A demonstration of what can be accomplished visually through CSS-based design. This page is built with no tables. How is everything arranged then in a eye-catching format? It's CSS. Send an email to the coder by clicking here and go to their favorite web site by clicking here.


Littering a dark and dreary road lay the past relics of browser-specific tags, incompatible DOMs, and broken CSS support. Today, we must clear the mind of past practices. Web enlightenment has been achieved thanks to the tireless efforts of folk like the W3C, WaSP and the major browser creators. This class invites you to relax and meditate on the important lessons of the masters. Begin to see with clarity. Learn to use the (yet to be) time-honored techniques in new and invigorating fashion. Become one with the web.


This class has aimed to excite, inspire, and encourage participation. To begin, review the code we have discussed in class. The words need to remain the same, the only thing that can be changed is the external .css file. CSS allows complete and total control over the style of a hypertext document. The only way this can be illustrated in a way that gets people excited is by demonstrating what it can truly be, once the reins are placed in the hands of those able to create beauty from structure. You can use neat tricks and hacks but show your skills through designing a great site and make your mark. This should be a lot of fun.


You may create and modify the style sheet in any way you wish, but not the words. This may seem daunting at first but start with the basics and add more styles to your code to make the page reflect your vision. Once you have completed your masterpiece send me via email your css and html files. I will load them into both a IE and Firefox browsers to see how you did. My email address is Brian.Berning@gmail.com.


Why participate? For recognition, inspiration, and a resource we can all refer to when making the case for CSS-based design. This is sorely needed, even today. More and more major sites are taking the leap, but not enough have. I guess the main reason you want to do it is because this will be graded.
It will be graded forty percent on how it looks overall (20% for each browser). Ten percent of the grade will deal with whether or not you used any tables (no tables = 10%, 1 table=9%, etc.). The other fifty percent will be all about the CSS and how you apply it. Things that will allow you to get all the possible credit is to use CSS instead of directly applying attributes within the tags.


The test is about functional, practical CSS and not the latest bleeding-edge tricks viewable by 2% of the browsing public.
Different browsers display differently, even completely valid CSS at times, and this becomes maddening when a fix for one leads to breakage in another. Full browser compliance is still sometimes a pipe dream, and we do not expect you to come up with pixel-perfect code across every platform. But do test in as many as you can. If your design doesn't work in at least IE5+/Win and Mozilla (run by over 90% of the population), chances are you won't get the credit you deserve.
I ask that you submit original work. Please respect copyright laws. Please keep objectionable material to a minimum. The site is yours, use your flare. It can be business related, about butterflies, sports, or whatever allows you to show off your skills. Again, use these words but use the pictures and the way you lay things out and style it to represent your theme.