(Shelly Cashman Series) Gary B. Shelly, H. Albert Napier, Ollie N. Rivers-Web design_ introductory concepts and techniques -Cengage Learning (2008)

Step 5: Design the Look and Feel of the Site 113
external style sheet
establishing page
sections
HTML tag within
page coding identifying
a navigation section
established by the style
sheet
Figure 4-14 Style sheets are also used to control page layout.
Exploring Layout Tables vs. CSS for Page Layout
1. Using the search tool of your choice and value of liquid layouts. Compare and
the keywords layout tables CSS or similar contrast the use of layout tables and CSS
keywords, research the ongoing controversy
surrounding the use of layout tables you, as a Web designer, would approach
to control page layout. Describe how
versus the use of CSS to control Web
controlling page layout for a B2C site you
page layout.
are designing for a client. Give reasons
2. Write a report for your instructor that for your approach.
summarizes your research. Discuss the
YOUR TURN
Continuing our ongoing scenario, you and the client agree on a color scheme, based
on the company’s branding specifications, and a page layout for the visual identity content
and major links on each page. You also agree on pursuing a liquid layout for the pages and
using CSS for both formatting and layout. Figures 4-15 and 4-16 illustrate the update to
your formal design plan for Step 5.