WEB DESIGNING

Course Description :

In this course, students will learn the basics of designing and developing a web site. We'll take a look at design issues specific to web-based presentations, learn web page layout, effective navigation and delve into the design process. We examine some of the how-to's, in's, out's and pitfalls of using graphics, color and fonts on web pages as well as working with tables and CSS. Some site management techniques are covered, accessibility issues and working with domains and clients discussed.

Course Structure

Level -1

Basics of Web Design

* Focus on the customer
* Working with your clients
* FYI - information on domains
* Web design patterns
* Site development processes
o Naming conventions
o Purpose of a website
o Planning your site

Design Principles

* Design principles
* Effective Page Layouts
* Layout options
o Using tables, layers, frames
o Working with forms
o Using CSS to add interest and flexibility to a design

Page Layout - Navigation

* Principles of effective navigation
* More than one way to navigate
* Hierarchal organization
* Task-based organization
* Other ways to organize your navigation
* Making navigation easy
o Bread crumbs
o Links, embedded and external
o Error messages
o Unified browsing hierarchy
o High-visibility buttons
* Accessibility issues

Managing Content

* Speeding up your Site
* Assisting your visitors with task completion
* Writing for search engines
* Printable pages
* Version control
* Searching the site

Color and Graphics

* Using color on your pages

o Flashing colors
o Bright colors
* Pros and cons of background colors
* Contrast
* Do's and don'ts of Graphics
* Dimension vs weight
* Wrapping text around a graphic
* Using Background graphics
* Banners and moving objects

Credibility

* Site branding
* Privacy policies
* Disclaimers
* Email subscriptions

Site Management

* Site organization
o Organizing associated files
o Keeping prior versions
* Directory structure and organization
* Too many cooks in the kitchen - version control

Final Steps and Extras

* Testing your site
* When you need help testing
* Online research