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Objectives
• Apply the design, layout, and CSS skills you
learned throughout this book by building a
home page for a Web site
• Describe the design process and decisions a
Web designer must make in a standards-based
development process
• Test your work in multiple browsers for
consistency as you progress
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• The clients sketched out a basic idea for the
site, shown in Figure 12-1
• They also submitted a Web site specification
document to the graphic designer providing
background information about the audience,
content, and design of the Web site
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Summary
• The design process is iterative
• Use CSS properties to create interesting
designs
• Use CSS to control your typography
• Use box model properties to control white
space
• CSS page layout properties let you create
navigation bars and column-based layouts
• Use a wrapper for fixed page layouts
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Summary
• With CSS box model properties, you gain
precise control over the white space within
table columns and between different
elements in a page design
• Using simple tables to hold the page design
together ensures that more users will see the
Web page as you designed it for them
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