Courses/Browser as Canvas
Overview
Making a HTML page that looks more like a poster than a website - and giving students a basic introduction to HTML and CSS. These are the course main goals.
The course does not require any previous HTML or CSS knowledge. Note: this course was formerly known as ‘Making Web Posters’
Learning Achievements
- basic HTML/CSS skills, the CSS box model and how different browsers deal with that
- how to accommodate a layout in various screen sizes and how to use typography on the web
Planning
The course is divided into 3 lessons of 3 hours. After the theory is explained, there is time to practice.
DAY 1
Basic html elements: div, span
Colors: RGB model
Introduction to CSS: positioning, z-index, color, width, height, border, margin, padding, box-shadow, gradient, transform, border-radius, float
Practice
DAY 2
Web fonts: existing formats and ways to use it.
Basic html elements: h1-h6, p
CSS: font-family, text-align, line-height, letter-spacing, text-shadow
Practice
DAY 3
Media queries. Practice
