You can learn HTML and CSS from a thousand tutorials, but cloning a world class website like BBC.com teaches you how professional front end developers actually structure complex layouts. This course walks you through building a complete, responsive news style landing page inspired by BBC, using HTML5, CSS3, and jQuery. You will learn semantic HTML structure, modern CSS layout techniques, responsive design, and basic interactivity. By the end, you will have a professional portfolio piece and the skills to build high quality websites.

This Course Offers

• A step by step clone of a real world news website landing page, not a toy example.
• HTML5 semantic structure and CSS3 styling techniques used on high traffic sites.
• jQuery basics for adding interactive elements to your pages.
• Responsive design techniques that work across devices.

Why We Love This Course

1. You learn by cloning an actual world class site. That is much more practical than building another generic portfolio page.
2. The course is project based. Five hours of video focused entirely on one real outcome. You finish with a tangible piece of work.
3. Over 3,300 students have enrolled, and reviews highlight how the course delivers exactly what the title promises. One student said the final outcome is "absolutely identical" to what was promised.
4. The instructor uses free tools (Brackets code editor), so you can start without any software investment.

A note from student feedback: one reviewer claimed they learned nothing, but the instructor responded that the reviewer likely lacked the prerequisite English or HTML/CSS skills. This course assumes basic HTML and CSS knowledge, so be sure you have that foundation first. If you want to see how a complex, real world layout is coded from scratch, this course delivers a satisfying, practical project.

• Anyone looking to learn to develop world class websites like BBC.com using HTML5, CSS3, and jQuery.
• Aspiring front end developers who want a real project for their portfolio.
• Freelancers who want to build high quality landing pages for clients.
• Web designers who know design tools but want to code their own layouts.
• Developers who want to strengthen their HTML and CSS skills by studying a professional reference site.
• Anyone who has followed basic tutorials and wants to see how the pieces come together in a complex, real world layout.

• You should know basic HTML and CSS.
• A code editor called "Brackets" (free) is needed.
• No prior jQuery or responsive design experience is required.