Styling the Document
Because we don’t have to mess around with the markup, we’ll get right to laying out the document itself. As is typical for our projects, we’ll work our way down through the document, establishing the overarching styles first and then drilling down to the details. Where better to start than with the document’s body?
Styling the Body
The text of the document indicates a very dynamic image, so we’ll use reddish tones to reinforce that idea. We don’t want to go into bright reds, though, because those can be very hard on the eyes when displayed on a computer monitor. We’ll settle on deep, rich reds and reddish tans for the design.
<head> <title>Pretentious Web Studios</title> <style type="text/css" media="all"> body {background: ...
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