| To get the most out of CSS, your HTML code needs | | | | So Colorado web designers started to use tags to |
| to provide a solid, well-built foundation. This shows | | | | control appearance rather than structure information. |
| you how to write better, more CSS throughout your | | | | You a use use headline tags to make any text bigger |
| site, html actually become easier to write .you no | | | | and bolder-regardless of whether it functions as |
| longer need to worry about trying to turn html into | | | | heading. |
| the processing of Denver web design maven it was | | | | In an even more elaborate workaround, designers |
| never intended to be; instead, css offers all the | | | | learned how to use the tag to create columns of |
| graphic design touches you'll likely ever want. and | | | | text, and to accurately place pictures and text on a |
| your job becomes simpler since html pages written | | | | page .unfortunately, since that tag was intended to |
| to work with css require less code ,less typing ,and | | | | display spreadsheet-like data research resulted, train |
| are easier to create .they all also download faster-a | | | | schedules,and so on designers had to get creative by |
| welcome bonus your sites visitors will appreciate | | | | using the tag in unusual ways, sometimes nesting a |
| HTML: Past and Present | | | | table within a table within a table in order to make |
| As discussed in the introduction, HTML and its | | | | their pages look good. |
| successor, XHTML, provide the foundation for every | | | | Meanwhile, browser makers introduced new tags and |
| page you encounter on the World Wide Web .when | | | | attributes for the specific purpose of making a page |
| you add css into the mix, the way you use html | | | | look better. The tag lets you specify a font color, |
| changes. Say goodbye to repurposing awkward html | | | | typeface, and one of seven different sizes. |
| tags merely to achieve certain visual effects. Some | | | | Finally, when designers couldn't get exactly what they |
| html tags and attributes-like the tag-you can forget | | | | wanted, they often resorted to using graphics. they'd |
| completely. | | | | use a very large graphic as background for a web |
| HTML Past: Whatever Looked Good | | | | page or slice it up into smaller graphic files and piece |
| When a bunch of scientists created the web to help | | | | them back together inside tabled to recreates the |
| share and keep track of technical documentation, | | | | original image. |
| nobody called in the graphic designers. All the | | | | While all of the above techniques using tags in |
| scientists needed HTML to do was to clearly | | | | creative ways, taking advantage of design a specific |
| structure information for easy comprehension. | | | | tag attributes, and making extensive use of graphics |
| But as soon as people besides scientist started using | | | | a provide design control over your pages, they also |
| HTML, they wanted their web pages to look good. | | | | add a lot of additional html code. |