IDCC 370: Web Design I Fall 2009

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Lee Underwood's article on the HTML Hierarchy will help you to understand the container model and XHTML hierarchy, both essential to working effectively with Cascading Style Sheets CSS).

Underwood notes in part two of his article: "As we look at the structure of the page we will see that each element is related to another element. This is called a parent-child-sibling relationship [tree structure]. An element that is directly above another element in the hierarchy is called the parent of the element below it. The element below the parent is called the child. When two elements are equal in the hierarchy, they are known as siblings."

The PowerPoint tutorial on "Getting Started with XHTML" reviews this nesting/container structure at the tag level. We will examine this tutorial carefully in class. If you are thoroughly comfortable with the concepts of hierarchy and containment, you will be better able to master all areas of Web design.

If you have questions, just e-mail me at wbuchholz@bentley.edu. Feel free to comment on this announcement, or if you want to e-mail it, click on the little mail icon directly below.

Labels: Cascading Style Sheets, child, CSS, CSS box model, hierarchy, Lee Underwood, parent-child relationship, parent-child-sibling, relationship, sibling, sibling relationship, tree structure, XHTML

Check this out:

Lee Underwood's article on the HTML Hierarchy will help you to understand the container model and XHTML hierarchy, both essential to working effectively with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).

Underwood notes in part two of his article: "As we look at the structure of the page we will see that each element is related to another element. This is called a parent-child-sibling relationship [tree structure]. An element that is directly above another element in the hierarchy is called the parent of the element below it. The element below the parent is called the child. When two elements are equal in the hierarchy, they are known as siblings."

The PowerPoint tutorial on "Getting Started with XHTML" reviews this nesting/container structure at the tag level. We will examine this tutorial carefully in class. If you are thoroughly comfortable with the concepts of hierarchy and containment, you will be better able to master all areas of Web design.

If you have questions, just e-mail me at wbuchholz@bentley.edu. Feel free to comment on this announcement, or if you want to e-mail it, click on the little mail icon directly below.

Labels: Cascading Style Sheets, child, CSS, CSS box model, form elements, hierarchy, Lee Underwood, parent-child relationship, parent-child-sibling, relationship, sibling, sibling relationship, XHTML

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As I have mentioned in class numerous times, you will need to become familiar with the css box model, as that forms the conceptual and technical underpinning of all layout, navigation, and design elements using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).

Note this figure from Andy Budd. You can see from this set of "boxes" how the container metaphor works and how white space can be introduced into page design. In class, we will continually put this box model into action, as we work throughout the semester with margins, borders, and padding. Of course, all of this guides the shape of the ultimate container: our "wrapper" div. I think you will enjoy the design power that css and its box model give you.

Next class, we will continue to work on our template, and as we do, you will continue to see the large number of ways that the CSS box model plays a major role, in layout, design, and ultimately navigation.

If you have questions, just e-mail me at wbuchholz@bentley.edu. Feel free to comment on this announcement, or if you want to e-mail it, click on the little mail icon directly below. Note also that each announcement has a permanent link, available through the announcement title and posting date.

Labels: Andy Budd, Cascading Style Sheets, CSS box model, design, Hakon Wium Lie, internal navigation, layout, template

Check this out:

Lee Underwood's article on the HTML Hierarchy will help you to understand the container model and XHTML hierarchy, both essential to working effectively with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).

Underwood notes in part two of his article: "As we look at the structure of the page we will see that each element is related to another element. This is called a parent-child-sibling relationship [tree structure]. An element that is directly above another element in the hierarchy is called the parent of the element below it. The element below the parent is called the child. When two elements are equal in the hierarchy, they are known as siblings."

The PowerPoint tutorial on "Getting Started with XHTML" reviews this nesting/container structure at the tag level. We will examine this tutorial carefully in class. If you are thoroughly comfortable with the concepts of hierarchy and containment, you will be better able to master all areas of Web design.

If you have questions, just e-mail me at wbuchholz@bentley.edu. Feel free to comment on this announcement, or if you want to e-mail it, click on the little mail icon directly below.

Labels: Cascading Style Sheets, child, CSS, CSS box model, form elements, hierarchy, Lee Underwood, parent-child relationship, parent-child-sibling, relationship, sibling, sibling relationship, XHTML