2. A Crash-Course in Web Design
IN THIS CHAPTER
• The fundamentals of organizing and presenting your page
• What good sites look like and how to plan a site so that it works well
• HTML trends and considerations, including accessibility, internationalization, and browser compatibility
Chapter 1, “The Fundamentals of Web Publishing,” hinted at some of the issues we’ll discuss in this chapter, particularly style sheets and their role in HTML markup. There’s a definite tug-of-war in the world of Web design, where two different approaches—a visual approach and an organizational approach—have clashed with earlier HTML specifications. XHTML clarifies this considerably, separating organizational and visual design and making it a little easier to develop ...
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