CSS questions

1. How do you set the background colour of your website?
   you set out the code like so:
   body {background-color: #000000;}
   
   
2. How do you set a background image and repeat it horizontally?
   in the body section after the body colour and the image url line, have this-
   background-repeat: repeat-x;
   
   
3. How do you set the font size of all paragraphs to be 14px?
   p: {font-size: 14;}
   
   
4. How do you underline text?
   you use the line:
   text-decoration: underline;
   
   
5. What is a pseudo-class?
   This is a term used to categorise a link if it has been visited, unvisited, active, or looks different if you hover over it.
   
   
6. How do you set the colour of all links on your website to be red?
   a: {color: red;}
   
   
7. How do you set the roll-over colour of all links to be orange?
   a: hover {color: orange;}
   
   
8. What is the Box Model?
   This is what describes the area around an element.
   
   
9. What are the two ways we can increase space around content?
   a margin- eg: body {margin: 100px 50px 100px 50px;}
   or padding, if it is a heading- eg: h1 {background: orange; padding: 50px 50px 50px 50px;}
   
   
10. What is the purpose of a 'div' tag?
    to divide text elements into groups and then give them different styles.
    
    
11. When is a 'class' more appropriate to use than an 'id'?
    When you are needing to classify a whole group or paragraph seperate from others, and when there is more text than one line or word (which is when id would be more useful)
    
    
12. What is a floating element and when is it useful?
    It is when a body of text is set to go around, or to the side of an element (or picture). This can be useful if you want to keep an even amount of space between all elements (or images)
    

job research

1.

Junior Graphic Designer / Digital Operator

http://www.seek.com.au/Job/junior-graphic-designer-digital-operator/in/sydney-southern-suburbs-sutherland-shire/20232092

• What are the mandatory portfolio requirements of the job?- as the job demands a high level of proficiency in InDesign, it would be essential to have some pieces in the portfolio which show experience in this program.
  
• What skills/experience does the job require?- experience with the Adobe Creative suite, in paricular InDesign; need to be innovative, creative, well presented, have strong communication skills, experience with customer service and general admin, possess qualities of youth, passion, drive, enthusiasm, credibility, accuracy, and professionalism.
  
• What portfolio pieces do you have that would be appropriate for this position? As it is in a printer i think print based pieces like brochures, fliers and business cards.
  
• Would a digital or print portfolio be best suited for this position? Both?- both would be ideal because the application requires a PDF of examples from your portfolio.
  

2.

be our mid-weight graphic designer - cobe design

http://www.seek.com.au/Job/mid-weight-graphic-designer/in/sydney-north-shore-northern-beaches/20218665

• What are the mandatory portfolio requirements of the job?- that the files are kept under 3mb.
  
• What skills/experience does the job require?- experience with InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, HTML/Dreamweaver, and After Effects.
  
• What portfolio pieces do you have that would be appropriate for this position?- due to their existing client base of varying levels of corporate companies believe business cards, brochures and logos would be ideal.
  
• Would a digital or print portfolio be best suited for this position? Both?- perhaps both, more so a digital one as the application states to supply examples of work.
  

3.

Graphic design / Illustrator

http://www.seek.com.au/Job/graphic-designer-illustrator/in/melbourne-northern-suburbs/20217399

• What are the mandatory portfolio requirements of the job?- that the pieces sent be relevant to the company.
  
• What skills/experience does the job require?- experience with MACs, Adobe Creative suite, graphic design, logo development, websites, style guides; and the ability to draw freehand.
  
• What portfolio pieces do you have that would be appropriate for this position?- character illustrations, logos, web design concepts.
  
• Would a digital or print portfolio be best suited for this position? Both?- both- the application requires examples of relevant work to be emailed with resume but a print portfolio would be ideal at an interview because of the illustrations.