My Website is not even close to what it should look like and I am unable to see where I made my mistakes

Question

How can I find out where I went wrong?

Answer 1 · 2015-10-18T01:36:12Z

October 18, 2015 1:36am

bro just show me ur HTML and CSS...then tell me when u want to happen with ur html and design i'll fix it for u

Answer 2 · 2015-10-18T17:42:52Z

October 18, 2015 5:42pm

Do you have any more CSS to show?

Did you not cut and paste the HTML tag? Everything, minus the <!doctype html> must be wrapped in an HTML tag. If that's missing, that'll definitely throw your page off.

Answer 3 · 2015-10-18T21:56:37Z

October 18, 2015 9:56pm

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Nelson Cole | Designer</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/normalize.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/main.css"> </head> <body> <header> <a href="index.html"> <h1>Nelson Cole</h1> <h2>Designer</h2> </a> <nav> <ul> <li><a href="index.html">Portfilo</a></li> <li><a href="about.html">About</a></li> <li><a href="contact.html">Contact</a></li> </ul> </nav> </header> <div id="wrapper"> <section> <ul> <li> <a href="img/numbers-01.jpg"> <img src="img/numbers-01.jpg" alt=""> <p>Experimentation with color and texture</p> </a> </li> <li> <a href="img/numbers-02.jpg"> <img src="img/numbers-02.jpg" alt=""> <p>Playing with blending modes in Photoshop</p> </a> </li> <li> <a href="img/numbers-06.jpg"> <img src="img/numbers-06.jpg" alt=""> <p>Trying to create an 80's styles of glows.</p> </a> </li> <li> <a href="img/numbers-09.jpg"> <img src="img/numbers-09.jpg" alt=""> <p>Drips created using photoshop brushes.</p> </a> </li> <li> <a href="img/numbers-12.jpg"> <img src="img/numbers-12.jpg" alt=""> <p>Creating shapes using repetition.</p> </a> </li>
</ul>
</section> <footer> <a href="http://twitter.com/nickrp"><img src="img/twitter-wrap.png" alt="Twitter logo"></a> <a href="http://facebook.com/nickpettit"><img src="img/facebook-wrap.png" alt="Facebook logo"></a> <p>© 2014 Nelson Cole.</p>

  </footer>
    </div>
  </body>

</html>

a { text-decoration: none; }
#wrapper { max-width: 940px; margin: 0 auto;

background: orange; }

/*! normalize.css v1.1.0 | MIT License | git.io/normalize */

/* ========================================================================== HTML5 display definitions ========================================================================== */

/**

Correct block display not defined in IE 6/7/8/9 and Firefox 3. */

article, aside, details, figcaption, figure, footer, header, hgroup, main, nav, section, summary { display: block; }

/**

Correct inline-block display not defined in IE 6/7/8/9 and Firefox 3. */

audio, canvas, video { display: inline-block; *display: inline; *zoom: 1; }

/**

Prevent modern browsers from displaying audio without controls.
Remove excess height in iOS 5 devices. */

audio:not([controls]) { display: none; height: 0; }

/**

Address styling not present in IE 7/8/9, Firefox 3, and Safari 4.
Known issue: no IE 6 support. */

[hidden] { display: none; }

/* ========================================================================== Base ========================================================================== */

/**

1. Correct text resizing oddly in IE 6/7 when body font-size is set using
em units.
2. Prevent iOS text size adjust after orientation change, without disabling
user zoom. */

html { font-size: 100%; /* 1 / -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; / 2 / -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; / 2 */ }

/**

Address font-family inconsistency between textarea and other form
elements. */

html, button, input, select, textarea { font-family: sans-serif; }

/**

Address margins handled incorrectly in IE 6/7. */

body { margin: 0; }

/* ========================================================================== Links ========================================================================== */

/**

Address outline inconsistency between Chrome and other browsers. */

a:focus { outline: thin dotted; }

/**

Improve readability when focused and also mouse hovered in all browsers. */

a:active, a:hover { outline: 0; }

/* ========================================================================== Typography ========================================================================== */

/**

Address font sizes and margins set differently in IE 6/7.
Address font sizes within section and article in Firefox 4+, Safari 5,
and Chrome. */

h1 { font-size: 2em; margin: 0.67em 0; }

h2 { font-size: 1.5em; margin: 0.83em 0; }

h3 { font-size: 1.17em; margin: 1em 0; }

h4 { font-size: 1em; margin: 1.33em 0; }

h5 { font-size: 0.83em; margin: 1.67em 0; }

h6 { font-size: 0.67em; margin: 2.33em 0; }

/**

Address styling not present in IE 7/8/9, Safari 5, and Chrome. */

abbr[title] { border-bottom: 1px dotted; }

/**

Address style set to bolder in Firefox 3+, Safari 4/5, and Chrome. */

b, strong { font-weight: bold; }

blockquote { margin: 1em 40px; }

/**

Address styling not present in Safari 5 and Chrome. */

dfn { font-style: italic; }

/**

Address differences between Firefox and other browsers.
Known issue: no IE 6/7 normalization. */

hr { -moz-box-sizing: content-box; box-sizing: content-box; height: 0; }

/**

Address styling not present in IE 6/7/8/9. */

mark { background: #ff0; color: #000; }

/**

Address margins set differently in IE 6/7. */

p, pre { margin: 1em 0; }

/**

Correct font family set oddly in IE 6, Safari 4/5, and Chrome. */

code, kbd, pre, samp { font-family: monospace, serif; _font-family: 'courier new', monospace; font-size: 1em; }

/**

Improve readability of pre-formatted text in all browsers. */

pre { white-space: pre; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word; }

/**

Address CSS quotes not supported in IE 6/7. */

q { quotes: none; }

/**

Address quotes property not supported in Safari 4. */

q:before, q:after { content: ''; content: none; }

/**

Address inconsistent and variable font size in all browsers. */

small { font-size: 80%; }

/**

Prevent sub and sup affecting line-height in all browsers. */

sub, sup { font-size: 75%; line-height: 0; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; }

sup { top: -0.5em; }

sub { bottom: -0.25em; }

/* ========================================================================== Lists ========================================================================== */

/**

Address margins set differently in IE 6/7. */

dl, menu, ol, ul { margin: 1em 0; }

dd { margin: 0 0 0 40px; }

/**

Address paddings set differently in IE 6/7. */

menu, ol, ul { padding: 0 0 0 40px; }

/**

Correct list images handled incorrectly in IE 7. */

nav ul, nav ol { list-style: none; list-style-image: none; }

/* ========================================================================== Embedded content ========================================================================== */

/**

1. Remove border when inside a element in IE 6/7/8/9 and Firefox 3.
2. Improve image quality when scaled in IE 7. */

img { border: 0; /* 1 / -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; / 2 */ }

/**

Correct overflow displayed oddly in IE 9. */

svg:not(:root) { overflow: hidden; }

/* ========================================================================== Figures ========================================================================== */

/**

Address margin not present in IE 6/7/8/9, Safari 5, and Opera 11. */

figure { margin: 0; }

/* ========================================================================== Forms ========================================================================== */

/**

Correct margin displayed oddly in IE 6/7. */

form { margin: 0; }

/**

Define consistent border, margin, and padding. */

fieldset { border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; margin: 0 2px; padding: 0.35em 0.625em 0.75em; }

/**

1. Correct color not being inherited in IE 6/7/8/9.
2. Correct text not wrapping in Firefox 3.
3. Correct alignment displayed oddly in IE 6/7. */

legend { border: 0; /* 1 / padding: 0; white-space: normal; / 2 / *margin-left: -7px; / 3 */ }

/**

1. Correct font size not being inherited in all browsers.
2. Address margins set differently in IE 6/7, Firefox 3+, Safari 5,
and Chrome.
3. Improve appearance and consistency in all browsers. */

button, input, select, textarea { font-size: 100%; /* 1 / margin: 0; / 2 / vertical-align: baseline; / 3 / *vertical-align: middle; / 3 */ }

/**

Address Firefox 3+ setting line-height on input using !important in
the UA stylesheet. */

button, input { line-height: normal; }

/**

Address inconsistent text-transform inheritance for button and select.
All other form control elements do not inherit text-transform values.
Correct button style inheritance in Chrome, Safari 5+, and IE 6+.
Correct select style inheritance in Firefox 4+ and Opera. */

button, select { text-transform: none; }

/**

1. Avoid the WebKit bug in Android 4.0.* where (2) destroys native audio
and video controls.
2. Correct inability to style clickable input types in iOS.
3. Improve usability and consistency of cursor style between image-type
input and others.
4. Remove inner spacing in IE 7 without affecting normal text inputs.
Known issue: inner spacing remains in IE 6. */

button, html input[type="button"], /* 1 / input[type="reset"], input[type="submit"] { -webkit-appearance: button; / 2 / cursor: pointer; / 3 / *overflow: visible; / 4 */ }

/**

Re-set default cursor for disabled elements. */

button[disabled], html input[disabled] { cursor: default; }

/**

1. Address box sizing set to content-box in IE 8/9.
2. Remove excess padding in IE 8/9.
3. Remove excess padding in IE 7.
Known issue: excess padding remains in IE 6. */

input[type="checkbox"], input[type="radio"] { box-sizing: border-box; /* 1 / padding: 0; / 2 / *height: 13px; / 3 / *width: 13px; / 3 */ }

/**

1. Address appearance set to searchfield in Safari 5 and Chrome.
2. Address box-sizing set to border-box in Safari 5 and Chrome
(include -moz to future-proof). */

input[type="search"] { -webkit-appearance: textfield; /* 1 / -moz-box-sizing: content-box; -webkit-box-sizing: content-box; / 2 */ box-sizing: content-box; }

/**

Remove inner padding and search cancel button in Safari 5 and Chrome
on OS X. */

input[type="search"]::-webkit-search-cancel-button, input[type="search"]::-webkit-search-decoration { -webkit-appearance: none; }

/**

Remove inner padding and border in Firefox 3+. */

button::-moz-focus-inner, input::-moz-focus-inner { border: 0; padding: 0; }

/**

1. Remove default vertical scrollbar in IE 6/7/8/9.
2. Improve readability and alignment in all browsers. */

textarea { overflow: auto; /* 1 / vertical-align: top; / 2 */ }

/* ========================================================================== Tables ========================================================================== */

/**

Remove most spacing between table cells. */

table { border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0; }

Answer 4 · 2015-10-18T23:30:43Z

October 18, 2015 11:30pm

Paul,

Here is the Main.css....this is all we have written for this lesson so far.

a { text-decoration: none; }

wrapper { max-width: 940px; margin: 0 auto;

background: orange; }

The normalize.css code came the way I sent to you with that large amount of code pre-populated, i guess I will find out later in the lesson what we are suppose to do with it.

So the only real issue I believe is the html.

I hope this helps.

Thank You Nelson

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