About this site:
This site is the result of an assignment in my Web Authoring class. Our assignment was to create an online web portfolio from scratch. With the guidance of our instructor, Marc Tringali, I am beginning to understand the world of CSS and how it plays a very important role in efficient and modern web design. CSS is a style language that you can use in conjunction with HTML tags to define the visual presentation of a web page.
For instance, the navigation bar at the top of this page is created entirely from CSS. No pictures needed, no rollover images, just CSS scripting. It's color, hover attributes, rollover effects and text style are all governed by the CSS.
The background color of this page, the orientation of the text you are reading, the line spacing of the text, the headings, the header, footer and background images, and the footer navigation bar are all controlled and implemented by CSS.
If you view the source code of this page you will find that it is very clean and contains only structural coding, no coding for page presentation. The page presentation (or visual appeal) is controlled by CSS scripting. CSS promotes quick page loading which i'm sure every Web user appreciates.
If your like me, you don't want to wait forever for web pages to load, like the guy to the right...
My goal is to come out of this class with a keen understanding of Web Authoring techniques and practices and to begin implementing them in real world situations. Ultimately, and part of what inspired me to become a Web Author, it is my goal to rid the world of the scenario illustrated above, slow loading web pages. I will do this one site at a time ;)
