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HTML and CSS resources updated
Most journalists do not need to become code jockeys — but it can be quite useful to know the basics of the language of the Web: HTML. It’s not hard at all to learn a few basic tags, and with those few...
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Use Kuler, Photoshop to make a quick palette
What’s the quickest way to whip up a beautiful color palette for a new website? 1. Start with Kuler, a free online tool from Adobe. 2. Register and sign in so you can download a color swatch for your...
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New resource: Page Design Basics
This resource — Page Design Basics — provides a very simple overview of how to lay out a Web page. Students new to using CSS often make a mess of it because they do not grasp the utility of DIVs. By...
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Updates to design, HTML, CSS resources
The latest updates here: Design Resources: Links for typography, color, Web browser statistics, screen resolution, page layout and usability. HTML Basics: Essential tags to know, tutorials, HTML5. CSS...
View ArticleGood tutorial sites for HTML, HTML5, CSS, jQuery
There are a zillion sites out there offering free tutorials, but many are pure junk. So here are a few that I recommend, in no particular order: Codecademy: Web Fundamentals Codecademy: HTML...
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In your CSS, you can specify typefaces (font families) to be used for the headings, paragraphs, etc., in your HTML. However, what you see on your computer is not always going to be the same thing your...
View ArticleHTML and CSS templates for learning, teaching
I have made a GitHub repo containing HTML and CSS templates for beginners. An entire GitHub repo can be downloaded by clicking the “Download ZIP” button on the right-hand side of the main page. As a...
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