Until a more advanced form of HTML that allows specific layout becomes available, the combination of using tables and invisible spacer GIFs is about the best way to realize an effective web page layout. Always conclude the information portion of your page by providing links back to the previous page where the reader came from. If you include links to other sites outside of your web pages, it s always a good idea to inform the reader that they are about to leave your web pages. Include a credits page so that people who visit your web site have the opportunity to find out who did what. Some web authors list the HTML authoring tools and graphics software that they used.
Light text works against a dark background and vice versa.
PC and Macintosh computers use different color palettes. Personal computers typically display 256 colors. Macs and PC share 216 of these, with the remaining 40 on each platform being proprietary colors. The Browser Safe Color Palette eliminates these extra 40, leaving colors for graphics that will look the same on both PC and Macintosh displays. Avoid making links the same color as the text on your web page as some browsers do not indicate links by underlining.