COURSE CALENDAR | WEEK 03 CLASS OUTLINE | Homework | Quiz
- Quiz and review
- Login to Blogger.com and/or sign up for an account.
- PHASE ONE: Site Definition
- Review Client Surveys: Happy Cog Studio | Clear Left | Redesign Survey
- Planning the project: Outline of the development process, and what is going to happen at each step; everyone's jobs (both the clients' and yours); and a timeline.
- Web Development Work Flow | Planning the Project (PDF) | Work Flow (PDF)
- Web Development Life Cycle
- Web Development Process
- Setting up your project
- Defining a site
- Proper file naming conventions
- Modifying Dreamweaver Preferences for Standards Compliance and Accessibility.
- Using XTHML Strict DTD: put this default.html file in Configuration > DocumentTypes > NewDocuments OR use it every time you create a new html file.
- Understanding path structure and site structure
- Upload files to your folder on the FTP Server
- Intermediate XHTML tutorial: http://www.htmldog.com/guides/htmlintermediate/
- Intermediate CSS tutorial: http://www.htmldog.com/guides/cssintermediate/
- What did you learn today? Post a comment to the AD650 Learning Blog.
- Complete a PROFESSIONAL outline of the development process, and what is going to happen at each step; everyone's jobs (both the clients' and yours); and a timeline.
- Follow this Work Flow PDF (Phase 1: Site Definition 4.0 to 4.4)
- Complete a Creative Brief using this worksheet and sample
- Complete a Comprehensive Schedule with key dates for deliverables, various phases, and the target dates for beta, QA testing and launch. Create a WEEKLY BREAKDOWN and a CALENDAR OVERVIEW.
- Research existing sites, competitors and others. Start noticing and thinking about metaphors, color schemes and graphic styles that will enhance your client's business identity. Also notice the Informational Framework of competitor's sites. Based on your Client Survey, divide content into logical units, generally no more than 6 main sections. Establish a hierarchy of importance among units, then build a Hierarchy from most important (GENERAL) to most specific (DETAILED).
Read through the following vocabulary lists for more information.