web's eye view 05.06.96 [current] and [back] issues alan levine ~~ Maricopa Center for Learning & Instruction ~~ http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/eye/

So you've created a web page? What if I said, "so what?" The Web Pages That state of the page is in transition. Background textures are Don't passé (tired) and solid bgcolors are in (wired). Look Like Web Pages But beyond that, a guy named Dave Siegel is blasting new terrain by into what can be done.... mostly with the use of space! alan levine Curious? Then check out Severe Tire Damage on the Information SuperHighway So what is it all about? This is not the typical hip java- slobbering gizmo worshipping, but a return to the art of typography and design. Rather than continue to just talk why don't we just let you take a stroll on over to http://www.dsiegel.com/tips/ and see for yourself how it is done. What we have done here is to provide a copycat version of what is possible. Some of the key elements include "non-standard" spacing between sentences, white space margins, drop caps, and paragraph indentation. The HTML can end up looking pretty cryptic, but that is all behind the scenes ("Ignore that man behind the curtain!") You certainly will wait a long time until PageMill or Microsoft's latest concoctions (acquisitions) can produce this. Get down and dirty with HTML. Now.