When we have a static design file, whether that’s a Figma design or a .jpg file, often the hardest part is breaking down and figuring out how the layout is going to work. In this video, I take a look at how you can break down a layout into it’s pieces to help make the process a lot easier.

Links
✅ The Frontend Mentor Project: https://www.frontendmentor.io/challen...
✅ Modern CSS by Stephanie Eckles: https://moderncss.dev/
✅ How to pick when to use Flexbox and Grid:    • Flexbox or grid  How to decide?  

⌚ Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
01:05 Draw boxes around EVERYTHING
04:00 Then see how those boxes are organized
09:00 Turning the layout into HTML
13:10 Doing the same thing for the smaller pieces
16:30 Why I look at the desktop design even if I code mobilefirst
17:45 Using existing websites to practice breaking down layouts
22:20 Picking between flexbox and grid

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