I have created a home page using an external css stylesheet. The masthead, breadcrumbs and menu boxes are inset 30px from the left and the masthead is placed 30px down, as I think this gives the page a clean look. The widths are set at 90% for the same reason. (The menu has been given a border only for this exercise). The menu has a set width, so the left margin for the content has been set accordingly.
Padding has been applied to set text away from the edges of the various backgrounds. The text line height for the masthead is set smaller than for the body (any text wrap on headings should not be too spaced out, in my view).
This is an interesting page Anne and a good start towards developing the skills for your assignment. We will be working on some ideas for the assignment in the next session.