| The term web design simply refers to fine art of | | | | a significant innovation which was introduced by the |
| designing websites that are available on the World | | | | World Wide Web Consortium, also known as W3C in |
| Wide Web and are used consistently by individuals. | | | | order to make the HTML codes semantic. Also, at |
| Designers are a very significant part of developing a | | | | the same time to improve the quality of web |
| website as they are responsible for providing color to | | | | accessibility. |
| the external appearance of the website. Therefore, | | | | The usage of the tableless web design has various |
| they are vital in providing a lasting impression upon | | | | advantageous features. In case of efficient |
| the user, enhancing the popularity of the site. | | | | implementation, it has been noticed that HTML tags |
| There are various factors and methods that need to | | | | can be reduced and this in its turn can also aid in |
| be borne in mind when it comes to designing a | | | | lowering the page download times. It is interesting to |
| website. Websites are filled with written content as | | | | note that in case of the use of HTML formats, it is |
| well as images and they need to conform to certain | | | | quite difficult to alter the table and page layout. Unlike |
| forms like JPEG, PNG, GIF and HTML, XHTML etc for | | | | so in case of the usage of CSS, all the necessary |
| written content. One of the methods of designing is | | | | information is compiled together in a centralized |
| known as tableless web design. | | | | manner and as a result any kind of change can be |
| Tableless web design refers to the way in which a | | | | initiated without any difficulty on a global range. |
| page is conceived without the usage of HTML tables | | | | Moreover, since in such cases all the data are saved |
| in order to regulate page layout controls. While it is | | | | external to the HTML, it is easier to add further |
| true that the usage of HTML tables are abandoned in | | | | tableless design forms without much difficulty. |
| such cases, it has been replaced by the usage of | | | | The most important function of tableless web |
| other style sheet languages like for example, CSS or | | | | designs is the fact that it greatly facilitates the |
| Cascading Style Sheets which are instrumental in | | | | improvement of accessibility. However they face a |
| aiding the composition of a web page. The CSS was | | | | bit of difficulty as browser support is minimal. |