Pink bricks?

For those who are not in the business of website development, understanding the different technologies can be a bit of a challenge.

I think the single most important thing is that your website should be written in XHTML/CSS and not inline styles and tables.  There are a whole bunch of reasons (which I go on about A LOT).  But for anyone buying a website then this is a good one…

Let’s imagine that you had commissioned a builder to build you a new room in your house.  On day one he asks you to decide what color bricks you should use and explains that he is using a new technique where the bricks are on display instead of the usual plaster and decoration.  It would be quite tough to decide what color your room should be forever. Ideally you don’t want the interior design of your room being built into the actual fabric.  You’ld expect the bricks to be strong and buildings compliant and then to add the design later. Right?

Well it’s a bit like that with websites.  XHTML are the bricks and the CSS is the interior design. It is possible to completely redesign a website by swapping the CSS file.

If your website is table driven and using inline styles then to change the design of the website is a lengthy process since effectively you have to remove each colored brick and swap it for another color.

Website Design | 24.11.2009 20:49 | No Comments