Hey everyone,
I'm trying to learn to create a page that looks like
this:
The problem is, I've ended up with
this
I know it has to do with using multiple classes within selectors. I thought I was doing it right and reviewed the code several times without being able to find the problem. Could someone please review my code and see if they can tell me what I'm doing wrong? Thank you in advance!
HTML
Code:
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, maximum-scale=1.0, minimum-scale=1.0, initial-scale=1.0" />
<title>Sample Site</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/screen_styles.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/screen_layout_large.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="only screen and (min-width:50px) and (max-width:500px)" href="css/screen_layout_small.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="only screen and (min-width:501px) and (max-width:800px)" href="css/screen_layout_medium.css" />
<!--[if lt IE 9]>
<script src="http://html5shiv.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/html5.js"></script>
<![endif]-->
</head>
<body>
<div class="page">
<header>
<a class="logo" href="#"></a>
</header>
<article>
<h1>Welcome</h1>
<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. <a href="#">Duis aute irure</a> dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</p>
</article>
<div class="promo_container"></div>
<div class="promo one">
<div class="content">
<h3>Promo Heading Here</h3>
<p>Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.</p>
<p><a class="cta" href="">Visit our blog</a></p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="promo two">
<div class="content">
<h3>Promo Heading Here</h3>
<p>Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit est laborum.</p>
<p><a class="cta" href="">Read the article</a></p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="promo three">
<div class="content">
<h3>Promo Heading Here</h3>
<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit sed do eiusmod tempor inci did unt.</p>
<p><a class="cta" href="">Learn more</a></p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="clear-fix"></div>
<nav>
<a href="#">About Us</a>
<a href="#">Services</a>
<a href="#">Portfolio</a>
<a href="#">Contact Us</a>
</nav>
<footer>
© Johnny Design
</footer>
</div>
</body>
</html>
SCREEN_STYLES.CSS
Code:
@charset "UTF-8";
/* Global Content Formatting and Styles */
body {
color: #575c7a;
line-height: 1.5em;
font-family: arial;
font-size: 14px;
background: #515673 url(../img/background_gradient.jpg) repeat-x 0px 0px;
}
.page {
max-width: 980px;
margin:0px auto 0px auto;
position: relative;
background-color: #fff;
}
h1 { font-size: 2em; font-weight: normal; color: #a6430a; margin: 0 0 .5em 0; }
h2 { font-size: 1.7em; margin: 0 0 1em 0; }
h3 { font-size: 1.5em; margin: 0 0 1em 0; }
p { margin: 0 0 .75em 0; }
a { color: #de9000; }
a:hover { color: #009eff; }
footer { font-size: .85em; color: #9ba0bd; background-color: #575c7a; padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px; }
a.cta {
text-transform: uppercase;
font-size: .9em;
font-weight: bold;
text-decoration: none;
margin: .5em 0 0 0 ;
padding:0px 12px 0px 0px;
background: url(../img/cta_arrow.png) no-repeat right 0px;
}
a.cta:hover { background-position: right -50px; }
.promo h3 { font-size: 1.1em; margin 0; }
.promo p { line-height: 1.2em; font-size: .9em; margin-bottom: .5em; }
.promo { background-repeat: no-repeat; }
.promo.one { background-image: url(../img/promo_1.jpg); }
.promo.two { background-image: url(../img/promo_2.jpg); }
.promo.three { background-image: url(../img/promo_3.jpg); }
nav a {
color: #f5a06e;
text-transform: uppercase;
text-decoration: none;
display: inline-block;
font-weight: bold;
font-size: .9em;
}
nav a:hover { color: #fff; }
.clear-fix { clear: both; line-height: 1px; }
SCREEN_LAYOUT_LARGE.CSS
Code:
@charset "UTF-8";
/* Layout (global rules for all sizes) */
body { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
header a.logo{
display: block;
position: absolute;
background-position: 0px 0px;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
}
nav {
width: 100%;
display: block;
position: absolute;
border-color: #a6430a;
}
/* Layout Large Screens (default for older browsers) */
header {
height: 275px;
background: url(../img/banner_large.jpg) no-repeat right 0px;
}
header a.logo {
width: 150px;
height: 85px;
top: 28px;
right: 30px;
background-image: url(../img/logo_large.png);
}
article { padding: 60px 20px 10px 20px; }
.promo_container { padding: 0px 0px 15px 20px; }
.promo_container .promo {
width: 33%; float: left;
background-position: 0px 3px;
}
.promo_container .promo .content { padding: 0px 30px 0px 70px; }
nav { top: 275px; }
nav a { margin: 12px 0px 10px 20px; }
@media screen and (max-width:990px) {
footer { padding-left: 20px;}
}
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