30 Days of Web Design: Let's make it prettier!

Alright, so yesterday we created our first web page. Today let's work on the looks and the presentation of the web page!

Here's our code from yesterday:

<html>

<head>

<title>My First Webpage</title>

</head>

<body>

<h1>Name's First Webpage!</h1>

<p>Hello there! Just trying this out.</p>

</body>

</html>

Now we're going code in CSS in order to give it style. Add style like this:

<html>

<head>

<title>My First Webpage</title>

body {

background-color: #CCFFCC;

font-family: century gothic;

padding: 20px;

}

h1 {

color: #3399FF;

text-align: center;

}

</style>

</head>

<body>

<h1>Name's First Webpage!</h1>

<p>Hello there! Just trying this out.</p>

</body>

</html>

There! Now it should look much better, like this:

You can change the background-color and the text color to colors of your choice:

000000	000033	000066	000099	0000CC	0000FF
003300	003333	003366	003399	0033CC	0033FF
006600	006633	006666	006699	0066CC	0066FF
009900	009933	009966	009999	0099CC	0099FF
00CC00	00CC33	00CC66	00CC99	00CCCC	00CCFF
00FF00	00FF33	00FF66	00FF99	00FFCC	00FFFF
330000	330033	330066	330099	3300CC	3300FF
333300	333333	333366	333399	3333CC	3333FF
336600	336633	336666	336699	3366CC	3366FF
339900	339933	339966	339999	3399CC	3399FF
33CC00	33CC33	33CC66	33CC99	33CCCC	33CCFF
33FF00	33FF33	33FF66	33FF99	33FFCC	33FFFF
660000	660033	660066	660099	6600CC	6600FF
663300	663333	663366	663399	6633CC	6633FF
666600	666633	666666	666699	6666CC	6666FF
669900	669933	669966	669999	6699CC	6699FF
66CC00	66CC33	66CC66	66CC99	66CCCC	66CCFF
66FF00	66FF33	66FF66	66FF99	66FFCC	66FFFF
990000	990033	990066	990099	9900CC	9900FF
993300	993333	993366	993399	9933CC	9933FF
996600	996633	996666	996699	9966CC	9966FF
999900	999933	999966	999999	9999CC	9999FF
99CC00	99CC33	99CC66	99CC99	99CCCC	99CCFF
99FF00	99FF33	99FF66	99FF99	99FFCC	99FFFF
CC0000	CC0033	CC0066	CC0099	CC00CC	CC00FF
CC3300	CC3333	CC3366	CC3399	CC33CC	CC33FF
CC6600	CC6633	CC6666	CC6699	CC66CC	CC66FF
CC9900	CC9933	CC9966	CC9999	CC99CC	CC99FF
CCCC00	CCCC33	CCCC66	CCCC99	CCCCCC	CCCCFF
CCFF00	CCFF33	CCFF66	CCFF99	CCFFCC	CCFFFF
FF0000	FF0033	FF0066	FF0099	FF00CC	FF00FF
FF3300	FF3333	FF3366	FF3399	FF33CC	FF33FF
FF6600	FF6633	FF6666	FF6699	FF66CC	FF66FF
FF9900	FF9933	FF9966	FF9999	FF99CC	FF99FF
FFCC00	FFCC33	FFCC66	FFCC99	FFCCCC	FFCCFF
FFFF00	FFFF33	FFFF66	FFFF99	FFFFCC	FFFFFF

(Source: http://www.w3schools.com/cssref/css_colors.asp)

You can also change the font-family to whatever font you want:

the following 12 fonts are installed on both pc and mac and are considered as 'safe'

arial, arial black, comic sans ms, courier, courier new, georgia,
helvetica, impact, palatino, times new roman, trebuchet ms, verdana

note: most browsers prefer font names to be lower case

lower case	UPPER CASE
academy engraved let algerian amaze arial arial black balthazar bankgothic lt bt bart bimini comic sans ms book antiqua bookman old style braggadocio britannic bold brush script mt century gothic century schoolbook chasm chicago colonna mt comic sans ms commercialscript bt coolsville courier courier new cursive dayton desdemona fantasy flat brush footlight mt light futurablack bt futuralight bt garamond gaze geneva georgia geotype tt (above: Geotype TT) helterskelter helvetica herman highlight let impact jester joan john handy let jokerman let kelt kids kino mt la bamba let lithograph lucida console map symbols marlett (above: Marlett) matteroffact matisse itc matura mt script capitals mekanik let (above: mekanik let) monaco monospace monotype sorts ms linedraw new york olddreadfulno7 bt (above: OldDreadfulNo7 BT) orange let palatino playbill pump demi bold let puppylike roland sans-serif scripts scruff let serif short hand signs normal (above: Signs Normal) simplex simpson stylus bt superfrench surfer swis721 bt swis721 blkoul bt symap (above: Symap) symbol (above: symbol) tahoma technic tempus sans itc terk times times new roman trebuchet ms trendy txt verdana victorian let vineta bt vivian webdings (above: Webdings) wingdings (above: Wingdings) western westminster westwood let (above: Westwood LET) wide latin zapfellipt bt	ACADEMY ENGRAVED LET ALGERIAN AMAZE ARIAL ARIAL BLACK BALTHAZAR BANKGOTHIC LT BT BART BIMINI COMIC SANS MS BOOK ANTIQUA BOOKMAN OLD STYLE BRAGGADOCIO BRITANNIC BOLD BRUSH SCRIPT MT CENTURY GOTHIC CENTURY SCHOOLBOOK CHASM CHICAGO COLONNA MT COMIC SANS MS COMMERCIALSCRIPT BT COOLSVILLE COURIER COURIER NEW CURSIVE DAYTON DESDEMONA FANTASY FLAT BRUSH FOOTLIGHT MT LIGHT FUTURABLACK BT FUTURALIGHT BT GARAMOND GAZE GENEVA GEORGIA GEOTYPE TT (above: Geotype TT) HELTERSKELTER HELVETICA HERMAN HIGHLIGHT LET IMPACT JESTER JOAN JOHN HANDY LET JOKERMAN LET KELT KIDS KINO MT LA BAMBA LET LITHOGRAPH LUCIDA CONSOLE MAP SYMBOLS MARLETT (above: Marlett) MATTEROFFACT MATISSE ITC MATURA MT MEKANIK LET (above: mekanik let) MONACO MONOSPACE MONOTYPE SORTS MS LINEDRAW NEW YORK OLDDREADFULNO7 BT (above: OldDreadfulNo7 BT) ORANGE LET PALATINO PLAYBILL PUMP DEMI BOLD LET PUPPYLIKE ROLAND SANS-SERIF SCRIPTS SCRUFF LET SERIF SHORT HAND SIGNS NORMAL (above: Signs Normal) SIMPLEX SIMPSON STYLUS BT SUPERFRENCH SURFER SWIS721 BT SWIS721 BLKOUL BT SYMAP (above: Symap) SYMBOL (above: symbol) TAHOMA TECHNIC TEMPUS SANS ITC TERK TIMES TIMES NEW ROMAN TREBUCHET MS TRENDY TXT VERDANA VICTORIAN LET VINETA BT VIVIAN WEBDINGS (above: Webdings) WINGDINGS (above: Wingdings) WESTERN WESTMINSTER WESTWOOD LET (above: Westwood LET) WIDE LATIN ZAPFELLIPT BT

(Source: http://www.angelfire.com/fl5/html-tutorial/fontlist.htm)

Have fun customizing! Note that sometimes the fonts of the big list might not show up. The 12 fonts considered safe are the safest (no duh).

30 Days of Web Design

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Let's make it prettier!

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