Chapter 3. Building the Layout

In Chapter 2, Making a Style Statement, we learned about some of Bootstrap's core features, such as the grid system, and built out the print sizes component of MyPhoto. In this chapter, we are going to put this knowledge to further use by building out the layout of MyPhoto.

First, we will split the page into five sections, as we discussed in the previous chapters. These would be Welcome, Services, Gallery, About, and Contact Us, along with a footer placeholder. Here, we will use the grid system to create distinct sections on the page. We will add content to these sections using the Bootstrap components jumbotron, tabs, carousel, and wells.

Furthermore, we will discover how to integrate Bootstrap's navbar component into our page to provide single-page, app-like navigation, while also using it to surface Bootstrap  modal windows.

As we learn about and implement these different components, we will also introduce how to customize the components...