... the
Designs Included
in This Book
There are 230 templates included with this book, which contain both pure CSS
and table-based XHTML Web designs, email signatures, e-newsletters, and
Photoshop designs, ... scalable the design is
for future functionality and growth.
The various types of designs on the DVD include XHTML table-based templates,
XHTML e-newsletter templates, XHTML signature templates, Photoshop ... Edition and Designs—Third Edition. The 50 templates in
the Designs—First Edition folder are XHTML-based and designed for 800 Â 600
resolution with fixed widths. The 160 templates in the Designs—Third...
... produce such sites, though, a Web designer needs to have a thor-
ough understanding of the basics of Web design.
Defining WebDesign
Web design is an ambiguous term. Web professionals define it ... watermark.
Contents
Introduction . . xv
Chapter 1 Overview of Web Development Today 1
Defining WebDesign 2
Knowing the Seven Rules of WebDesign 5
Understanding Three Web- Design Philosophies 6
Usability Philosophy ... platforms continues to be,
and will continue to be, an issue for Web designers. In the 1990s, a Web designer
needed to decide whether to design for a graphical browser, such as Mosaic or
Netscape,...
... that is designed to offer pure text content.
Moderation is the secret in Web design. The three previous examples are not
necessarily excuses for a designer to create a site with a larger download. ... Smartphones,
and Netbooks.
Deciding on Resolution
One of the biggest considerations with Webdesign is designing for resolution.
Web sites are desig ned for a certain monitor resolution. Monitors, however, ... remind the designer to save the current
document as a new document.
6. Executive summary: This summary gives the designer and design team the
gist of the site. Half the battle of designing a...
... judgment
of the designer, there are two who would prefer that a design look the way
they desire. It is always amazing how quickly a design can change for the
worse, at least in the designer’s viewpoint. ... important, therefore, that
the designer not become attached to a design. The paying client has the final
say. If there is an affinity for a specific design look, the designer can always
ask for ... XHTML
XHTML used to be more involved with Webdesign when table-based designs
were the standard and tables had to be nested within each other to mortise Web
page elements together. Today, XHTML...
... more workarounds and hacks that a
designer must be familiar with to fix the bugs.
Web design always seems to be evolving. While it is not a perfect solution, CSS
design is much more powerful and ... offers a downloadable version of its CSS Validator. The
software can be found at http://dev.w3.org/cvsweb/2002/css-validator/.
Note
Once a page is validated, the W3C provides and encourages designers ... latest designs
have been tested using the following browsers:
Figure 8.9
Example Web page where using an XHTML table is more practical to position 77 cells of data than
using CSS.
Testing Designs...
... and CSS, you’re ready to take your webdesign skills
to the next stage by adding PHP to your arsenal.
Figure 1-1. CSS Zen Garden has opened the eyes of web designers to the importance of code.
Creating ... slightly different address.)
PHP SOLUTIONS: DYNAMIC WEBDESIGN MADE EASY
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INTRODUCTION
Dynamic WebDesign Made Easy—that’s a pretty bold claim. How easy ... cake mix: just add water and stir. Dynamic webdesign is—well—
dynamic. Every website is different, so it’s impossible to grab a script, paste it into a web
page, and expect it to work. Building...