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  Brian Muniz Silveira•200

  @BrianMunizSilveira

  Posted 7 months ago

  Solution Retrospective: QR Code Component Challenge

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  What Are You Most Proud Of, and What Would You Do Differently Next Time?

  You mentioned creating a quick solution with Flexbox, and that’s great! Flexbox is a powerful tool for creating aligned and centered layouts. This approach showcases efficiency and skill in applying essential CSS techniques to solve design challenges.

  Next time, you might want to explore adding responsive design techniques to ensure the component works well on devices with different screen sizes. This would be an excellent next step to continue improving your front-end skills.

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  Suggestions for Improvement

  Here are some suggestions to enhance the quality of your solution and broaden your learning:

  1. Make the Component Responsive

  Your layout works well with a fixed size, but adding responsiveness can improve the experience across devices. Consider adjusting the width and height of the component to adapt to various screen sizes:

  @media (max-width: 480px) {
      .img-container {
          width: 90%; /* Adjusts width on smaller screens */
          padding: 20px; /* Adds more padding */
      }
  
      .qr-image {
          width: 100%; /* Makes the image flexible */
          margin-top: 10px; /* Adjusts margin */
      }
  
      .qr-image-title {
          font-size: 18px; /* Reduces title size */
      }
  
      .qr-image-description {
          font-size: 14px; /* Reduces description size */
      }
  }
  

  2. Improve HTML Semantics

  Using semantic tags in your HTML makes the code more accessible and descriptive. For example:

  • Instead of using <div class="img-container">, consider using a <section> with a descriptive class.

  • Add an alt attribute to the <img> tag to improve accessibility.

  Updated example:

  <section class="qr-card">
    <img class="qr-image" src="images/image-qr-code.png" alt="QR Code to visit Frontend Mentor">
    <h2 class="qr-image-title">Improve your front-end skills by building projects</h2>
    <p class="qr-image-description">Scan the QR code to visit Frontend Mentor and take your coding skills to the next level</p>
  </section>
  

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  3. Add Interactive Details

  Small interactions can make the design more engaging. For example, a hover effect on the card or the image:

  .img-container:hover {
      box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
      transition: box-shadow 0.3s ease-in-out;
  }
  
  .qr-image:hover {
      transform: scale(1.05);
      transition: transform 0.2s ease-in-out;
  }
  

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  4. Centralize and Reuse Styles with CSS Variables

  Adding variables for colors and spacing will make the code cleaner and easier to update. Example:

  :root {
      --background-color: rgb(213, 225, 239);
      --card-background: #fff;
      --border-radius: 10px;
      --font-size-title: 20px;
      --font-size-description: 15px;
  }
  
  body {
      background-color: var(--background-color);
  }
  
  .img-container {
      background-color: var(--card-background);
      border-radius: var(--border-radius);
  }
  
  .qr-image-title {
      font-size: var(--font-size-title);
  }
  
  .qr-image-description {
      font-size: var(--font-size-description);
  }
  

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  5. Comment and Document Your Code

  Adding comments helps with collaboration and code maintenance:

  /* Main body styling */
  body {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: center;
      align-items: center;
      height: 100vh;
      margin: 0;
  }
  
  /* Container for the QR card */
  .img-container {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: center;
      text-align: center;
      background-color: var(--card-background);
      border-radius: var(--border-radius);
  }
  

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  Summary Your quick solution with Flexbox is functional and well-structured! By focusing on responsiveness, semantics, interactivity, and code organization, you can create even more complete and polished components that are ready for larger projects.

  Keep exploring new techniques and challenges! 🚀😊

  Brian.

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