The Scrimba Hometown Homepage solo project is your chance to dive into front-end development using HTML and CSS. In this project, you will create a personal homepage that showcases your hometown or favorite place. Your goal is to design a visually engaging and informative web page that highlights the unique features of your chosen location.
Build a Hometown Homepage with HTML and CSS
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Intermediate level
Recommended experience
Two hours
Learn at your own pace
Hands-on learning
What you'll learn
CSS styling to customize fonts, colors, and backgrounds, creating an engaging user experience.
Layout design using CSS tools like Flexbox and Grid.
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Taught in English
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August 2024
No downloads or installation required
Only available on desktop
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About this Guided Project
Learn step-by-step
In a video that plays in a split-screen with your work area, your instructor will walk you through these steps:
Provide a suitable gap between the three activity images.
Add a hero background image and ensure it stretches across the entire page.
Ensure that the page is fully responsive (looks good on all screen sizes).
Import and utilise a Google font.
Style the page with the provided color palette - or use your own!
Add a border-radius to the three activity images.
Add a box shadow to at least one element on the page.
Center-align the text.
Style the text with a suitable font weight.
Recommended experience
This project requires the basics of HTML and CSS. If you're not familiar with them yet, try Scrimba's Learn HTML and CSS course here on Coursera.
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Expert guidance
Follow along with pre-recorded videos from experts using a unique side-by-side interface.
No downloads or installation required
Access the tools and resources you need in a pre-configured cloud workspace.
Available only on desktop
This Guided Project is designed for laptops or desktop computers with a reliable Internet connection, not mobile devices.
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