Reflecting on Week 4 reading

Chapter three gives an inside about what web pages are. Web page are pages of tex with coded messages that tell a browser what to do. This code is called HTML or hypertext markup language.
One can write the codes to create a pge, but there are many web software packages that let you create a web page as easily as you make a word processing page.
The chapter gives nine easy steps how to make a webpage and five steps to use to select the best text format.
To hit Return or Enter at the end of a line, most software will issue a "Paragraph" command and it makes a space between the lines. If you don't want the space between the lines, use the "Break" code. The chapter also shows how to change the color of the background, create links, internal and external and email links.

To make an internal, or local, link, one first have to have another page to link to. to add graphics, graphics must be in website format to be able to look good.

The use of layers is a very popular and powerful way to creat style sheets for text. Frames are very different from tables, although at first glance they might seem similar because frames can make it appear as if there are columns on the web page. Frames are tricky and have to be done thoughtfully and correctly.

Chapter four shows the first things that are needed to create a good website. First, organizing files by folders, name your files. It's recommended to use all lowercase letters, don't use funny character, and use _ or - to name ur file and use no space and keep file names as short as possible.

A server is a juiced-up computer that is connected to the internet 24 hours a day. it has special software on it that allows web pages to be "served" to the Internet whenever anyone types in the web addresses. When the web site is finished, someone has to server or host the site for a price. For people to find the web site, they use a address or domain name.

Plan ahead by making an outline before beginning to create the website, ask yourself, who's my web audience, prepare all needed material and information that will be part of the web site.

Week 3 Web Design Readings

This week I was able to read both Chapter 7 Chapter 8. Chapter 7 talks about interface and navigation.

The interface design it's what's going to make the website visually interesting or ugly, enjoyable or irritating to viewers to move around. Interface refers to how the pages look, and also how the pages work and interact with the viewer. I found it interesting that a browser's interface design it's the one feature that makes people prefer one browser over another. Another interesting aspect of web designing is at the navigation design, which is the way people get around your site and understand where to go.

To create a good web design, the designer has to have a good plan. First, the designer should make a list of the information to be included on the site. Second, make an outline based on the list and organize the information. An easy way to organize the information is to create a flowchart incorporating the same information and using sticky notes to help organize the ideas.

The book also recommends to use the horizontal format when creating a web page. Also, it recommends using a display of 800x600 pixels. That way, the website can impact the majority of the visitors , whose monitors sites average 13 inch, which displays 800x600 pixels in a very nice way.

Good web designer concentrates on the navigation by organizing how the page navigates. Some ideas to help with the navagation design are navigation buttons, navigation bars, tabs, plain text links, fancy animated graphics, and more. Another idea could be using frames to help separate areas on the page. Frames can act independently, yet still interact with each other.

The designer should also consider repetition and consistency of the navigation elements from page to page. Good navigation system gives visitors a clue as to what page they are currently on.

Chapter 8 talks about the good and bad design. This chapter simply sums up the concepts talked about in this section of the book.

The bad web design looks crowded, confusing and boring, while a good design catches the attention of the viewer immediately and is easy to navigate and understand. It's good to notice that on a good web design a consistent feature of all the pages is that they all fit within the 800x600 pixels.

What a way to end the day

after fighting trying to stay up and finish some more work from school, I couldn't continue. My face was on top of the keyboard at one point. lol.

Week-One Graphic Design

• What did you learn about graphic design and how does graphic design play a role in our daily lives and activities in both the print and web?

Graphic design is part of our day to day life. We see it in print media and web. Print is normally used by magazines, newspaper, etc.

While the web gives you access to limitless people, less costly, and you can add video/pictures and audio.

• What is your understanding of designing for the web vs designing for print. If you would rather organize your blog into multiple entries each week, that is fine. due Week #2

Designing for print media versus designing for the web can be a completely different experience. To better understand these differences, one must understand that print Media quality is more expensive. If you make an error on Print media, once its printed, webpages can be changed, and display much better view

Learning about Webdesign

Summarize and reflect on what you have read:

The first week, I was able to read from the Non-Designer's Web Book Chapters 1-2, 5-6, pp186-192.

I found the information in the first chapters to be very basic, and yet helpful. There are times when one gets used to using something and calls it a certain name and not note where it got the name from. By studying the different definitions related to the internet world, one becomes even more familiar of these components.

Contrast: Draws your eye into a page, it pulls you in
Repetition: This concept is that throughout a project you repeat certain elements that tie all the disparate parts together.
Alignment:Simply means that items on the page are lined up with each other.
Proximity: This principle refers to the relationships that items develop when they are close together, in close proximity.

The Beginning

This is my first post. Here I'll be posting information about my life in college, as I do my homework, hopefully happy all the time.