Define Root Colors Variables and Set up Box-Sizing for a CSS Layout

We will discuss the necessary CSS styles that we will need to start using CSS Grid. First, you'll download an index.html file and style.css from this GitHub repo - lesson1 folder.

This will contain some set up that will help you get up and running quickly. We'll discuss how to set and use CSS variables as well as box-sizing. box-sizing allows you to add border and padding without increasing the box-size, important for CSS grid!