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What are you most proud of, and what would you do differently next time?

Mobile-First Workflow

I tried a mobile-first workflow, to see if I can get comfortable with responsiveness. It wasn't too bad, and I plan on trying a mobile-first workflow again in the future.

What are you most proud of, and what would you do differently next time?

UPDATED PROJECT

This was a tough project for me. I am a self taught developer, and this was my first time diving into a slightly bigger project. I definitely bit off more than I can chew with this one. I never had to deal with making bigger sites responsive, and with the design of the landing page I had to dig deep to make this site responsive. I hacked this site together, and did not quit. As I get more experience, I plan on coming back to this landing page and cleaning it up.

Update - I fixed all the mistakes and used a wonderful app (Shape Divider App) for the bottom curves. I also instead of guessing at the positioning I used the Google Dev tools to dial in the background patterns. I decided not be lazy and add ALL the media queries necessary for the landing page.

What challenges did you encounter, and how did you overcome them?

Background Image Positioning

Because I'm a newbie I completely disregarded the power of Google dev tools. I can't believe how much easier my coding experience was just by using the dev tools(click on the pointer and use the arrows to move background images/patterns around and update the css code). My advice to any newbie would be to not sleep on the Google dev tools, especially when dealing with background images/patterns.

What specific areas of your project would you like help with?

I have never dealt with overlays. What made this overlay so difficult is that it was not just the overlay I had to deal with, but it also included an icon svg that needed to be centered. I had to do some research in order to add the overlay to my main image. I will definitely look for more resources to get a good grasp on overlays.

What are some best practices for HTML tags? I used a main tag and an article tag. Are these correct?

What are some best practices with height?

Is it OK to use negative numbers to affect margins (margin-bottom: -0.625em)? I did this a few times on my second article tag.