Logical vs. Visual Design

• The logical design of a document (content) should be separate from its visual design (presentation)

• Separation of logical and visual design

  • promotes sound typography
  • encourages better writing
  • is more flexible

• XML can be used to define the logical design, while the XSL (Extensible Style Language) is used to define the visual design.

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