WEB DESIGN
Course Outline
I. Software
- Getting Started
- Creating a Web Site
- Developing a Web Page
- Formatting Text and Using Cascading Style Sheets
- Using and Managing Images
- Creating Links and Navigation Bars
- Working with Tables and Layers
- Collecting Data with HTML Forms
II. The Environment and the Tools
- The Internet and the World Wide Web
- Ways to Access the Internet and the Web
- Types of Web Sites
- Web Design Tools
- Web Design Roles
III. Web Publishing Fundamentals
- Advantages of Web Publishing
- Basic Web Design Principles
- Writing for the Web
- Color as a Web Design Tool
- Web Publishing Issues
IV. Planning a Successful Web Site
- Web Site Development Planning Process
Identify the Site’s Target Audience
Determine the Site’s General Content
Select the Site’s Structure
- Page Length, Content Placement, and Usability
Specify the Site’s Navigation System
V. Typography and Images
- Web Page Typography Issues
- Web Page Images
- Image File Formats
- Web-ready Images
VI. Multimedia and Interactivity Elements
- Animation
- Audio and Video Elements
- Interactive Elements
VII. Promoting and Maintaining a Web Site
- Web Site Testing
- Web Site Publishing
- Web Site Promotion
- Web Site Maintenance and Evaluation