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The first web pages had text and images which were freely and often unpredictably organized on the page (depending on the screen and search engine). |
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The introduction of tables made it possible to put the elements on a page (images, text, logos, buttons etc.) in separate cells and have better control over their layout and the page. This is especially useful when a larger number of images, links etc. have to be organized. A god example of this is the Interactive physiology page.
From the designer's point of view, it is best to create an invisible table. When doing that make sure that you don't create a boring rectangular page. But there are also some really good pages on which the tables are clearly visible. Neuroscience for Kids is one such page.
It is also possible to create very complicated tables with merged cells following an asymmetric shape. These can be used to wrap the text around an irregularly shaped image.
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