Webpage

Here is my completed webpage:

http://www.folkfestival.host56.com/

ENJOY!!! :)

Final Blog

Well here we are... in the final week of the semester. I'm sure everyone is running around like a headless chook just like I am :)

Almost done though!! And luckily I only have one exam and its on the 23rd so i'm not even thinking about it yet!!

Anyway, this particular unit was very enjoyable. Frustrating at times as is expected with challenging units. However after getting my head around the different concepts it was a very enjoyable unit.

:)

I hope you enjoy my wonderful blog theme aswell!

Lecture 6

Week 6 Lecture

Web Publishing

Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of literature or information – the activity of making information available for public view. In some cases authors may be their own publishers, meaning: originations and developers of content also provide media to deliver and display the content.

Traditionally, the term refers to distribution of printed works such as books (the “book trade”) and newspapers. With the advent of digital information systems and the Internet, the scope of publishing has expanded to include electronic resources, such as the electronic versions of books and periodicals, as well as websites, blogs, video games and the like.

We produce html files we want to publish.

To publish our files we need; a web server and an address.

i.e. Web hosting and Domain name (URL)

1GB is plenty for web hosting.

Domains: add in domain name

FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol.

FTP adds html files.

Use a dedicated programs such as http://www.panic.com/transmit/

Upload all files; html, css and images.

Dreamweaver has FTP functionality built in.

Lecture 4

Week 4 Lecture

Why Code Counts

What is “code:” code = HTML and CSS. It is a markup language. System for identifying and describing the various components of a document.

HTML: used to describe the content in a web page.

CSS: describes how you want that content to look.

Basically creating a file, e.g. Photoshop, illustrator files.

What code web pages? Provides better results.

CSS and HTML are on top of the list when the requirements of a web designer.

Stability: Predictable display and performance in a variety of browsers and platforms. Code!

Web is a multimedia platform.

Internet explorer has poor implementations.

Internet explorer as the most used web explorer sets the standards.

Flexibility: delivering content that can adjust for a variety of browsers and devices. Code!

A single HTML page and a custom CSS for different devices, e.g. Phone, browser, print.

Efficiency: clean, compact code makes smaller files, which are quicker to download.

Big file = slow load.

Small file = fast load.

Often same CSS file will be used in the same site for different pages.

Accessibility: supporting “bots” (automated reader) and other automated reading devices.

Semantic HTML

Adaptability: supporting user adjustments/preferences.

Longevity: supporting future standards.

Knowledge of code will help with design concepts and construction.

Working with code provides betters results in:

Stability
Flexibility
Efficiency
Accessibility
Adaptability
Longevity.

Lecture 2

Week 2 Lecture

Designing for Web

Web design:

Graphic Design
Information Design
Interface Design
Document Production
Scripting and Programming
Multimedia

A Page? A Book? A Brochure? A Shop? An Application? A TV? A Radio? A Telephone?

Contents will determine technical aspect.

Greatly affect the sites design.

Designers detest Internet explorer. Firefox is the most favourable.

We use Firefox because it is cleaner to use for designers.

Monitor size a key issue for web designers.

Most popular is 1024x768 resolution or higher than 1024x768.

Common width is 900pixels and above.

Virtually no one uses 800x600 or under anymore.

Need to take into account the mobile phone web.

Format a webpage specifically for web on the phone.

Web Design:

Browser compatibility
Monitor resolution
Mobile web
Colour
Accessibility
User preference
Connection speed.

Design Conventions: don’t have to be used but can be useful.

Most sites scroll down.
Use site logo as home link.
Hyperlink to be blue and underlined.
Site ID
Page name
Sections and subsections
Local navigations
“You are here” indicator
Search

What site is this?
What page am I on?
What are the major sections of this site?
What are my options at this level?
Where am I in the scheme of things?
How can I search?

Learning from existing examples.

Thinking critically about those examples.

Most relevant to your aim and relevance.

May have a motive to break design convention.

Unconventional can be fantastic and work well for the site.

Consider both technical and social constraints.

Identify design conventions that work for existing websites.

Technical constraints and design conventions are not static.

Identify conventions that are relevant your subject, your audience and your aims.

Week 10

So holidays are over :( however they weren't really holidays at all because I worked at my job and on uni work most of the time, and recovering from my illness didn't help! I did however take a few days to head down to the south coast and have fun in the surf, sun and sand.

For my webpage in the holidays I finalised my final design and started on the fun job of coding!! It seemed a bit daunting at first but the more I got into it the most I enjoyed it. So this week the my html aspect was completed as much as possible and I started on the css part.

I also signed up to a free web hosting service called: x10hosting. Avaliable here.

So that is my progress so far. Slightly freaked out that I won't get it done by monday week. But am still staying confident!!

:)

Week 6/7

So I am aware that I need to make a blog each week and didn't mean to slack off by not posting!! Basically have been having a few personal problem which included me in hospital overnight!! So after the holidays will definitely get my ass back on track!

Happy Easter!!

Week 5

This is my redesign home page so far:

HTML and Css

I've been looking more at the techincal side of web pages as well as the design side. I'm really enjoying the Html stuff. I learnt about it in high school so its all coming back to me... I reckon if I hadn't learnt about it previously I wouldn't have a clue what it was all about!! I'm a bit of a battler though... I always forget to close my instructions.

Eg... what is wrong...

< html >
< head >< /head >
< body >

< h1 >< /h1 >
< p >< /p >

< body >

Yep I forgot the < /html >.... BATTLER!!! I'll try and remember from now on!!

Stay Posted :)

Design Reference

I'm doing the website The National Folk Festival (http://www.folkfestival.asn.au/)

These 5 websites have the following 7 qualities in common which I am looking at using when designing my website:

1. Access to different parts of the website in a bar near the top.
2. Bold pictures.
3. At least three different colours used.
4. Logo/heading in top left hand corner.
5. More then one font type used.
6. Content centered.
7. Gives some info of the website in the middle section.

My First Blog

This was added on March 4th...

Hello! This is my first post ever! So it probably won’t be very interesting… Sorry

I’ve decided to use the National Folk Festival website for my assignment. I dunno why I chose it… I guess because most people chose Stonefest.

So thats it… (told you it’d be boring to start with)

Stay posted… it should get more interesting!!

Change of Blogging Service

Ok so i've changed my blog service from Wordpress to Blogger. Simply because I like it better. So I'll add all my posts from the past few weeks now!