1. Create a new full page document
2. Copy and paste your business card into the new document
3. Make 3 copies of your card on the page
4. Print it on the color printer
5. Cut out the cards and hand in 2 copies
6. When finished, try a Photoshop tutorial at Good-Tutorials.com.

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.  Once completed, a designer shows this to the client for revision and / or approval.

Where to start:

1. Find a web site to copy, maybe from CSSZenGarden.com?
2. Create a folder titled, “portfolio”
3. Create a folder titled, “media”
4. Create an Illustrator document titled, “my portfolio.ai”
5. Save your “my portfolio.ai” document into the portfolio folder
6. Place the web address of the site you are copying or emulating, example: http://www.csszengarden.com
7. Place the images and text into your “my portfolio.ai” document

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, fairly simple tutorials that help demonstrate the power of Ilustartor. Best of all, they are very visual!