Chapter Five: Modern Markup
Part I outlined the creative and business problems engendered by old-school web design methods, sketched the benefits of designing with standards, and painted a cheery picture of standards-powered advances in the medium. The rest of this book will move from the general to the particular. The best way to start is by taking a second look at the fundamentals of web markup—including which language we should use, and just how we should mark up such familiar elements as headlines, paragraphs, and lists (hint: semantically).
Many designers and developers will balk at the thought of reconsidering markup. Surely those of us who’ve spent more than a few weeks designing professional sites know all there is to know about ...
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