Practical CSS Layouts

• Master CSS Layout Techniques: Gain in-depth knowledge of CSS Grid and Flexbox to create responsive, adaptable layouts for mobile, tablet, and desktop screens.
• Responsive Design Principles: Learn to design responsive websites using media queries and adaptive design practices that cater to different device sizes.
• Utilizing CSS Units and Custom Fonts: Understand the use of CSS units like rem and em for scalable typography and incorporate custom fonts to enhance website aesthetics.
• Advanced Styling Techniques: Apply advanced CSS features such as pseudo-elements, transitions, and custom scrollbars to create visually appealing and interactive designs.
• Real-World Layout Challenges: Tackle exercises that simulate real-world scenarios, such as styling audio players, hamburger menus, and interactive lists.
• Complete Website Development: Build three variations of a website, each increasing in complexity, to solidify your understanding of practical CSS layout design.

In this comprehensive course by Jen Kramer, you'll start with the fundamentals of CSS and HTML and progress to creating complex, responsive web designs. The course covers essential layout techniques using CSS Grid and Flexbox and addresses practical design challenges, such as styling buttons and menus, using responsive images, and managing fonts. By building three versions of a website, you will learn to apply your skills to real-world projects, increasing your proficiency and confidence in CSS.

• Beginners wanting to learn CSS layout techniques.
• Frontend developers looking to improve their responsive design skills.
• Web designers seeking to translate design concepts into functional web layouts.
• Anyone interested in building professional, responsive websites.

• Basic HTML and CSS Knowledge: Familiarity with HTML and CSS fundamentals is recommended.
• Interest in Web Design: A desire to learn web design principles and best practices.

Introduction

Get an overview of the course structure and the design projects you will build, beginning with a demonstration of CodePen.

Easy Design

• CSS Basics Setup: Create a style guide page with CSS custom properties for managing colors and learn the difference between rem and em units.
• Custom Fonts and Images: Incorporate Google Fonts and enable responsive image sizing with CSS.
• Simple Responsive Layouts: Develop a mobile-first approach for responsive designs and tackle margin collapse issues.

CSS for Tablet and Desktop Layout

• Media Queries and Layouts: Implement media queries to adjust designs for tablet and desktop layouts, utilizing CSS Grid and Flexbox for complex arrangements.
• Responsive Images: Use the picture element to manage responsive images across different devices.

Medium Design: Tour Page & Tracklist

• Tour Page Styles: Style the tour page using gradients and update text styles.
• Button and Layout Styling: Practice styling interactive buttons and layouts, and use HTML tables for organizing tracklists.

Medium Design: Reviews & Images

• Responsive Design: Style reviews and images for mobile and tablet layouts using grids and block layouts.

Medium Design: Audio Player & Hamburger Menu

• Audio Player Customization: Style an audio player using CSS Grid and SVG graphics for controls.
• Hamburger Menu: Design a responsive hamburger menu with interactive styles.

Medium Design: Final Site Assembly

• Site Assembly: Assemble the web page components for mobile, tablet, and desktop layouts, creating a cohesive design.

Difficult Design: Small Elements

• Styling Challenges: Tackle exercises to style buttons, layout reviews, and manage album boxes with double borders.

Difficult Design: Advanced Styles

• Advanced CSS Techniques: Implement transitions, custom scrollbars, and diamond image layouts using clip-path.

Advanced Desktop Layout

• Final Design Assembly: Create a complex desktop layout with multiple columns and integrated elements, utilizing advanced CSS techniques.