Today I started learning the very basics of CSS animations, parallax scrolling, and Bootstrap, and it felt a bit like being handed a toolbox without the instruction manual. At first glance, everything looks exciting and powerful, like a shiny set of gadgets just waiting to be used. But once I actually started poking around, I realized that understanding how and when to use these tools is its own skill. It’s not just about making things move or snapping a layout into place — it’s about knowing how to do it with purpose.
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Responsive Design
This week has been an eye opener! It never occurred to me how many different ways are out there to achieve the same layout on a page, and it has been really interesting learning about all of them.
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This week was a huge eye-opener! We had a great video and article to read on the history of responsive design, and learned many new things about how to use responsive design in our websites.
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These last two weeks have been a challenge! I had never even heard of grid, positioning, or floats, until this course. This is all very new and a bit overwhelming, but I am determined to understand it to the best of my abilities.
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I loved learning more about type this week, however it had me asking a lot of questions. Is type really that important? How much is too much with type? Is simple better when it comes to type?
Continue reading “Week 4 Recap”Back at it
These first two weeks have been what I would call a shock. Winter break did not feel like very long, but I still find myself with brain fog on week 2.
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