Archive for the ‘Web Design’ Category

Cultures on the Edge with Wade Davis

Sunday, December 7th, 2008

I watched Wade Davis' Cultures on the Edge presentation yesterday and it has impacted me tremendously. I in one fell swoop have changed my view of story telling and it necessity in the world. Wade is a persuasive and polished presenter. His simple stand and deliver approach is ...

Web Portfolio Project - Version 1

Monday, October 20th, 2008

Web Portfolio Requirements Content Biography Compose 1 paragraph Detail your current media skills Goal Write one sentence Detail goal for life, school OR class Projects Leave this box blank for now Blog Compose at least 1 paragraph Detail your work so far on this project Leadership Write the words "coming soon!" Resume Write "Available Upon Request" Style Make color sense Format CSS appropriately Use at least one image Float ...

HTML and CSS Basic Tutorial

Monday, October 6th, 2008

[display_podcast] Learn how HTML and CSS work together to create a well formatted valid web page.  The W3C created this tutorial to help beginning web designers better grasp the relationship between the tyoes of code. TUTORIAL: CSS tutorial, starting with HTML + CSS Navigate to the tutorial Follow the directions Help each other interpret the ...

Creating a Web Page Mockup

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

[display_podcast] Creating a web site is very exciting.  How do the pro's do it?  They create a template or mock up of the site's look and feel first.  They usually do this in a graphic program like Adobe Illustrator.  It is like a story board of your plan for the site.  ...

Basics of Illustrator

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

[display_podcast] Creating a web page template can be easy with Adobe Illustrator. Watch the video to see some of the basic elements to get started. If you find yourself either under-inspired, looking for a new challenge or a bit overwhelmed by the program, try a tutorial at Good-Tutorials.com. They are small, ...

Exploring Color

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

Exploring color can be exciting. What do colors mean?  How do we interpret colors? Take this Color Theory Quiz Explore colors' meaning at the Color in Motion Web Site Create color combination with the Color Scheme Generator 2 Share This

BioPageWebPage Design Project

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

We are going to experience the project creation design cycle over the next couple weeks. Rough draft on paper Illustrator template HTML structure Design elements CSS design Publishing Share This

HTML Basics with W3schools

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

[display_podcast] Learning how to create a web page can be difficult.  All the HTML and CSS can be challenging.  W3school does a great job of making it easier to understand. Navigate to www.w3schools.com Take the HMTL tutorial. Take the HTML quiz. Post the results of the quiz to your blog. Title the blog entry "W3Schools HTML ...