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HTML How to Make a Website Responsive Web Design and Testing Adjust the Profile Page and Header

Debra Gordon
Debra Gordon
6,288 Points
Posted by Debra Gordon
Debra Gordon
6,288 Points

Can I review the sample HTML/CSS code to compare my own to see why my code doesn't look like the tutorial?

/******************** GENERAL ********************/

body { font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif }

wrapper {

max-width: 940px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 5%; }

a { text-decoration: none; }

img { max-width: 100% }

h3 { margin: 0 0 1em 0; }

/******************** HEADING ********************/

header { float: left; margin: 0 0 30 0; padding: 5px 0 0 0; width: 100%; }

logo {

text-align: center; margin: 0; }

h1 { font-family: 'Cuprum', sans-serif; margin: 15px 0; font-size: 1.75em; font-weight: normal; line-height: 0.8em; }

h2 { font-size: 0.75em; margin: -5px 0 0; font-weight: normal; }

/******************** NAVIGATION ********************/

nav { text-align: center; padding: 10px; margin: 20px 0 0; }

nav ul { list-style: none; margin: 0 10px; padding: 0; }

nav li { display: inline-block; }

nav a { font-weight: 800; padding: 15px 10px; }

/******************** FOOTER ********************/

footer { font-size: 0.75em; text-align: center; clear: both; padding-top: 50px; color: #ccc; }

.social-icon { width: 20px; height: 20px; margin: 0 5px; }

/******************** PAGE: PORTFOLIO ********************/

gallery {

margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; }

gallery li {

float: left; width: 45%; margin: 2.5%; background-color: #f5f5f5; color: #bdc3c7; }

gallery li a p {

margin: 0; padding: 5%; font-size: 0.75em; color: #bdc3c7; }

/******************** PAGE: ABOUT ********************/

.profile-photo { display: block; max-width: 150px; margin: 0 auto 30px; border-radius: 100%; }

/******************** PAGE: CONTACT ********************/

.contact-info { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; font-size: 0.9em;
}

.contact-info a { display: block; min-height: 20px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: 20px 20px; padding: 0 0 0 30px; margin: 0 0 10px; }

.contact-info li.phone a { background-image: url('../img/phone.png'); }

.contact-info li.mail a { background-image: url('../img/mail.png'); }

.contact-info li.twitter a { background-image: url('../img/twitter.png'); }

/******************** COLOR ********************/

/* site body */ body { background-color: #fff; color: #999; }

/* orange header */ header { background: #f07c00; border-color: #808080; }

/* nav background on mobile */ nav { background: #808080; }

/* logo text */ h1, h2 { color: #fff; }

/* links*/ a { color: #f07c00; }

/* nav link */ nav a, nav a:visited { color: #353535; }

/* selected nav link */ nav a.selected, nav a:hover { color: #ccc; }

2 Answers

Debra Gordon
Debra Gordon
6,288 Points
Debra Gordon
Debra Gordon
6,288 Points

here is my index file

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>Debra Gordon | Designer</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/normalize.css"> <link href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Anton|Exo+2:400,100,100italic,200,200italic,300,300italic,400italic,500,900italic,900,500italic,600,600italic,700,700italic,800,800italic|Cuprum:400,700italic,700,400italic|Maven+Pro:400,900,700,500|Open+Sans:400,300,300italic,400italic,600,600italic,700italic,700,800,800italic' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/main.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/responsive.css"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> </head> <body> <header> <a href="index.html" id="logo">
<h1>DEBRA GORDON</h1> <h2>designer</h2> </a> <nav> <ul> <li><a href="index.html" class="selected">Portfolio</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 id="gallery"> <li> <a href="img/packaging.png">
<img src="img/packaging.png" alt=""> <p>Dynamic package design.</p> </a> </li> <li> <a href="img/digital.png">
<img src="img/digital.png" alt=""> <p>Web-ready advertisements.</p> </a> </li> <li> <a href="img/print.png">
<img src="img/print.png" alt=""> <p>Clean print layout.</p> </a> </li> <li> <a href="img/logo.png">
<img src="img/logo.png" alt=""> <p>Multi-use logos.</p> </a> </li> <li> <a href="img/photography.png">
<img src="img/photography.png" alt=""> <p>The world through my lens.</p> </a> </li> </ul> </section> <footer> <a href="http://twitter.com/DebraGoDesign"><img src="img/twitter-wrap.png" alt="LinkedIn Logo" class="social-icon"></a> <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/debramgordon"><img src="img/linked-in-wrap.png" alt="LinkedIn Logo" class="social-icon"></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/debragordon"><img src="img/facebook-wrap.png" alt="Facebook Logo" class="social-icon"></a> <p>Ā© 2016 Debra Gordon.</p> </footer> </div> </body> </html>

Scott Laughead
Scott Laughead
12,750 Points
Scott Laughead
Scott Laughead
12,750 Points

Looks like you're forgetting the ID selectors. For for a div with an ID of "wrapper", the CSS designation should be #wrapper.

Debra Gordon
Debra Gordon
6,288 Points
Debra Gordon
Debra Gordon
6,288 Points

treehouse comment is taking out the #

in my css I do have # before wrapper in the general section