Michael Dinowitz wrote:
> It's easier to design in tables and then break a brain or two to get it
> into proper CSS.
I have to disagree with you here.
It is easier to design a semantic structure first. If you have a proper
semantic structure, several presentation issues follow from that naturally. For
instance, the question about the importance of the elements in the content area
relative to eachother Mike posed is a no-brainer if you have a clear semantic
model.
A simple semantic structure for the site might be:
[quick links]{3,5}
[FA header]{1}
[main menu]{10,15}
[submenu]{7,15}
[featured article]{1,3}
[article]{7,10}
[footer]{1}
Refine the elements, choose the appropriate elements for them (menu -> ul,
article -> dt/dd, footer -> div, etc.).
On the other hand you have the desired layout, created in photoshop or just
with paper & pencil. In several forms, showing how you want the content to
expand on bigger screens and collapse or scroll on smaller screens.
The magic is making the latter out of the former.
> On the whole, looking at the people who come to the site, they want the
> content and don't care all that much about how the layout was created.
I agree with you.
Jochem
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