• The first website was published in 1991. It was exclusively text-based and the start of a digital revolution.
• There was no such thing as a high-speed internet connection, so websites needed to be built for slow connection speeds so most of them looked like walls of text.
• Late...

Usability and flexibility in web design mark the early 2000s. CSS was the coding language that allowed developers to store visual rules in files separate from HTML, separating content and style. As a result, CSS made websites easier to maintain, more flexible, and quicker to load.

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This period of web design started with the birth of Web 2.0. Features of this period include the growth of multimedia applications, the rise of interactive content, and the advent of social media.

Design became about content, and content about search engine optimization. The user was at the...

• Web design has evolved both in terms of structure and appearance.
• Designers began using table-based layouts to organize content, allowing for greater flexibility and creativity.
• Graphical design elements also quickly grew in popularity.

Takeaways for today...