The idea behind a template, as we create earlier in class, is to make it easier to create pages. A template should help you: Reduce page development time Increase consistency between pages However, the problem with the old method of using a “template” file, renaming it, and adding new content is that it will be…
This will put together all of your previous examples and information such as adding links, adding images, controlling text, etc. Think of this as putting a puzzle together. This is a step by step guide to build and layout your website. Pre-Production Phase This has already been done to some degree for your first web…
There are several ways to layout your website design in Dreamweaver. Hopefully you start with some sketches, either on paper or in a design app. There are design applications that are specific for making website designs, as well as working within existing applications like Photoshop and Illustrator. Some common ways that I’ve seen people layout…
I’ll admit, one of the parts of web deign, that is the hardest for me, is writing a good headline. I have to work hard at it to get a good headline. However, I good headline can make your website. Good page titles can help by: Increasing page traffic, Improving SEO (Search Engine Optimization), and…
LinkedIn, the job Networking site, has just pasted the 200 million user mark. While it’s older than Facebook, it took longer to get users. This is in part because of its focus on professional networking, rather than pure social. Most of the users are in the US, and many are in technical fields. But a…
I’ve seen a lot of website reviews from students, and professionals. A lot of people will only look at how a website looks. (Is it pretty?) They forget to consider how easy a site is to use, how long it takes to load, etc. So I created a video that looks at what it takes…
CSS provides an easy way to change the way a website looks from the browser defaults. This is sometimes referred to as the presentation of the website, or the presentation layer. This means that CSS allows for a lot of flexibility in how it is applied to the website, and in controlling how the website…
Links are key to making the web work, by interconnecting pages from one section to another. Link Format A link in an HTML document uses an anchor tag, and follows the basic form [link text] That is, a link tag is <a>. It have a required attribute, href, which is a hyperlink reference to a…
