The building of a website...

How I started my project

I started my project with a Bootstrap Template, and even submitted my wireframe assignment based on that template. As I progressed, new ideas came to mind. I then abandoned my original project idea and chose to use the Bootstrap framework instead of a template. After a long period of difficulty with trying to get my navigation to be responsive, I ended up copying the navbar example from the Bootstrap website. However, the joke is on me, because while working on some other aspects of my project, I now understand that the reason my navigation wouldn't work was because I had an incorrect path to my Javascript file. I looked and looked for errors and I don't know how I missed that. But at least I now know what was wrong.

I finally started over and used the Skeleton framework instead. I wanted a minimalist look and I found it easier to write more of the code, rather than work with something like a template.

Styles...What's In, What's Out?

I found a great navigation style by Josh Johnson on Codepen.io. The link is below:

I used a CSS style for the navigation created by Josh Johnson on Codepen.io.

My extras include the h1 heading that slides in from the left by using Animate.css, a Twitter follow button in the footer, a Youtube video and a Google map of my hometown.

Overall, I am pretty satisfied with my project. There is always room for improvement and I welcome your comments and suggestions.