Fashion Flashback: Wildest style moments in 2008 explained

Alright, let’s rewind back to 2008. Things were different back then, especially when it came to web design. I remember I was just starting to get serious about CSS, and everyone was still kinda stuck in table-based layouts. But I was determined to do things the right way – semantic HTML and CSS for styling. Here’s how I tackled a project and tried to bring some “modern” style to it (at least, modern for the time).

First, I got my hands on the design. Usually, it was a PSD file from a designer. I’d slice it up in Photoshop – remember image slicing? Yeah, good times! I’d try to minimize the number of images, but back then, CSS sprites weren’t as widely used as they are now, so there were a lot of little images for rounded corners and backgrounds.

Next, the fun part – writing the HTML. I’d start with a basic HTML structure, usually a doctype (probably XHTML 1.0 Strict – I was a stickler for validation!), a “ section with meta tags, title, and the all-important “ tag pointing to my CSS file. I’d focus on the content first, using semantic tags like `