creating a webpage from a template
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creating a webpage from a template
FIRST LETS THINK ABOUT PAGE ORDER
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FIRST LETS THINK ABOUT PAGE ORDER
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NEXT LETS LOOK AT BREAKING THE PAGE UP INTO OUR SEMANTIC CHUNKS
FIRST LETS THINK ABOUT PAGE ORDER
NEXT LETS LOOK AT BREAKING THE PAGE UP INTO OUR SEMANTIC CHUNKS
FIRST LETS THINK ABOUT PAGE ORDER
NEXT LETS LOOK AT BREAKING THE PAGE UP INTO OUR SEMANTIC CHUNKS
HEADER
FIRST LETS THINK ABOUT PAGE ORDER
NEXT LETS LOOK AT BREAKING THE PAGE UP INTO OUR SEMANTIC CHUNKS
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MAIN
FIRST LETS THINK ABOUT PAGE ORDER
NEXT LETS LOOK AT BREAKING THE PAGE UP INTO OUR SEMANTIC CHUNKS
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CODING!NOW WE CAN START
ORGANISE YOUR FILESUSE FOLDERS TO MAKE THINGS TIDIER
ORGANISE YOUR FILESUSE FOLDERS TO MAKE THINGS TIDIER
BASE LEVEL FOLDER
ORGANISE YOUR FILESUSE FOLDERS TO MAKE THINGS TIDIER
‘ASSETS’ STORES EVERYTHING THAT ISN'T HTML (OR PHP)
BASE LEVEL FOLDER
ORGANISE YOUR FILESUSE FOLDERS TO MAKE THINGS TIDIER
‘ASSETS’ STORES EVERYTHING THAT ISN'T HTML (OR PHP)
FOLDER FOR CSS
BASE LEVEL FOLDER
ORGANISE YOUR FILESUSE FOLDERS TO MAKE THINGS TIDIER
‘ASSETS’ STORES EVERYTHING THAT ISN'T HTML (OR PHP)
FOLDER FOR CSS
BASE LEVEL FOLDER
FOLDER FOR IMAGES
ORGANISE YOUR FILESUSE FOLDERS TO MAKE THINGS TIDIER
‘ASSETS’ STORES EVERYTHING THAT ISN'T HTML (OR PHP)
FOLDER FOR CSS
THE 1 HTML FILE (YOU MIGHT HAVE MORE…)
BASE LEVEL FOLDER
FOLDER FOR IMAGES
FIRST LETS DEAL WITH THE
STRUCTURE OF THE WEB PAGE
…POSH WAY OF SAYING “MAKE THE HTML”
INDEX.HTML
INDEX.HTMLGIVE YOUR PAGE ITS TITLE
INDEX.HTMLGIVE YOUR PAGE ITS TITLE
MAKE THE SEMANTIC SECTIONS INSIDE OF THE <BODY>REMEMBER <HEAD> != <HEADER>
INDEX.HTMLGIVE YOUR PAGE ITS TITLE
MAKE THE SEMANTIC SECTIONS INSIDE OF THE <BODY>REMEMBER <HEAD> != <HEADER>
PS - COMMENTS ARE A GOOD THING! USE THEM!
LOGO AND NAVIGATION BAR
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LOGO AND NAVIGATION BAR
LOGO AND NAVIGATION BAR
BANNER IMAGE
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BANNER IMAGE
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BANNER IMAGE
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MAIN SECTION
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MAINSPLIT IT INTO A SECTION AND AN ASIDE AND THEN DEAL WITH EACH SEPARATELY
SECTION ASIDE
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SECTIONFAIRLY STRAIGHT FORWARD, USE H2 AND P TAGS
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SECTIONHINT: RIGHT CLICK AND THEN PRESS ‘USE SOFT WRAPS’ SO THAT THINGS DON'T GO OFF THE SIDE OF YOUR CODING WINDOW
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SECTION
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SIDEBAR
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SIDEBARSPLIT INTO 2 <ARTICLE> ELEMENTS
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SIDEBAR
DOESN’T LOOK VERY SIDEBAR-EY YET
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FOOTER
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FOOTER
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SECOND IS TO WORK ON THE
PRESENTATION OF THE WEB PAGE
…POSH WAY OF SAYING “MAKE THE CSS”
DOUBLE CHECK THEIR LOCATIONS!
LINK TO YOUR CSS FILES
SET THE BODY WIDTH
REMEMBER TO USE MAX-WIDTH TO MAKE IT SCALABLE
MARGIN LEFT & RIGHT CENTRE THIS IN THE PAGE
QUICK HINT
ORGANISING THE STYLE OF THE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS ON YOUR PAGE CAN BE A PAIN!
ESPECIALLY SO IF YOU LEAVE EVERYTHING AT THE DEFAULT COLOUR (I.E.WHITE)
DO THIS
QUICK HINT
DO THIS
MAKE THIS
TEMPLATECOLOURS.CSS
AH MY EYES!(BUT AT LEAST I CAN FIND THINGS!)
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HORIZONTAL MENU
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HORIZONTAL MENU Mockup
GIVES IT A HOVER COLOUR
GETS RID OF THE BULLET POINTS
FLOATS EACH INDIVIDUAL LIST ITEM TO THE LEFT
REMOVES THE UNDERLINE, CENTRES THE TEXT AND GIVES IT SOME PADDING
HORIZONTAL MENU
GIVES IT A HOVER COLOUR
GETS RID OF THE BULLET POINTS
FLOATS EACH INDIVIDUAL LIST ITEM TO THE LEFT
REMOVES THE UNDERLINE, CENTRES THE TEXT AND GIVES IT SOME PADDING
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IMAGE SIZES
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IMAGE SIZES
GIVE EACH IMAGE AN ID IN THE HTML, REFER TO THIS WITH # IN CSS
AGAIN, REMEMBER TO DO PROPER COMMENTING Mockup
IMAGE SIZES
GIVE EACH IMAGE AN ID IN THE HTML, REFER TO THIS WITH # IN CSS
AGAIN, REMEMBER TO DO PROPER COMMENTING Mockup
FIX THE FONTSWE USED GOOGLE FONTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO THE CORRECT ONE
GETTING THERE!
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COLUMN LAYOUTUSE UNSEMANTIC! ITS THE EASIEST OPTION.
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UNSEMANTIC1. DOWNLOAD IT 2. MOVE IT INTO YOUR FILE STRUCTURE 3. REFERENCE IT IN THE HEAD OF YOUR HTML
SECTIONASIDE
MAIN
1. MAKE SURE THAT YOU START WITH A GRID-CONTAINER CLASS
2. EVERYTHING ELSE HAS TO ADD UP TO 100 TO BE SHOWN AT THE SAME TIME
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FLOAT THE HEAD OF SCHOOL IMAGE
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FLOAT THE HEAD OF SCHOOL IMAGE
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FLOAT THE HEAD OF SCHOOL IMAGE
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SIDEBARCOLOURINGS
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SIDEBARCOLOURINGS
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SIDEBARCOLOURINGS
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SIDEBARLAYOUT FIXES
OK…SOMETIMES UNSEMANTIC NEEDS TO BE PUT IN ITS PLACE
THIS BIT IS FAIRLY STRAIGHT FORWARD
THIS NEEDS TO BE OVERWRITTEN WITH !IMPORTANT (DONT DO THIS A LOT)
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SIDEBARLAYOUT FIXES
OK…SOMETIMES UNSEMANTIC NEEDS TO BE PUT IN ITS PLACE
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SIDEBARLAYOUT FIXES
OK…SOMETIMES UNSEMANTIC NEEDS TO BE PUT IN ITS PLACE
THIS BIT IS FAIRLY STRAIGHT FORWARD
THIS NEEDS TO BE OVERWRITTEN WITH !IMPORTANT (DONT DO THIS A LOT)
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REMOVE TEMPLATE COLOURS
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FIX THE FONT SIZES
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DO THE FOOTERI FORGOT TO DO THIS EARLIER…
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IN SUMMARY1. FIGURE OUT THE ORDER IN WHICH YOU WANT TO CREATE
THE PAGE (WRITE ON THE SHEET IF YOU WANT TO!)
2. GET YOUR FILES IN THE RIGHT PLACE
3. CREATE YOUR HTML
4. CREATE YOUR CSS
1. USE TEMPLATE COLOURS TO MAKE YOUR LIFE EASIER
2. WORK ON IMAGES
3. THEN WORK ON FONTS/COLOURS
4. THEN WORK ON POSITIONING
the site will look rubbish for ages …then everything comes together!
IN SUMMARY1. FIGURE OUT THE ORDER IN WHICH YOU WANT TO CREATE
THE PAGE (WRITE ON THE SHEET IF YOU WANT TO!)
2. GET YOUR FILES IN THE RIGHT PLACE
3. CREATE YOUR HTML
4. CREATE YOUR CSS
1. USE TEMPLATE COLOURS TO MAKE YOUR LIFE EASIER
2. WORK ON IMAGES
3. THEN WORK ON FONTS/COLOURS
4. THEN WORK ON POSITIONING