For those who use the Web to communicate with others professionally, a basic familiarity with HTML and CSS can improve the clarity and power of your communication and design. Even for those who don’t intend to become die-hard coders, a fundamental understanding of HTML and CSS will help you better understand the workings of the contemporary internet and to better style content in platforms that allow added styling.

In this hands-on workshop, we will dive immediately into building simple web pages, as a way to understand the relationship between HTML and CSS. No previous experience with HTML or CSS is necessary.

LEARNING GOALS:

• Learn the foundations of HTML, including the primary HTML elements and the box model

• Learn the foundations of CSS, including classes, IDs, and external-, embedded-, and inline styles