# jgthms/web-design-in-4-minutes

Learn the basics of web design in 4 minutes

Repository: https://github.com/jgthms/web-design-in-4-minutes
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/web-design-in-4-minutes
Homepage: https://jgthms.com/web-design-in-4-minutes/
Language: HTML
License Family: other
Topics: html, tutorial
Last push: 2022-12-06T12:47:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3692, "days_push": 1366, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4380, forks 407 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:46.955785+00:00)

## What it is
An interactive web tutorial by Jeremy Thomas that teaches the basics of web design in about 4 minutes. It walks through CSS fundamentals like centering, fonts, spacing, and color with live examples.

## Use cases
- learn web design basics quickly
- understand CSS styling fundamentals
- improve the look of a simple website
- teach beginners how to style web pages
- get a quick refresher on typography and spacing
- see live examples of CSS rules in action

## When to choose
- you are a complete beginner wanting a fast intro to web design
- you want a short, interactive, hands-on CSS lesson
- you need to make a simple personal site look decent quickly

## When to avoid
- you need comprehensive or advanced web design education
- you want a structured course with exercises and certification
- you are looking for a tool or library rather than a tutorial

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: documentation, developer-tools
- domain: web-development, web-design, education, tutorials
- platform: -
- tags: css, html, interactive-tutorial, beginner-friendly, web-design-basics, web

## Member repositories
- jgthms/web-design-in-4-minutes (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:46.955785+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:21:18.175521+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jgthms/web-design-in-4-minutes (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:46.955785+00:00, sha b3eb66ffcdd9)
  - homepage: https://jgthms.com/web-design-in-4-minutes/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:09:26.917318+00:00, sha 575b35e053cd)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.