Hi Developers!
Actually I've got myself into a trap. I wanted to talk to you about the browsers, but there is more important thing that somewhat leads to browsers, one specific actually. It's consistency and this is the trap - I'm inconsistent to what I've previously said.
Anyway the most important concept of all websites and web design practices, regardless whether it is a minimalistic or grunge, modern or oldish, cool or uncool, page or blog, is consistency.
Consistency is a single word but in web design semantics it has multiple meaning, or indeed multiple application.
In the code for example it is best practice to follow single convention: if you are using self-closing tags in one place you should be consistent in doing so throughout the whole page.
Similarly if you are coding styles with all properties in single line you shouldn't in build a block in next line. It will be easier to you and others to follow your code (sometimes you may not be the only developer working on a page).
In typography (something I will discuss later) it is important to follow proper web design techniques. For example, when building whats called "font stack" you should always refer to similar fonts; so if you're using serif - be consistent. Use it throughout the entire page.
In color schemes it's a similar story. Try to select the colors that are consistent with each other, that match and does not cause you to get a heart attack! Same thing relates to links - keep them consistent...
I will tell you what happens when the consistency is gone in the next post... About the browsers.
See you then!
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