Week 8

Links concerning topics from module week 8:

Articles:

• A Dao of Web Design: http://www.alistapart.com/articles/dao/
• Blasting the Myth of the Fold: http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/blasting-the-myth-of
• Five Principles to Design By: http://bokardo.com/archives/five-principles-to-design-by/
• The Difference Between ID and Class: http://css-tricks.com/the-difference-between-id-and-class/
• http://ilovetypography.com/
• The Anatomy of Web Fonts: http://articles.sitepoint.com/article/anatomy-web-fonts
• The most common fonts: http://www.codestyle.org/css/font-family/sampler-CombinedResults.shtml
• CSS Font-Family Glossary: http://www.codestyle.org/css/font-family/Glossary.shtml
• CSS Typography: http://www.digital-web.com/articles/css_typography/

Videos:

• http://tv.adobe.com/watch/fireworks-tips-and-tricks/the-complete-design-process/
• http://tv.adobe.com/watch/fireworks-tips-and-tricks/information-and-interaction-design/
• http://tv.adobe.com/watch/everyday-timesavers-web/quickly-transform-photoshop-layouts/
• http://tv.adobe.com/watch/digital-design/getting-started-06-dreamweaver-integration/

Week 7

Links concerning content from week 7 (mainly links to stuff about domain names).

Rules for choosing the right domain name:
http://www.seomoz.org/blog/how-to-choose-the-right-domain-name

Search engine watch:
http://searchenginewatch.com/

SEO tools:
http://www.groovecommerce.com/ecommerce-blog/search-engine-optimization/20-nifty-seo-tools/

Search Engine Optimization:
http://www.seomoz.org/

Search engine roundtable:
http://www.seroundtable.com/archives/014550.html

Search Engine Placement Tips:
http://searchenginewatch.com/2168021

Web Design Tactics:
http://www.seomoz.org/blog/web-design-tactics

Week 6

Links concerning content from week 6.

• http://www.webreference.com/dev/gifanim/ Optimizing Animated GIFs
• http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/dwmx_design_tips.html Usability: The key to good website design
• http://www.useit.com/alertbox/breadcrumbs.html Nielsen on Breadcrumb Navigation

Final Project Proposal

My proposal would be to make a portfolio site for myself. I would initially include digital copies of work that I have done at school that I feel would help me get a job and a copy of me resume. And I could continue to add content as I did more. I haven’t done any work for anyone else, either professional or social/recreational, so I can’t really do a website for anyone else. So I can really only make this one proposal.

Week 5

Links and video from week 5.

Video:

• http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-dreamweaver-cs4/styling-text-in-the-css-property-inspector

Vincent Flanders:

• http://www.webpagesthatsuck.com/
• http://www.webpagesthatsuck.com/videos.html
• http://www.vincentflanders.com/videos/gnn.html
• http://www.webpagesthatsuck.com/mysterymeatnavigation.html
• http://www.webpagesthatsuck.com/worst-web-sites-of-2008-navigation.html
• http://www.webpagesthatsuck.com/2009-worst-contenders-jan-march.html

Week 4

Videos and readings from week 4.

Videos:

• http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-fireworks-cs4/getting-started-01-understanding-fireworks/
• http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-fireworks-cs4/getting-started-02-the-fireworks-interface/
• http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-fireworks-cs4/getting-started-03-importing-and-exporting-images/
• http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-fireworks-cs4/getting-started-04-smart-guides-and-tooltip/
• http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-fireworks-cs4/using-kuler-color-themes/
• http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-fireworks-cs4/understanding-styles-and-symbols/

Readings:

• http://www.iab.net/
• http://www.colormatters.com/symbolism.html

Jakob Nielsen

• http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9605.html
• http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20040510.html

Interactive:

• http://www.colorstrology.com/
• http://www.mariaclaudiacortes.com/

Week 3

Not much gained from the readings this week. The Dreamweaver lesson covered basics and the Web Design chapter mainly covered what was taught in CAT 113 with how to apply it to a web page.

Article – Image Optimization:
- http://www.uxbooth.com/blog/speed-up-your-website-with-better-image-optimization-in-photoshop/

Videos:

Dreamweaver:
- http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-dreamweaver-cs4/getting-started-05-styling-text/
- http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-dreamweaver-cs4/getting-started-04-adding-text-and-images/

Fireworks:
- http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-fireworks-cs4/managing-design-suite-workspaces/
- http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-fireworks-cs4/getting-started-01-understanding-fireworks/
- http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-fireworks-cs4/getting-started-02-the-fireworks-interface/
- http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-fireworks-cs4/importing-files-into-fireworks/

Week 2

From what I’ve learned this week I can really start to appreciate how helpful CSS can be. With just a couple of mouse click you can really change how a webpage looks and feels. And you can use the same stylesheet for countless other pages, making it that much easier to keep your pages looking connected.

Videos:
What is Dreamweaver?:
http://tv.adobe.com/?promoid=DRHWV#vi+f1592v1759
Using Views and Workspaces:
http://tv.adobe.com/?promoid=DRHWV#vi+f1592v1768
Defining Sites:
http://tv.adobe.com/?promoid=DRHWV#vi+f1592v1758
Adding Text and Images:
http://tv.adobe.com/?promoid=DRHWV#vi+f1592v1756
Managing and Uploading Sites:
http://tv.adobe.com/?promoid=DRHWV#vi+f1592v1754
Styling Text Using CSS:
http://tv.adobe.com/?promoid=DRHWV#vi+f1592v1770

Week 1

Information from Week 1:

Reading:
25 WYSIWYG Editors: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/05/06/25-wysiwyg-editors-reviewed/ 
FTP: For the People: http://www.webmonkey.com/02/36/index4a.html

Videos:
Dreamweaver, Getting Started: http://tv.adobe.com/?promoid=DRHWV#vi+f1592v1759
Views and Workspaces: http://tv.adobe.com/?promoid=DRHWV#vi+f1592v1768

Degree Change

I have changed the A.A.S. degree that I am working towards. So instead of a Web Technologies degree that would have had me making and editing web pages from the code up, I’m now working on a Media Production degree so that I can be working with the pictures and videos that would be put onto a web pages. I am keeping the Publication for Design on the Internet: Graphic Design certificate so I can also design the web pages the pictures/videos I edit will be put on.