Monthly Archives: September 2013

Although it may seem tedious to spend time cleaning up your markup, this passage gives some pretty good thought regarding why it is important for your website. It seems as though it is impossible for one to keep up with … Continue reading →

As the web evolves and expands it is important for the technologies associated with the web to grow along with it.  First, it is important to have “clean markup.”  Essentially this means free of clutter, standards- compliant, and the correct … Continue reading →

     After reading the do’s and dont’s of web design, I’ve realized that clean, and not necessarily complicated, markup is the best to use on our websites. Being an inexperienced designer, it wasn’t as if I was using complicated … Continue reading →

As a first time web designer, I do sometimes ask myself the same questions many others, including my peers, while struggling to write my HTML. I just need to this and I’m done right? It’s already there, why make changes? … Continue reading →

In the crazy fast paced world of today, it’s easy to get caught up in the pressure of efficiency, meeting deadlines at the last minute and forcing yourself to settle for quick fixes with average standards that will do the … Continue reading →

Accessibility, Individuality, Cleanliness   When writing HTML markup, it has been repeatedly reiterated to be thorough in all aspects of it. Rather than creating a site that is good enough for you, it is imperative to write your markup in … Continue reading →

I enjoy living a life that is clutter free. For example, I always make my bed in the morning, fold and put away my clothes after being taken out of the dryer and clean my dishes immediately after using them. … Continue reading →

Simplicity is how I like my life, so Jeff Couturier’s “Why does clean markup matter in web design?” spoke to me and reiterated what we’ve been learning. Essentially less is more. I also got thinking about all the clutter I … Continue reading →

After reading this article, Why does clean markup matter in web design?, I got a better idea of what “clean” markup is and how I can implement it into my own web publishing and HTML and CSS markups. For example, … Continue reading →

Clean markup is concise markup.  Everyone who took Strategic Writing should understand the basic principle of this article. “Clean” means exactly how it sounds: free of clutter (using as little markup as necessary + re-using classes as much as possible), … Continue reading →