style.css

Author: mandipsanger

Wireframe/style.css

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-/*
-  (Suggestion) Use a top-down approach when applying CSS:
-  1. Lay out the top-level elements: <header>, <main>, <footer>
-  2. Lay out the articles within <main>
-  3. Style individual elements
+/* Here are some starter styles
+You can edit these or replace them entirely 
+It's showing you a common way to organise CSS 
+And includes solutions to common problems 
+As well as useful links to learn more */
 
-  Please REMOVE this comment before submitting your work.
+/* ====== Design Palette ======
+ This is our "design palette".
+ It sets out the colours, fonts, styles etc to be used in this design 
+ At work, a designer will give these to you based on the corporate brand, but while you are learning
+ You can design it yourself if you like
+ Inspect the starter design with Devtools
+ Click on the colour swatches to see what is happening
+ I've put some useful CSS you won't have learned yet
+ For you to explore and play with if you are interested
+ https://web.dev/articles/min-max-clamp
+ https://scrimba.com/learn-css-variables-c026
+====== Design Palette ====== */
+:root {
+  --paper: oklch(7 0 0);
+  --ink: color-mix(in oklab, var(--color) 5%, black);
+  --font: 100%/1.5 system-ui;
+  --space: clamp(6px, 6px + 2vw, 15px);
+  --line: 1px solid;
+  --container: 1280px;
+}
+/* ====== Base Elements ======
+ General rules for basic HTML elements in any context */
+body {
+  background: var(--paper);
+  color: var(--ink);
+  font: var(--font);
+}
+a {
+  padding: var(--space);
+  border: var(--line);
+  max-width: fit-content;
+}
+img,
+svg {
+  width: 100%;
+  object-fit: cover;
+}
+/* ====== Site Layout ====== 
+Setting the overall rules for page regions
+https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/page-structure/regions/
 */
+main {
+  max-width: var(--container);
+  margin: 0 auto calc(var(--space) * 4) auto;
+}
+footer {
+  position: fixed;
+  bottom: 0;
+  text-align: center;
+  border-top: var(--line);
+  width: 100%;
+  background: var(--paper);
+  padding: var(--space);
+}
+/* ====== Articles Grid Layout ====
+Setting the rules for how articles are placed in the main element.
+Inspect this in Devtools and click the "grid" button in the Elements view
+Play with the options that come up.
+https://developer.chrome.com/docs/devtools/css/grid
+https://gridbyexample.com/learn/
+*/
+main {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
+  gap: var(--space);
+  > *:first-child {
+    grid-column: span 2;
+  }
+}
+
+h1 {
+  text-align: center;
+}
+header p {
+  text-align: center;
+}
+
+/* ====== Article Layout ====== 
+Setting the rules for how elements are placed in the article. 
+Now laying out just the INSIDE of the repeated card/article design.
+Keeping things orderly and separate is the key to good, simple CSS.
+*/
+article {
+  border: var(--line);
+  padding-bottom: var(--space);
+  text-align: left;
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: var(--space) 1fr var(--space);
+  > * {
+    grid-column: 2/3;
+  }
+  > img {
+    grid-column: span 3;
+  }
+}