Creating a Standout GitHub Pages Portfolio - HTML, CSS, and JavaScript Techniques

Overview

Enhance your GitHub pages portfolio in this hour-long video tutorial, building upon the basic website from the previous episode. Learn how to make your portfolio stand out with HTML and CSS skills, including tips on content selection, responsive design for mobile, video embedding, and JavaScript implementation for dynamic elements like carousels. Explore responsible color usage, easy font selection, and gain insights from industry experts Renee Noble and Amanda Hogan. Discover practical techniques to showcase your skills effectively, with a detailed breakdown of topics covered and additional resources for further practice.

Syllabus

Welcome our Guest Go host
What's in today's episode
What we did iin the last episode
Today's tech project preview
What makes your porfolio stand out
Make your portfolio responsive for mobile with CSS
Embedding a video in your portfolio with HTML
JavaScript and the Document Object Model explained
Add a carousel to your porfolio with JavaScript
Using colours in your portfolio responsibily
Getting fonts easily for your portfolio
Resources to practice at home
Next Month in the Code Garden - Amanda returns!