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In this CSS Grid intro and basic layout tutorial for beginners, you will learn the CSS grid properties frequently used in constructing grid layouts. You will also create a basic layout with CSS grid.

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CSS Grid Intro and Basic Layout Tutorial for Beginners

(00:00) Intro
(00:05) Welcome
(00:26) Setup & Starter Code Review
(01:48) Quickest way to apply a grid
(02:32) grid-template-columns
(05:28) grid-auto-rows
(07:01) grid-template-rows, grid-auto-columns
(07:27) row-gap, column-gap, gap
(08:36) grid-column-start & end, grid-row-start & end
(10:49) Viewing your grid in dev tools
(12:19) grid-column, grid-row shorthand
(14:14) align-content, justify-content, place-content
(16:00) Adding HTML for grid-template-areas
(17:49) grid-template-areas, grid-area
(22:14) Experimenting with layout properties
(24:53) CSS Grid Garden

️ Learning Games:
Flexbox Froggy: https://flexboxfroggy.com/
CSS Grid Garden: https://cssgridgarden.com/

Web Dev Tools:
Chrome Browser: https://www.google.com/chrome/
Visual Studio Code (VS Code): https://code.visualstudio.com/
Live Server VS Code Extension: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ritwickdey.LiveServer
vscode-icons VS Code Extension: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vscode-icons-team.vscode-icons
Github Themes VS Code Extension: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=GitHub.github-vscode-theme
W3C CSS Validator: https://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/
Specificity Calculator: https://specificity.keegan.st/
HTML Special Characters and Entities: https://unicode-table.com

References:
MDN CSS: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS
MDN CSS Basics: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/Getting_started_with_the_web/CSS_basics
MDN CSS Selectors: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/CSS/Building_blocks/Selectors
MDN - How to Apply Colors to HTML Elements with CSS: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/color
MDN - CSS Values and Units: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/CSS/Building_blocks/Values_and_units
MDN - The Box Model: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/CSS/Building_blocks/The_box_model
MDN - Styling Lists: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/CSS/Styling_text/Styling_lists
MDN - Display Property: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/display
MDN - Floats: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/CSS/CSS_layout/Floats
MDN - Columns: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Columns/Basic_Concepts_of_Multicol
MDN - Margin Collapsing: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Box_Model/Mastering_margin_collapsing
MDN - White-Space: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/white-space
MDN - Positioning: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/CSS/CSS_layout/Positioning
MDN - Flexbox: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/CSS/CSS_layout/Flexbox
MDN - Basic Concepts of Grid Layout: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Grid_Layout/Basic_Concepts_of_Grid_Layout
MDN - Grid Template Areas: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Grid_Layout/Grid_Template_Areas

Typography Resources:
MDN: Fundamental Text and Font Styling - https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/CSS/Styling_text/Fundamentals
CSSFontStack.com: Websafe Fonts - https://www.cssfontstack.com/
MDN: Styling Links - https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/CSS/Styling_text/Fundamentals

Color Resources:
Coolors Contrast Checker: https://coolors.co/contrast-checker/112a46-acc8e5
WebAIM Contrast Checker: https://webaim.org/resources/contrastchecker/
Coolors Palette Generator: https://coolors.co/
HTML Color Codes: https://htmlcolorcodes.com/

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