585 Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Learning Goals After completing this section, you will be able to: • Identify graphic design principles that should be applied when creating a web page. • Explain how to create a basic web page using HTML. • Discuss programming languages used to create web pages. Section Section 14.2 14.2 Creating for the Web Creating for the Web The primary principle for web designers is the usability of their pages. Users must be able to perform tasks with a minimum of effort. This requires a great deal of design. Once the design is in place, the pages can be created. Web pages are developed on a rising scale of complexity. For each level, more sophisticated tools are used. The tools for creating documents for the web include HTML for simple markup of existing documents or creating of static web pages, CSS for formatting web pages, and programming and scripting languages to make dynamic pages. This section explores how to use these tools to create web pages. wavebreakmedia/Shutterstock.com How does efficiency of web programming impact the usability of a web page? H ow does tthe he efficiency of web Terms alignment cascading style sheet (CSS) contrast external style inline style internal style JavaScript macro PHP hypertext preprocessor proximity repetition semantic tag tag validation Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)