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UNIT 2 Web site design

Webpage 2 - MAKING YOUR WEBSITE

OK! You have planned the the web site, now it's time to make it!!! You need pages that are fun and exciting and aimed at the target audience. Plenty of images then please!! You need to make sure ALL the pages are linked together, we want everyone who visits the site to be able to get to every page!!

There are plenty of other ideas you may want to add to the website; Rollovers, animation, optimised images, tables, CSS. I will leave it to you. BUT I would like a page where people can give feedback to us. GOOD LUCK, can't wait to see the finished product.

SHOW SCREENSHOTS OF ALL THE KEY FEATURES YOU USE.

 

Task 1 - Making a set of basic web pages.

1. Create ONE web page using an appropriate colour scheme, text and layout.

2. Make sure the PK Image name can be clearly seen at the top of the page.

3. When finished this will be a our basic "template" page that all web pages follow.

4. Create at least 4 other web pages identical to your template page so you have at least 5 basic web pages.

MERIT/DISTINCTION?? - Use a template in Dreamweaver or CSS, use tables to layout your text and images.

5. PRINT OUT your template page to show your basic layout, put it in your folder.

Video:

Using tables(must watch)

Creating loads of web pages quickly (must watch)

Using CSS (merit/distinction)

Files:
Task 2 - Putting images and text on a web page.

1. Place appropriate images on your web pages.

2. There should be at least 5 images in the whole site.

3. Add text to your web pages.

4. SCREENSHOT KEY THINGS YOU DO!

MERIT/DISTINCTION?? - Use Fireworks to optimise your images for the web (show screenshots of this), use a range of images, proofread your text!

5. SAVE your web pages and your SCREENSHOTS in your UNIT 2, WEB 2 folder.

Video:

Insert text & images (must watch)

How to optimise images in Fireworks

Files:
Task 3 - Adding links to your pages

1. Create links at the top of each page to make a navigation menu.

2. Make sure you can link to ALL YOUR PAGES!!

3. Use at least ONE hyperlink to an external website.

4. SCREENSHOT THE KEY THINGS YOU DO!

MERIT/DISTINCTION?? - Use image links, hotspots,, email links and make sure menu system links well to all areas of site.

5. SAVE your web pages and screenshots in your UNIT 2, WEB 2 folder.

Video: Adding links to your page (must watch)

Adding image links and hotspots (merit/dist)

Files:
Task 4 - Interactivity

1. Create a rollover image or put a flash button in your web site.

2. SCREENSHOT how to do this.

MERIT/DISTINCTION?? - Make 3 rollovers and a flash button. Place them in a consistent place. TRY using scripting like JAVASCRIPT.

3. SAVE your web pages in your UNIT 2, WEB 2 folder.

4. PRINT OUT your SCREENSHOTS, put your name on, put in folder.

Videos:

HOW TO ADD A ROLLOVER AND FLASH BUTTON(must watch)

HOW TO USE JAVASCRIPT

Files:
Task 5 - User feedback

1. Create a table in one of your web pages that includes the following titles.

NAME, AGE, GENDER, POSTCODE, COMMENTS ABOUT SITE

2. Place instructions at the bottom of the page instructing the user to print out the form and send to the following address;

56 Mooorside Ave, Walmsley, B33 4EW

MERIT/DISTINCTION?? - Place text boxes on the web page and a button for the user to "SEND" the information online..

3. SAVE your web pages in your UNIT 2, WEB 2 folder.

4. PRINT OUT ALL YOUR WEB PAGES FROM THE BROWSER and place in your folder.

5. PRINT OUT ALL YOUR WEB PAGES IN CODE VIEW and place in folder.

6. PRINT OUT a SCREENSHOT of your files and folders to show a LOGICAL DIRECTORY STRUCTURE.

Videos:

1. HOW TO PRINT YOUR PAGES IN CODE VIEW

Files:
What to hand in
  • ALL YOUR SCREENSHOTS SHOWING THE SKILLS YOU HAVE USED
  • ALL YOUR WEBPAGES, PRINTED FROM THE BROWSER
  • ALL YOUR WEBPAGES, PRINTED IN CODE VIEW
  • A SCREENSHOT OF YOUR FILES AND FOLDERS IN A LOGICAL DIRECTORY STRUCTURE.
  • GIVE A COPY OF YOUR WEBSITE TO YOUR TEACHER.
   
   
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