CSS: Design & Optimize Responsive Web Pages

This course is part of CSS Mastery: Responsive Design & Web Styling Specialization

Instructor: EDUCBA

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4 modules

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

11 reviews

1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Apply CSS rules to style text, layouts, and web components.
Create responsive, device-friendly designs with media queries.
Implement animations and transforms for interactive effects.

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Tools you'll learn

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

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Assessments

15 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 4 modules in this course

Build the CSS skills needed to create modern, responsive, and visually engaging websites. In this course, you will learn how to apply CSS rules, style text, organize page layouts, and enhance web pages with animations and transformations while following modern web development practices.

You will begin by exploring the foundations of CSS, including its purpose, syntax, rule structure, and selectors. As you progress, you will master advanced selectors, text formatting, spacing, margins, and padding to improve readability and visual hierarchy. The course then guides you through designing navigation menus, tables, forms, graphics, and structured layouts before introducing CSS transforms, transitions, and animations for interactive user experiences. Finally, you will apply responsive web design principles, media queries, positioning techniques, semantic HTML5 sectioning, and CSS best practices to create flexible, device-friendly web pages. Whether you are new to CSS or want to strengthen your web development skills, this course provides a structured, step-by-step learning experience that combines conceptual understanding with practical application. By the end of the course, you will be able to design professional, maintainable, and responsive web pages using modern CSS techniques with confidence.

This module introduces the fundamentals of CSS, including its purpose, history, and structure. Learners will explore the anatomy of CSS rules, apply styles through different approaches, and understand the basics of selectors. This foundation sets the stage for effective styling and modern web development practices.

What's included

9 videos3 assignments

9 videosTotal 46 minutes

Introduction0 minutes
History7 minutes
The IE and IE84 minutes
Testing2 minutes
Anatomy of Style6 minutes
Adding Style9 minutes
The Selectors - Tag Selectors, Class Selectors6 minutes
ID Selectors, Styling Groups, Universal Selectors7 minutes
The HTML Family Tree5 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 50 minutes

Getting Started with CSS10 minutes
Understanding CSS Basics10 minutes
Foundations of CSS30 minutes

This module dives into CSS selectors and text formatting. Learners will explore advanced selector techniques, text styling properties, and spacing methods. By mastering these, they can build more readable, attractive, and professional web pages.

What's included

14 videos4 assignments

14 videosTotal 106 minutes

More Selectors Part 19 minutes
More Selectors Part 210 minutes
The Cascade11 minutes
Applied CSS0 minutes
Formatting Text - Font Part 19 minutes
Formatting Text - Font Part 211 minutes
Formatting Text Color FontSize Part 16 minutes
Formatting Text Color FontSize Part 26 minutes
Formatting Text - Spacing Part 16 minutes
Formatting Text - Spacing Part 26 minutes
Margins Padding Part 18 minutes
Margins Padding Part 28 minutes
Margins Padding Part 38 minutes
Vendor Prefixes7 minutes

4 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

Mastering CSS Selectors10 minutes
Styling Text with CSS10 minutes
Text Spacing and Layout Basics10 minutes
Working with Selectors and Text30 minutes

This module covers layout techniques and styling multimedia elements. Learners will manage dimensions, floats, navigation menus, tables, and forms, as well as incorporate graphics, transforms, and animations to create engaging user experiences.

What's included

15 videos4 assignments

15 videosTotal 112 minutes

Width anf Height4 minutes
Taps & Floats12 minutes
Graphics Part 18 minutes
Graphics Part 28 minutes
Graphics Part 37 minutes
Site Navigation6 minutes
Formatting Tables Part 16 minutes
Formatting Tables Part 25 minutes
Styling Forms7 minutes
Transforms Part 18 minutes
Transforms Part 211 minutes
Transforms Part 310 minutes
Transforms Part 43 minutes
Animations Part 19 minutes
Animations Part 210 minutes

4 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

Dimensions, Floats, and Graphics10 minutes
Navigation, Tables, and Forms10 minutes
CSS Transforms and Animations10 minutes
CSS for Layouts and Graphics30 minutes

This module introduces advanced CSS techniques, including responsive design, media queries, positioning, and best practices. Learners will gain the ability to build flexible, device-friendly layouts and apply professional CSS coding standards.

What's included

12 videos4 assignments

12 videosTotal 100 minutes

Page Layout11 minutes
Sectioning Elements11 minutes
Building Float Based Layouts8 minutes
Responsive Web Design5 minutes
Media Queries Part 19 minutes
Media Queries Part 210 minutes
Media Queries Part 39 minutes
Media Queries Part 45 minutes
Position Elements Part 17 minutes
Position Elements Part 26 minutes
Advanced CSS10 minutes
Improving your css9 minutes

4 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

Page Layouts and Sectioning10 minutes
Responsive Web Design Essentials10 minutes
Positioning and Advanced Techniques10 minutes
Advanced CSS and Responsive Design30 minutes

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Reviewed on Oct 15, 2026

The lessons on text formatting fonts and spacing noticeably improved the readability of my projects Small details big difference This course is worth your time.

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Reviewed on Oct 9, 2026

well-structured CSS course that takes learners from the basics of selectors and styling to responsive layouts animations and modern web design techniques

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Reviewed on Oct 8, 2026

An excellent course for building strong CSS fundamentals while gradually progressing toward responsive and visually engaging web page development

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