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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
CSS Box Model, 01/30/09
Check this out:As I have mentioned in class, you will need to become comfortable 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 layout exercises, and as we do, you will see again and again 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
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Sunday, February 24, 2008
Exercise 7 - Usability Associates Services, 02/24/08
Check this out:Tuesday, February 26, we will begin Exercise 7, using one set of the tabs you generated with CSS Tab Designer, Thursday, February 21.
This tab set will become the top-tier primary navigation in the header of the services page of our prototype site, Usability Associates.Exercise 7 will allow you to place the tabs in a fully functional template, complete with wrapper, header, left-column secondary navigation, right column content, and footer. The screenshot at right (click for larger view) illustrates the prototype I built from a tab set placed into one of the earlier layout exercises.
This exercise introduces you to a number of new Web design challenges, chief of which is putting together layout (with appropriate color palette), primary navigation (generated), secondary navigation (hand carved), exported and commented CSS, exported JavaScript, W3C validation, and high level prototype functionality. All in all, this exercise is an excellent design, information architecture, and site management experience.
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: css, CSS Tab Designer, information architecture, internal navigation, navigation systems, primary navigation, prototype, secondary navigation, template, top-tier navigation, web design
WJB posted on Sunday, February 24, 2008 (permalink) 0 Comments Links to this post
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Friday, February 01, 2008
CSS Box Model, 01/02/08
Check this out:As I have mentioned in class, you will need to become comfortable 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 layout exercises, and as we do, you will see again and again 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
WJB posted on Friday, February 01, 2008 (permalink) 1 Comments Links to this post
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