/*braukmann's notes*/
/*browsers vary the amount of default space around elements. Turn all that off before you start styling*/

html, body {
 	margin: 0px;
 	padding: 0px;
 	border: 0px;	}


/*in case you forget to specify a font for a particular element, set a new default for all text in the page. font: is a shorthand property that sets (in order): font-style font-variant font-weight font-size/line-height font-family*/

body {
 	font: 1em/1.25 Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;	 }


/*headings are often given their own spacing by browsers*/

h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
 	margin: 0;
 	padding: 0;
 	font-weight: normal;
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;	 }


/*more text tags to normalize. font: is a shorthand property that sets (in order): font-style font-variant font-weight font-size/line-height font-family */

p, th, td, li, dd, dt, ul, ol, blockquote, q, acronym, abbr, a, input, select, textarea {
 	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
 	font: normal normal normal 1em/1.25 Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;	 }


/*small and big tags are relative, right? using em defines the change as a percentage of whatever the font size is*/

small {
	font-size:.85em;	 }
 big {
	font-size:1.2em;	 }


/*make certain images used as button links don't have the blue border*/

img {
	 border: none;	 }


/*take control of your tables*/

table {
	 margin: 0;
	 padding: 0;
	 border: none;	 }

/*source: about.com*/