About Web Design / HTML: Special Issue: Laying Out Web Page Content

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Web Design / HTML Web Design / HTML Design Basics Learn HTML CSS XML Awards From Jennifer Kyrnin, your Guide to Web Design / HTML One aspect of web design that is of paramount interest to most designers is the layout. And how different elements align next to one another and this special issue is going to look at several of the ways that you can position your elements so that they align how you want them to. You can use the position of your elements to affect basic design principles of balance, rhythm, and unity. Please forward this newsletter, in its entirety, to your colleagues, coworkers and friends, anyone you think would like to learn more about web design, HTML, and web development. Web Design Basics — Placement and Position Positioning elements on the page is what layout is all about. And it's important to understand how position affects the design. This article looks at how to examine your page and place the elements so that the page is visually interesting and engaging. See More About:  beginning web design  css positioning  Basics of Web Layout Most web designers are very clear about how to design a web layout. But they don't always know why they do things. This article goes over some of the basic rules of layout design and how you can implement them in your web pages. See More About:  beginning web design  layout  How to Center with CSS Most beginning web designers want to know how to center. Centering is an easy way to create an obviously designed layout quickly, but it can be challenging to do using CSS. This article explains how to center text, blocks of content, images, even the entire page. You will also learn how to vertically center elements. See More About:  centering on web pages  text  web images CSS Properties for Layout There are a lot of CSS properties that can affect the layout of your website. Here are some you should know: text-align float clear z-index position top right bottom left Web Design / HTML Ads Easy Web Design Free Web Design Web Design Tools Layout Web Design Web Design Software Featured Articles FREE Cascading Style Sheets Class Cascading Style Sheets Style Properties Library Don't Use Tables for Layout Links on Website Layout and Design   More from About.com Bake Sale Bestsellers Make your next bake sale a profitable one with these irresistible recipes. More> Real Recipes app Download our highly-rated app for free recipes and kitchen tools, for iPhone and iPod Touch. More> This newsletter is written by: Jennifer Kyrnin Web Design / HTML Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Web Design / HTML newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2012 About.com   Must Reads Find the Perfect Web Page Editor Learn HTML Learn CSS HTML Tags How to Build a Website   Follow me on: Advertisement