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Advanced CSS (MP416)

Advanced CSS (MP416) section: 110A CEUs: 3.0
Day(s): 10 Thur, Jan 7- Mar 11, 2010 status: Open
Time: 6-9pm Register Online
Instructor: David McFarland
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Location: Broadway 225 Lab, PSU
Fee: $825.00 noncredit, includes materials and $35 lab fee
3 credits optional for addl $165

 

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) are the heart of current web design. This class goes beyond the basics of creating styles and style sheets and covers advanced CSS topics and techniques. It will cover concepts like inheritance, the cascade, and demonstrate the latest professional techniques for using CSS for page layout and design. It will cover development techniques for creating consistent, cross-browser designs. We will also investigate how to take traditional design principles such as typography, page design, and color coordination and apply them to the web using advanced CSS techniques.

What you will cover:

  • Mastering descendent selectors and other advanced selectors for efficient HTML and CSS production
  • Creative uses for background images and CSS sprites
  • Survey of common CSS layout techniques
  • Creating beautiful typography with CSS
  • Techniques for overcoming common browser bugs
  • Using absolute positioning for creative effects
  • Creating an efficient CSS workflow
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