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'''Introduction to color models and CSS backgrounds''' | '''Introduction to color models and CSS backgrounds''' | ||
* Handout: [[CSS color tutorial]] | * Handout: [[CSS color tutorial]] | ||
* | Example pages: | ||
** http://tecfa.unige.ch/guides/css/ex/css-page-background.html (ugly, just-for-demo) | |||
** http://tecfa.unige.ch/guides/css/ex/css-page-background-example.html (homework like) | |||
'''Preparation for Wednesday''' | '''Preparation for Wednesday''' | ||
* Find 2 good web page examples that use colors and pictures as background and enter the URLS with a short comment to the discussion blogs in the world classrom (menu to the left) | * Find 2 good web page examples that use colors and pictures as background and enter the URLS with a short comment to the discussion blogs in the world classrom (menu to the left) | ||
* Think about some content that you would like to style on Wednesday. I suggest working with either a poem or a short manifesto. (to be discussed) | * Think about some content that you would like to style on Wednesday. I suggest working with either a poem or a short manifesto. (to be discussed) | ||
=== Wednesday === | === Wednesday === | ||
Revision as of 17:15, 7 November 2011
COAP 3120 Week 3 program
Main topic: CSS colors and background images
Monday
(1) Week 2 - continued
- We will finish working on homework 1 project as defined on Week 2
Introduction to color models and CSS backgrounds
- Handout: CSS color tutorial
Example pages:
- http://tecfa.unige.ch/guides/css/ex/css-page-background.html (ugly, just-for-demo)
- http://tecfa.unige.ch/guides/css/ex/css-page-background-example.html (homework like)
Preparation for Wednesday
- Find 2 good web page examples that use colors and pictures as background and enter the URLS with a short comment to the discussion blogs in the world classrom (menu to the left)
- Think about some content that you would like to style on Wednesday. I suggest working with either a poem or a short manifesto. (to be discussed)
Wednesday
- Hands-on homework 2
Homework 2
Create an HTML page. It must include:
- A nice background using color and (optionally) a background image
- Other background images within HTML elements (e.g. a "div")
Due:
- Wednesday week 4
Details TBA on Wednesday
Reading and other resources
- Textbook
- Read Chapter 7 (Background Colors and Images)
- Handout
- Color tables at Wikipedia
- Web colors (includes lists of colors, including a web-safe palette)
- X11 color names (same as CSS3)
- List of colors (huge !)
- Validation
- HTML validator (alternatively, use the FF exension): http://validator.w3.org/
- CSS validator: http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/