style.css

/*-----------------------------------------------  General Styles  -----------------------------------------------*/
body {
    min-width: 600px;
    margin: 2.5%;
    background-color: #E4DFDA;
    font-family: 'Roboto Condensed', Arial, sans-serif;
    font-size: 1em;
    text-align: center;
}
section, footer {
    margin: 2em auto;
}
h1 {
    font-family: 'Righteous', cursive;
    font-size: 2em;
    padding:  1.25em 0 0;
    clear: both;
}
p {
    margin: 2em auto;
    padding: 1em 0;
}
section p {
    max-width: 900px;
}
.main p {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 1.5em 0 0;
    font-size: 1em;
}
.tall p,
.short p {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}
footer p {
    clear: both;
    padding: 5em 0 2em;
}
span.boxnumber {
    font-size: 3em;
    display: block;
}

.main {
    text-align: center;
    margin: 0em auto;
}
article {
    display: inline-block;
    margin: 0 2em;
}

.tall {
    width: 150px;
    height: 350px;
    padding: 25px;
}
.short {
    width: 150px;
    height: 150px;
    padding: 25px;
}

/*-----------------------------------------------  Floating  -----------------------------------------------*/

/*-----------------------------------------------  Float Sample 1  -----------------------------------------------*/
#floatsample-1 .short-container {
    float: left;
}
#floatsample-1 .short,
#floatsample-1 .tall {
    width: 105px;
    height: 125px;
    padding: 5px;
}
#floatsample-1 .tall {
    height: 260px;
}
#floatsample-1 .long-container {
    padding: 5px;
}

/*TRY COMMENTING OUT THIS WIDTH TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS*/
#floatsample-1 #fs1sample2 {
    width: 230px;
}

/*TRY COMMENTING OUT THIS CLEAR TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS*/
#floatsample-1 #fs1sample3 #fs1-block3 {
    clear: left;
}

/*TRY FLOATING THIS RIGHT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS*/
#floatsample-1 #fs1sample4 .tall-container {
    float: left;
}
/*TRY COMMENTING OUT THIS WIDTH TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS*/
#floatsample-1 #fs1sample4 {
    width: 230px;
}

/*-----------------------------------------------  Padding Sidenote  -----------------------------------------------*/

#paddingsidenote h2 {
    padding: 1.25em 0 0;
    clear: both;
}
#paddingsodenote p {
    clear: both;
}
#paddingapplication {
    width: 320px;
}
#paddingapplication aside p {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}
#paddingapplication aside {
    float: left;
    border: 5px solid royalblue;
    background: lightblue;
    width: 140px;
    height: 160px;
    padding: 0;
}
#paddingapplication aside p {
    background: mediumslateblue;
}

/*TRY CHANGING THIS PADDING TO 30PX 15PX AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS; WHAT ABOUT WHEN YOU CHANGE IT FROM PADDING TO MARGIN*/
#paddingapplication aside.paddingstyle1 {
    padding: 13px 5px;
}
/*TRY CHANGING THIS PADDING TO 30PX 15PX AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS; WHAT ABOUT WHEN YOU CHANGE IT FROM PADDING TO MARGIN*/
#paddingapplication aside.paddingstyle2 p {
    padding: 13px 5px;
}

/*-----------------------------------------------  Parent vs Child  -----------------------------------------------*/

#parentvchild h2 {
    padding: 1.25em 0 0;
    clear: both;
}
#parentvchild p {
    clear: both;
}
#parentvchild article {
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 2em;
    overflow: auto;
}
#parentvchild h1 {
    margin: 0;
}
#parentvchild ul {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 2.875em 0 0;
}
#parentvchild li {
    font-size: 1.75em;
    text-decoration: none;
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 0 1em;
}

/*I'M FLOATING THE PARENT ELEMENTS*/
#parentvchild #pvc1 .half-width{
    float: left;
    width: 50%;
}
#parentvchild #pvc1 h1{
    float: left;
}
#parentvchild #pvc1 nav{
    float: right;
}

/*NOW I'M FLOATING THE CHILD ELEMENTS*/
#parentvchild #pvc2 .half-width{
    width: 50%;
}
#parentvchild #pvc2 h1{
    float: left;
}
#parentvchild #pvc2 nav{
    float: right;
}

/*TRY TURNING THIS OFF TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS. WHAT ABOUT WHEN THE HALF-WIDTH IS A FIXED WIDTH?*/
#parentvchild #pvc2 .half-width {
    overflow: auto;
}

/*NOW I HAVE NO PARENT*/
#parentvchild #pvc3 {
    background: teal;
}
#parentvchild #pvc3 h1{
    float: left;
    width: 50%;
    text-align: left;
    background: teal;
}
#parentvchild #pvc3 nav{
    float: right;
    width: 50%;
    text-align: right;
    background: mediumpurple;
}

/*-----------------------------------------------  Float Sample 2  -----------------------------------------------*/
#floatsample-2 .wrapper {
    background: yellow;
    width: 375px;
}
#floatsample-2 #fs2sample1 .tall-container,
#floatsample-2 #fs2sample1 .short-container {
    float: left;
}
#floatsample-2 #fs2sample2 .tall-container,
#floatsample-2 #fs2sample2 .short-container {
    float: right;
}
#floatsample-2 .tall,
#floatsample-2 .short {
    width: 105px;
    padding: 5px;
}

/*TRY CHANGING THIS TO FLOAT RIGHT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS*/
#floatsample-2 .fs2-block3 {
    float: left;
}

/*SEE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE TWO METHODS*/
#floatsample-2 .tall-container,
#floatsample-2 .short-container {
    /*TRY CHANGING THIS TO MARGIN TO 150PX HERE AND SEE THE DIFFERENCE*/
    margin: 5px 0;
}

#floatsample-2 #fs2sample1 .wrapper {
    height: 370px;
}
#floatsample-2 #fs2sample2 .wrapper {
    /*NOW TRY COMMENTING OUT OVERFLOW TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS*/
    overflow:auto;
}

/*-----------------------------------------------  Float Sample 3  -----------------------------------------------*/
#floatsample-3 .tall-container,
#floatsample-3 .short-container {
    float: left;
}
/*TRY COMMENTING OUT THIS STYLE BELOW TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS*/
#floatsample-3 p {
    clear: both;
}
/*NOW TRY COMMENTING OUT THIS STYLE BELOW TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS*/
#floatsample-3 #negative {
    margin-top: -200px;    /*negative margins are not ideal, but it is one way we can sneak up into this space*/
}
/*TRY CHANGING THIS WIDTH TO 1200px TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS, THEN REINSTATE IT BACK TO 600px*/
#floatsample-3 .main {
    width: 600px;
}

/*-----------------------------------------------  Float Sample 4  -----------------------------------------------*/
#floatsample-4 .main {
    width: 600px;
}

#floatsample-4 .short-container {
    float: left;
}
#floatsample-4 .short {
    width: 105px;
    height: 130px;
    padding: 5px;
}

/*TRY CHANGING THE ID TO fs4-block2; TRY COMMENTING OUT THIS STYLE BELOW TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS*/
#floatsample-4  #fs4-block3 {
    clear: left;
}
#floatsample-4 #fs4-block5,
#floatsample-4 #fs4-block6 {
    float: right;
}
/*TRY COMMENTING OUT THIS STYLE BELOW TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS*/
#floatsample-4 #fs4-block6 {
    clear: right;
}
/*TRY COMMENTING OUT THIS STYLE BELOW TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS*/
#floatsample-4 #fs4-block5 {
    clear: left;
}

/*NOW TRY APPLYING THIS STYLE BELOW TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS*/
/*#floatsample-4 p {
    clear: both;
}*/

/*-----------------------------------------------  Backgrounds  -----------------------------------------------*/
.main div {
    background: darkgray;
}
.main div:nth-child(even) {
    background: peachpuff;
}
.main div:nth-child(odd) {
    background: orchid;
}
.main div:first-of-type {
    background: teal;
}
.main div:nth-of-type(2) {
    background: mediumpurple;
}
.main div:nth-of-type(3) {
    background: deeppink;
}
.main div:nth-of-type(4) {
    background: firebrick;
}

.main aside div:nth-child(even) {
    background: green;
}
.main aside div:nth-child(odd) {
    background: blue;
}
.main aside div:first-of-type {
    background: orange;
}

.main aside:nth-of-type(2) div:nth-child(even) {
    background: red;
}
.main aside:nth-of-type(2) div:nth-child(odd) {
    background: yellow;
}
.main aside:nth-of-type(2) div:first-of-type {
    background: mistyrose;
}

.main aside:nth-of-type(3) div:nth-child(even),
article:nth-of-type(3) div:nth-child(even) {
    background: lightskyblue;
}
.main aside:nth-of-type(3) div:nth-child(odd),
article:nth-of-type(3) div:nth-child(odd) {
    background: lightcoral;
}
.main aside:nth-of-type(3) div:first-of-type,
article:nth-of-type(3) div:first-of-type {
    background: darkblue;
}
.main aside:nth-of-type(3) div:last-of-type,
article:nth-of-type(3) div:last-of-type {
    background: azure;
}