Chapter 3 - Building Your First CSS Layout

In this chapter, we finally make our websites look like the wireframes we planned in Chapter 2. Using the same HTML structure, we'll learn how CSS controls spacing, positioning, and page layout to transform a basic document into a professional-looking website. Topics Covered: • The CSS Box Model Margin Border Padding Content Width and Height box-sizing: border-box • Display Types Block Inline Inline-Block • Adding Real Content Images Paragraphs Ordered Lists Unordered Lists Description Lists • CSS Positioning Static Relative Absolute Fixed Sticky • Flexbox One-dimensional layouts Navigation bars Alignment Spacing Centering content • CSS Grid Two-dimensional layouts Rows and columns Building complete page structures Turning wireframes into real webpages By the end of this chapter, you'll be able to take the semantic HTML structure created in Chapter 2 and use CSS to build layouts that closely match your original design.