Even with visual editors like Dreamweaver or WordPress, understanding CSS is essential for customizing layout and appearance. We'll examine the anatomy and syntax of CSS code and show you how to use it effectively to control fonts, backgrounds, borders, positioning, and more. to design your website for elegant, powerful designs.
This workshop will cover:
- CSS syntax
- CSS selectors such as: tag, ID, class, and pseudo-classes
- Writing CSS styles and applying them to HTML
- Internal vs. external style sheets vs. inline styles
- Customizing text
- The role of the < div> tag
- Using background images and Sprites
- Positioning site elements with CSS: absolute positioning and floats
- Best practices for writing CSS
- Six major concepts that tie everything together
This workshop takes place on two nights, and both nights are covered in the tuition. This is NOT a Dreamweaver class.
Who Should Take This:
Aspiring web designers who are comfortable writing HTML by hand and have a grasp of CSS basics but still find it daunting.
Douglas Wray
Doug Wray has been working with online information systems since 1984. Starting in science using TeX and LaTeX realtime rendering on Macs progressing to desktop publishing for commercial printing thence into web design. He's used numerous electron-herding methods including HTML and CSS. Sometime in 2001 he broke with conventional wisdom and stopped using tables for structure - following in the footsteps of Eric Meyer and Jeffrey Zeldman. He now builds websites exclusively with CSS and finds it an exciting and challenging pursuit.
I learned so much about CSS in such a short period. This class is so worth the time and cost.
Amalia, 11/1/2012
The workshop helped me understand what CSS controlled and how. The instructor was funny, patient and generous.
eric, 8/8/2012
It was very helpful to get caught up with CSS.
brandon, 8/8/2012
It was nice to go through the actual steps and have the language explained. The instructor was great at explaining and was patient.
Amy J, 8/8/2012
Richard was awesome!
Jeff, 5/23/2012
Explodes the mystery of CSS! Doug is a great instructor.
Lou, 2/9/2012
Great overview of CSS tools, tips and logic. The instructor was very professional and personable.
Chris, 2/9/2012
This was fantastic. The instructor was clear, thoughtful, organized and provided a strong theoretical foundation.
Gabriel, 8/31/2011
Excellent.
Carolyn, 8/31/2011
Taught in a very simple & logical way. Things 'clicked.'
Diego, 6/1/2009
I am not a programmer, but took this class so that I would be aware of some of the creative possibilities of CSS and would be able to edit sites created with CSS. It was very useful. I particularly liked looking at examples of what was possible. Instructor was very good. Thank you.
Linda, 5/8/2008
Great class! Fun, informative.
Stephen, 10/25/2007
Thank you! Excellent class. Helped me fill in the missing pieces. Looking forward to upcoming web and graphic classes!
Alexia, 5/3/2006
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Payment Program Details
| BDA Member | Non-Member | |
| Payment 1 Paid at time of registration. |
$37.25 | $42.25 |
| Payment 2 Due one month after registration. |
$37.25 | $42.25 |
| Payment 3 Due two months after registration. |
$37.25 | $42.25 |
| Payment 4 Due three months after registration. |
$37.25 | $42.25 |
| Note: registrants using the payment plan are not eligible for the early registration discount and always pay the standard registration fee ($149.00 for BDA members and $169.00 for non-members). | ||
Registration Fees
BDA Members: $139.00
Non-Members: $159.00
Registration Discount Applied
You save $10.00 by registering before midnight on 8/2/2013. Standard registration fees for this program are $149.00 for members and $169.00 for non-members.
Schedule
August 06, 2013 - August 08, 2013
Complete Schedule:
8/6/2013 | 6pm - 9pm
8/8/2013 | 6pm - 9pm
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Extremely valuable. I saved hours of time. I am so happy i took this class. I learned more than I could have learned in days.
Alexis, 2/7/2013