Course Time Machine

Welcome to the Time Machine course.

The Time Machine consists of two classes in which we introduce basic HTML and CSS skills. We start of in The Sh***y 90's, building websites from back in the day. We then fast-forward, via the fourth dimension, to the BRUTALIST design period.

Program

Class 1

Demos

1. Websites in the 90's
   1. Take a look at websites made in the 90's
   2. Quiz question: What is the first item ever sold on the web?
   3. What do you notice changing over time? Does the content and audience change? And how about the design?
2. Follow along HTML / CSS

Tasks

1. Try out
   1. text-align
   2. font
   3. font-family
   4. font-size
   5. font-stretch
   6. font-style
   7. font-weight
   8. height
   9. margin
   10. opacity
   11. padding
   12. color
   13. line-height
   14. visibility
   15. border
   16. box-shadow
   17. text-shadow
   18. background
   19. filter
   20. cursor
   21. text-shadow
   22. transform
   23. transition
   24. position
   25. perspective
   26. grid
   27. columns
   28. animation

Class 2

Demos

1. BRUTALIST
   1. Take a look at BrutalistWebsites.com
2. Code
   1. CSS classes and IDs
3. Tasks
   1. Whiteboard drawing on the tasks for today
   2. Installing Live Share

Class

In this class we have a live demo on CSS selectors. If you still feel a need to understand CSS selectors check out videos Type and universal selectors and Class and ID selectors

During the class we will work in groups of 3. Using the Live Share functionality in Visual Studio Code you can work together.

We have 3 tasks to complete, each team member picks up one task. After completing one task you explain to your team how the code works.

Tasks

1. CSS Grid
   1. Watch the first 4 videos (Intro to CSS Grid -> Sizing Rows and Columns) in the section 3. Grid Layout on LinkedIn Learning.
   2. Create a two column website similar to kostasmurkudis.org
   3. Bonus: Create the list with links on the left side like kostasmurkudis.org
2. Position absolute and fixed
   1. Watch 1 video Position Explained
   2. Watch 1 video Position: Relative and Absolute
   3. Add a position abosulte element over the grid like the flower on kostasmurkudis.org
   4. Watch 1 video Position: Fixed, sticky and static
   5. Add a couple of position absolute elements randomly over the page. Have a look at waltersantomauro.com for some inspiration.
3. Fonts
   1. Watch 1 video Web Fonts with Google Fonts (the interface of Google Fonts has changed a bit)
   2. Look at Brutalistwebsites.com for some inspiration
   3. Pick some nice Google Fonts
   4. Watch 1 video Project: Google Fonts
   5. Add the fonts to your project

It is recommended to first try and complete the tasks with only the instructions above. However, feel free to use these demo videos when you get stuck.