Build a responsive website with HTML and CSS by Kevin Powell

About this course

Designing for the web today means building interfaces that look great on any screen, load fast, and remain usable for everyone. In this free online course, you will practice the real workflow of creating a responsive website using HTML and modern front-end techniques, focusing on clean structure, flexible layouts, and details that elevate a simple page into a polished, professional result.

You will start by setting up a project the way developers commonly do, working from a GitHub repository and organizing your environment so you can iterate quickly. From there, the course guides you through turning a static layout into a responsive experience that adapts smoothly from mobile to desktop. You will learn how to think in components and sections, how to structure markup for clarity, and how small decisions in HTML can make styling and maintenance much easier later.

Responsiveness is more than resizing elements, so you will explore layout strategies that allow precise control over positioning while staying flexible. You will also apply practical UI patterns such as mobile navigation, and add accessibility improvements that help keyboard and screen reader users interact confidently. The course highlights why these enhancements matter, and how to integrate them naturally without complicating your code.

To add visual quality, you will work with common assets and micro-interactions, including managing SVG icons effectively and using lightweight decorative background elements that do not get in the way of content. You will also see how to customize list counters for a more refined design system feel. Finally, you will integrate an accessible slider using a library-based approach, reinforcing how to choose tools responsibly and wire them into a responsive layout without sacrificing usability.

By the end, you will have stronger front-end fundamentals and a clearer process for building responsive pages: set up a project, implement layout and navigation patterns, improve accessibility, and refine details that make a website feel production-ready. It is a practical step forward for anyone aiming to build a portfolio, prepare for web development work, or strengthen core skills for future frameworks.