Module 2 Answers - HTML/CSS Resources

Basic HTML5 Info:

1. w3schools HTML5 Introduction:
   • Link - www.w3schools.com/html/html5_intro.asp
   • Author/Publisher - w3schools, published by Refsnes Data
   • Creation Date - not sure when created, but last updated February 8, 2018.
   • Date looked at - February 8, 2018
   • This is a very good site that covers basic HTML5 features and updates. It has examples and semantics that are very useful and easy to understand.
2. W3C HTML5 Reference:
   • Link - dev.w3.org/html5/html-author/
   • Author/Publisher - Lachlan Hunt (Opera Software ASA)
   • Creation Date - August 9, 2010
   • Date looked at - February 8, 2018
   • This is a site that is published by the creators of HTML5, and features a lot of syntax, vocabulary, and APIs of HTML5.

Basic CSS Resources:

1. w3schools CSS Reference:
   • Link - https://www.w3schools.com/cssref/default.asp
   • Author/Publisher - w3schools, published by Refsnes Data
   • Creation Date - not sure when created, but last updated February 11, 2018.
   • Date looked at - February 10, 2018
   • This is a great site that lists CSS properties and functions, and also features various CSS examples.
2. CSS Level 2 Revision 2 (CSS 2.2) Specification:
   • Link - https://www.w3.org/TR/CSS22/
   • Author/Publisher - Bert Bos, as well as other former editors.
   • Creation Date - April 12, 2016
   • Date looked at - February 10, 2018
   • This is published by W3C, so is credible. Lists all the features/properties of CSS Version 2.2, like syntax, selectors, and things like fonts and colors.

Color/Design Issue Resources:

1. HTML Color Codes:
   • Link - https://htmlcolorcodes.com/
   • Author/Publisher - created/published by Dixon & Moe
   • Creation Date - created in 2015, updated in 2018
   • Date looked at - February 10, 2018
   • This site has an actual color picking tool that gives you the hexadecimal and RGB color code for any color you want. It also has some other resource pages, like for stock photos.
2. CSS Validation Service:
   • Link - http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/
   • Author/Publisher - Published by W3C
   • Creation Date - not sure when created, but last updated January 4, 2018.
   • Date looked at - February 11, 2018
   • This is also created by W3C, and checks your CSS code to see if it is standards-compliant, which if its not, could raise browser compatibility issues.

Stock Photo/Image Resources:

1. Unsplash:
   • Link - https://unsplash.com/
   • Author/Publisher - Unsplash
   • Creation Date - not sure when created, but last updated February 12, 2018.
   • Date looked at - February 12, 2018
   • This site is a good site for high-resolution, free images.
2. Pixabay:
   • Link - https://pixabay.com/
   • Author/Publisher - Pixabay
   • Creation Date - not sure when created, but last updated February 12, 2018.
   • Date looked at - February 12, 2018
   • This site also has free stock photos, but also features copyright-free illustrations, videos, and vector graphics.

Page created by Sarah Winterbottom. Page created February 8, 2018. Page last updated February 12, 2018.