The Idea
This is my first ever submission to oswd.org and my first piece of CSS/XHTML web design. I have been using dreamweaver to create websites for a while now so I thought it was about time I learnt to code for real. So here it is......it is pretty simple but it is my first effort, so look forward to my next templete.
The Code
Summer Days has been coded entirely in XHTML 1.1 & CSS. No tables were touched in the making of this website. Isn't that cool? As well as being cool, using XHTML & CSS has many advantages such as:
1 Cleaner Code: Adherence to strict guidelines results in cleaner code. All extraneous or ambiguous elements are eliminated, so pages are smaller, load faster, and render correctly.
2 Interoperability and Accessibility: XHTML is currently readable by the greatest number of browsers, devices and assistive technologies like screen readers. Accessibility is quickly becoming a legal issue.
3 Search Engine Friendly Code: XHTML produces pages that search engine spiders find easy to understand. There are no presentational elements or bloated code to confuse the spiders, so they'll crawl everything that matters and rank you accordingly.
4 Design Consistency: With CSS, the same style elements can be applied to every page of a site. From the first page forward, your visitors will be presented with a consistent design scheme, building their comfort level and effectively promoting your brand.
5 Easy Maintenance: Changes to CSS web page designs are simple. Instead of having to go back and alter every single page of your site, with CSS only the relevant style sheets have to be updated, saving you hours of work and limiting the introduction of possible errors.
The Author
I am Kevin Barter, I run a graphic design studio called Diagnostic Design based in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire in the UK. We create design solutions for both large and small companies and new businesses. I Personally specialise in printed media and branding, in which i have a degree and years of commercial experience.
Contact Me
If you wish to contact me regarding any sort of graphic design and web design you can click here to email me and I will be happy to help or provide a quote.