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Websites that still use table-based design have something in common with websites created in the 1990's - they both have tons of junk markup. If you want a website that loads quickly, looks the same in all browsers (past, present, and future), and is a cinch to update, then XHTML semantic markup and CSS style sheets are two technologies that your website should utilize.

The dark ages of web development

In the past, creating a website was much more tedious and time consuming than it is now. A web developer had to slice up the design comp into many tiny squares and reassemble them into a format recognizable by a web browser using "tables". Not only did this method of web development create an extraneous amount of junk markup, but it was a pain if the developer wanted to make a change to the website. For example, say the web developer wanted to change the font size of the page header on all of the website's pages. He or she had to open each file and make the changes manually so that each title used the new font size. This took forever (probably because tables are for spreadsheets, not web design).

Enter CSS and XHTML

Instead of having the visual information (layout, design, positioning, text sizes, etc) mixed together with the content (body text) of a web page, the content and visual information are separated. The visual information is stored in CSS style sheets, while the content is stored in an XHTML document (like HTML, but upgraded to be faster, more reliable, and more flexible). Using CSS and XHTML, updating that same page header on all of the pages in your web site is as easy as going into the CSS style sheet and changing a single number - one time. No more opening up tons of pages and sifting through heaps of junk markup - CSS and XHTML streamline the efficiency of web development, increase page loading times, and make updating easy.

When designing websites using tables, the designer's creativity is limited due to the constraints of a table-based layout. With CSS, there are no boundaries. The possibilities of a CSS-based design are only limited to the creativity of the designer and developer.

Say "Goodbye" to tables. Say "Hello" to valid CSS and XHTML.

Is your website still using table-based layouts? CHROMATIC can help. Our web designers and developers will convert your existing table-based design into an efficiently-coded, valid CSS and XHTML layout.

If you're looking for web development services that forbid the use of table-based design and instead embrace the importance of having a standard compliant, optimized, and unique website, then you're the type of client we'd love to work with.