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Javid Abbasov
9,243 PointsSetting margin and padding
Hi everyone. İn the videos teachers set the exact margin and padding to elements, however i try 1000 times and got correct margin or padding at 101th one :D can you tell please, how do you do it from the first time? how do you know the correct margins and paddings? Thanks.
2 Answers
Nicholas Pretorius
18,684 PointsHi Javid,
The teachers have experience on their side as well as having thoroughly prepared their lessons beforehand. As such, you don't necessarily "see" the times they have not got it perfect.
When building a website for a client/employer, you will often have an approved design to work from which should indicate the dimensions required. Established brands/websites will often have a Corporate Identity to work from which will indicate the required sizes, colours, fonts etc.
In the end, it is a combination of practice, experience, the requirements of the design as well as a sense of what works on which size screen. The more you design and code, the easier it will get.
Hope that helps!
Jason DeValadares
7,190 PointsYeah, Nicholas pretty much nailed it. Teachers are using something they've created beforehand to teach you with, it's not something they're creating on the fly. Everything I've ever created started out with a guess (or some visual I've memorized by doing it so much). As an example I know that this box shadow or border radius looks awesome to me... but it's just something I've done 1000 times.
box-shadow: 0 0 10px black;
border-radius: 15px;