Web Design Session 1

 Identify Workspace > You need a brief.
- Space to show work
- Contact details
- Promote yourself

*You have less than 5 seconds to impress.
Layout/Colour/Font are imperative in delivering the first impression.

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Statement page
Large image background
Illustration overlaid
Clear navigation/use-ability
Intriguing
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Too many boxes
Too much like a template
Poor navigation
Repeat patterns or gradients

Anything to do with a website goes into a root folder.
The internet is just the accessing of other peoples files on their computer.
Keep file names to 8 characters or less.

Web standards:
- Always design for the lowest common denominator.
- Size - 800 x 600 pixels, vertical scroll bars are okay, horizontal ones are not.
- Fonts - HTML fonts, selected font families, give people several choices for fonts.
Eg. Verdana, Geneva, - Sans-Serif.
- Images aren't immediately searchable.
- Quality is an issue and it increases the file size.
- Design in RGB colour mode.
- Check the box 'Only Web Colours'.
- Websites should be under 5MB when finished.
- When you buy webspace, you buy band width.
- In Photoshop, look for;
 File > Save for web devices, then select JPEG and choose image quality.
- Maximum of 8 pages on the website.
Eg. Home/Contact/About/News/Work/Client List.
- Some can be joined together ; Home & About?
                                                                        

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