSS thinking
- CSS Tips 1 Good rules for keeping CSS well-formed and organized
Level Two Learning Objects
- Lean XHTML & Precise CSS One designers method of writting CSS style sheets
- CSS: not hard If you recognize it for what it is
- One Column Layout For special situations a one column, zoom layout
- CSS Template: Tutorial A detailed tutorial in five parts
- One True Layout? Great overview of CSS layout issues and a solution!
Level Three Learning Objects
- Maintainable CSS Series of articles about maintaining css organization.
- Character sets & Encodings A Web Consortium doc on character sets and encoding
- Complex CSS Layouts Online slideshow narrative and code for a 3-col site.
- Architecting CSS File organization for major projects, by local developer Garrett Dimon.
- Outside the Grid Understanding the flexibility of the design grid with CSS