Instagram is one of the most popular user interfaces in the world, this is the first of three exercises that will make you replicate the most important and difficult parts of Instagram.com
In this case, we are starting with a single post.
Do not clone this repository.
- The first step to start coding is cloning the html boilerplate on your local computer or opening it using gitpod.
a) If using Gitpod you can clone the boilerplate by clicking here.
b) If working locally type the following command from your command line: $ git clone https://github.com/4GeeksAcademy/html-hello
.
๐ก Important: Remember to create a new repository, update the remote (git remote set-url origin <your new url>
), and upload the code to your new repository using add
, commit
and push
.
Create the HTML and CSS needed to replicate this exact same picture.
Start by identifying which html <tags>
you can use for the website, like <div>
, <p>
, etc. Here is a quick hint on a good strategy:
Ask the instructor or classmates right away, do not stay stuck for more than 15min because this is one of your first exercises and your are not expected to know everything. Ask questions!!!
This exercise covers the following fundamentals:
- Basic structure for every HTML5 website.
- The Link tag to import CSS Rules.
- Using google fonts.
- Using the different selectors available in CSS.
- Working with boxes: border, padding and margins.
- Overflow.
- Using Flex vs Postion vs Float vs Display.
- Using a simple form.