Josh Belcher
35 badges unlocked — Member since Dec 24, 2011
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Newbie
Welcome to the exciting world of web professionals! We're happy you decided to join us. Isn't it exciting being a Newbie?
Unlocked Dec 24, 2011
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Introduction
Design Foundations HTML Introduction
This introduction is a broad overview of the Internet, the web, and markup languages.
Unlocked Dec 24, 2011
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Text
Text in HTML can be structured many different ways. Utilizing text elements can add semantic structure to web pages.
Unlocked Dec 25, 2011
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Lists
Lists in HTML can be used to create an ordered or unordered grouping of list items, such as a grocery list or your top five favorite movies.
Unlocked Dec 25, 2011
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List Challenge
Design Foundations HTML Lists Challenge
Test your HTML list skills in this Code Challenge! Good luck!
Unlocked Dec 25, 2011
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Links
Hyperlinks are the fundamental idea that makes the web great. They allow pages to be linked together so that it's easy to navigate through the sea of information.
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Objects
Design Foundations HTML Objects
Objects in HTML include elements like images and multimedia plugins. This class of elements essentially allows for the addition of content that is not text-based.
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Tables
Design Foundations HTML Tables
Tables in HTML can be used for structuring and formatting tabular data, similar to the display capabilities of spreadsheet software. Tables are useful for organizing and relating quantitative and qualitative data sets.
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Tables Challenge
Design Foundations HTML Tables Challenge
Challenge your knowledge of tables!
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Forms
Forms are a special class of HTML elements that can be combined together to create pages that accept user input. The user input generated by forms can then be processed by software that runs on the server-side.
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HTML Master
Design Foundations HTML Mastery Challenge
Bring it all together in this HTML Code Challenge!
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HTML
This HTML Tutorial helps you master HTML. HTML or "Hyper Text Markup Language" describes the basic structure and content of a web page. Mastering HTML and its many elements is critical for any type of web professional.
Unlocked Dec 26, 2011
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Introduction
Design Foundations CSS Foundations Introduction
This introduction is a broad overview of cascading stylesheets.
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Selectors
Design Foundations CSS Foundations Selectors
Selectors allow for styling to be applied to particular page elements. This critical concept makes it easy to choose a specific page element and assign CSS properties to it.
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Selector Code Challenge
Design Foundations CSS Foundations Selectors Challenge
Test your knowledge of CSS Selectors in the code challenge.
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Data Types
Design Foundations CSS Foundations Data Types
Data types are different classes of information that can be used with CSS properties. Data Types include integers and floating point values (numbers), strings (pieces of text), colors, and more.
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Text
Design Foundations CSS Foundations Text
In addition to the font property, there are several more properties that allow for text elements to be further manipulated. Examples include the word-spacing, letter-spacing, and line-height properties.
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Text Code Challenge
Design Foundations CSS Foundations Text Challenge
Test your knowledge of CSS text manipulations in this Code Challenge.
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Box Model
Design Foundations CSS Foundations The Box Model
The CSS box model describes rectangular elements on a web page. Each box has a content area which is surrounded by padding, border, and margin areas.
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Page Layout
Design Foundations CSS Foundations Page Layout
The visual formatting model in CSS governs the layout of page elements based on several CSS properties and concepts, such as the size of an element and its position.
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Printing
Design Foundations CSS Foundations Printing
When a user attempts to make a hard copy of a webpage, special CSS styles can be applied to enhance the printing experience. Users will appreciate this, because in most cases it increases the focus on the page content and decreases the amount of printer ink they have to use.
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Framework Foundations
Design Foundations CSS Foundations Framework Foundations
The CSS specification created by the W3C is already very powerful by itself. However, there are pieces of CSS code that most web professionals will have to create repeatedly. This development friction can be eased by using a CSS framework, which is a set of reusable CSS code that is general enough to be applied to just about any project.
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Mastery Challenge
Design Foundations CSS Foundations Mastery Challenge
Pass this Code Challenge to prove you've mastered CSS.
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CSS
Design Foundations CSS Foundations
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a language used to describe the visual look of a web page. Using CSS, it is possible to change colors, margin, padding, fonts, and much more.
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Website Basics
Technology Foundations Website Basics
Beyond HTML and CSS, there are several basic technology skills that every web professional should know. Some of these include uploading files to the web via FTP or purchasing domains and hosting.
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Elements
Design Foundations Aesthetic Foundations Elements
The elements of art form the basic visual building blocks. With elements like line, shape, and form, it is possible to approach design from an objective and analytical perspective.
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Principles
Design Foundations Aesthetic Foundations Principles
The principles of art are a set of rules or guidelines that utilize the elements of art to create patterns. By leveraging principles like harmony, contrast, and emphasis, the elements of art can be manipulated to bring forth emotional depth and dynamic visuals.
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Color Theory
Design Foundations Aesthetic Foundations Color Theory
Color theory is the study of mixing colors together and the visual effects of various combinations. Color has been studied for many centuries, but the advent of computer graphics has made this area even more interesting.
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Aesthetic Foundations
Design Foundations Aesthetic Foundations
Aesthetic Foundations will cover the elements and principles of art, along with color theory. This basic knowledge will provide a design language that enables more effective communication amongst designers and other team members.
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Code Racer
Code Racer is a multi-player live coding game that teaches newbies how to code a basic website using HTML and CSS, and tests intermediate and advanced users on their coding speed and agility. Players race against each other and the clock to complete coding challenges, unlocking weapons and rewards along the way.
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Basics
The basics of HTML5 provides a broad overview of how it's being developed and how to use some of the new tags.
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Video
The HTML5 video element was included in the draft specification with the specific purpose of playing videos or movies. This essentially replaces the need for the object element and browser plugins that handle video multimedia.
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HTML5
HTML5 is a collection of new open web technologies that builds upon established W3C standards. The HTML5 specification includes new semantic page elements, multimedia features, and more.
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Selectors
Design Foundations CSS3 Selectors
Selectors have been available since the advent of CSS, but there are several new CSS3 selectors. These selectors allow web professionals to apply properties to page elements that were previously more difficult to access.
Unlocked Jan 29, 2012
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Typography
Design Foundations CSS3 Typography
CSS3 includes numerous new typographic features, such as text-shadows. This is an exciting and rapidly evolving area of CSS3, wherein layout engines like webkit are pushing beyond W3C standards.
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