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I am currently taking an intro to web design class. We are learning to mock up our sites in photoshop then build the sites in dreamweaver using tables.
As I have been looking on the internet about web design I have been seeing pages about responsive web design and using css instead of tables.
I see that responsive web design may be something that is too complicated for beginners.
But what about using css instead of tables? is one better than the other? and is tables an older, possibly outdated way of doing web design?
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Tables are still good for tabular data, but not for positioning graphical elements. If you’re looking for a tool to quickly generate you some code from a PSD, try converxy.com.
Responsive web design does take some getting used to, but I wouldn’t say that it’s technically difficult. Try hard things, it’ll make you stronger.
I’ve always heard (from all the websites/blogs that I’ve read up on) that you should only use tables for data you want to turn into a table and nothing else. Well, actually, HTML emails use tables as well. But other than that, just use CSS!
It might be tough to learn in the beginning, but give it some time for your mind to understand it, and you’ll be fine. It’s not too hard once it clicks.