Putting it all together
Class exercises
- Take the survey at Interface Research and discuss the results and implications for web design work.
- As a review exercise, develop the following web page layout, first using only HTML tables and second using only CSS divisions.
Extra on your own: These exercises are based on an Adobe tutorial—try the complete version for more extensive instructions.
- Exercise a: on a new HTML page, insert a table to create a layout grid
- Exercise b: merge cells to create specific layout areas
- Exercise c: insert image and text placeholders to give the layout dimensions
- Exercise d: replace placeholders with actual image and text content
- Exercise e: apply image and table properties to complement the image content
- Exercise f: attach external style sheet and prepare links to second-level pages
Visual minimalism is the result of identifying what is essential to be communicated, then delivering it with clarity, restraint, skill, and taste.