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What is web design & what can it do for you?

WHAT IS WEB DESIGN

Web design is the planning and creation of websites. This includes the information architecture, user interface, site structure, navigation, layout, colors, fonts, and imagery. All of these are combined with the principles of design to create a website that meets the goals of the owner and designer.

Design is a key part of web design. This includes both the design principles: balance, contrast, emphasis, rhythm, and unity and the design elements: lines, shapes, texture, color, and direction. By putting these things together, a web designer creates websites.

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POTENTIAL JOBS FOR WEB DESIGNERS

Lead User experience developer

VP of Enginerring

Senior Innovation Developer

Web Application developer

Interactive Designer

Front-End Developer

EllisLab Customer Advocate

Associate Digital Art Director

Game Development

Graphic Designer

Experience Marketing Manager

Art Director – Motion Design/3D Animation

Web designer

Creative Developer

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THE MOST COMMON JOB FOR WEB DESIGN : GRAPHIC DESIGN

Here is a job description for a web designer:

Graphic designers—or graphic artists—plan, analyze, and create visual solutions to communications problems. They find the most effective way to get messages across in print and electronic media using color, type, illustration, photography, animation, and various print and layout techniques. Graphic designers develop the overall layout and production design of magazines, newspapers, journals, corporate reports, and other publications. They also produce promotional displays, packaging, and marketing brochures for products and services, design distinctive logos for products and businesses, and develop signs and signage systems—called environmental graphics—for business and government. An increasing number of graphic designers also develop material for Internet Web pages, interactive media, and multimedia projects. Graphic designers also may produce the credits that appear before and after television programs and movies.

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THE DIFFERENT ROLES OF WEB DESIGN

•CSS

•HTML

•JavaScript (and Ajax)

•CGI programming

•PHP, ASP, ColdFusion scripting

•XML

•Information architecture

•SEO

•Server management

•Web strategy and marketing

•Ecommerce and conversions

•Design

•Speed

•Content

•And so much more

Most designers don't try to cover all of it. Instead, they focus on one or two areas where they can excel and work with other people on the rest. But the good news is that there is always going to be something new to learn.

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TAKE A LOOK AT WHERE I FOUND THIS INFORMATION HERE ...

http://www.authenticjobs.com/

http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos090.htm

http://webdesign.about.com/od/webdesign/qt/what-is-web-design.htm

Usability/Accessibility/Sustainability

It is important to understand the concepts of usability, accessibility, and sustainability when designing webpages today.

Usability is “a matter of designing to account for user behaviors.” A key question asked about usability is “whether a design is easy for its intended users to use, and whether it does something useful or valuable for those users

Accessibility is a web standard similar to XHTML and CSS and as stated by the WAI it “means that people with disabilities can use the web.” However, this description is not always extremely accurate. Instead, it is important to understand that user access is “determined by both human conditions, such as physical or sensory abilities, as well as technological conditions, such as computer equipment, network connection speeds, and so on.”

Sustainablity meeting the present need of the site designer and their users, without compromising both of their future needs.

If you would like to know more about these three components of webdesign today here are some websites that I found particularlly simple to navigate and understand.

This website gives a basic introduction to designing accessible webpages: http://www.hwg.org/services/classes/accessibilitydesign.htmlbasic

This website also gives a basic, and yet detailed description of how to design accessible webpages: http://webaim.org/intro/

This website creates a clear understanding of what usability (and accessibility) is: http://uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2009/02/usable-accessibility-making-web-sites-work-well-for-people-with-disabilities.php

Here is a picture that I created using photoshop! I can't believe that I put these words on such a beautiful picture. I am very proud of my first photoshopping experience.

Some help with CSS Layouts

CSS Layouts may seem confusing or intimidating at first (as most web-designing element are) but with websites such as the ones that I have complied below can really help with creating a website that you can be proud of and that you can create without being nervous or frustrated.

http://styleboost.com/

http://www.glish.com/css/

http://www.yourhtmlsource.com/stylesheets/csslayout.html

Blues and Greens in Media Content

After taking part in such a challenging, different, and exciting project there are still more aspects of web media content which we haven’t addressed. I particularly found the idea of cultural ‘meanings’ behind colors to be particularly appealing. I decided to research the meaning of two colors; blue and green.

I was first intrigued of the meaning behind my favorite color, blue. Here is all of the interesting stuff I learned about the color blue …

-It is related to calmness and coolness.

-It can be strong and steadfast or light and friendly.

-It is a universal color.

-Its cool, calming effect makes time pass more quickly and it can help you sleep.

-It is a good color for bedrooms.

-In many diverse cultures blue is significant in religious beliefs, brings peace, or is believed to keep the bad spirits away.

-It conveys importance and confidence without being somber or sinister.

-Medium and darker blues are associated with intelligence, stability, unity, and conservatism.

-“Feeling blue” or “getting the blues” represents the extremes of the calm feelings associated with blue, i.e. sadness or depression

-In Iran, blue is the color of mourning

-In the West “the something blue” bridal tradition represents love.

Check out this website to learn more about this color: http://desktoppub.about.com/cs/colorselection/p/blue.htm

I also decided to look up the meaning behind my Grandma’s favorite color. (I just called her before I started this so she seemed to be on my mind) Here is all of the interesting stuff I learned about the color green …

-It represents life and renewal

-It signifies growth, renewal, health, and environment.

-It can also represent jealousy, envy, and inexperience.

-It is a restful color with some of the same calming attributes of blue.

-It is like blue because time moves faster in a green room.

-It is strongly associated with Ireland, the Irish, and St. Patrick's Day.

-It also has close associations with Islam.

-It is also reminiscent of Spring.

-It is also the color for "go" on a traffic light and now the “Go Green” campaign

-It is a Christmas color when associated with

- It has both a warming and cooling effect

-It denotes balance, harmony, and stability.

-It can represent a fresh, Springtime feel.

-It can have military overtones

-When paired with blue it produces echoes of nature - water and forest and can denote new beginnings and growth.

-When paired with purple it can be high contrast, lively.

-When lime green is paired with orange and yellow it is a fresh and fruity palette.

Check out this website to learn more about this color:

http://desktoppub.about.com/cs/colorselection/p/green.htm

#blue #green #color #media #web #content #media content #web content #media web content

Help with Web Media Content

After reading about color tools, text/typography, image/web photography, digital art, and video links here is a list compiled of some useful websites to help understand more about Web Media Content. Included are a good color-matching tool, a web typography reference, a web graphics and image reference, a streaming video reference, and some other references to futher understand more about Web Media Content.

http://colorschemedesigner.com/

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/understanding-series/und_resolution.shtml

http://www.wfu.edu/~matthews/misc/graphics/formats/formats.html

http://www.worth1000.com/

http://www.flickr.com/groups/photoshopshowcase/

http://www.somethingawful.com/d/photoshop-phriday/

http://www.wpdfd.com/issues/23/typography/

http://www.mediacollege.com/video/

What CSS means to you and I.

As I began my first steps in completing project 4 entitled CSS I immediately thought, “Seriously? Another jumble of letters that I know nothing about and that are going to cause me to feel instantly stupid. Great.” At first this was the case and CSS got the better of me, as most parts of this project seem to be doing in the beginning. But, as I got more accustomed to the actual purpose of CSS I had a better understanding of what I was getting myself into.

CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheet and its language governs the changes that can be made to the layout of a webpage. By using CSS you are able to change your font, font color, font size, spacing, background color, colors of links to other websites, image spacing, line spacing, alignment, and many more things! You are even able to create a border on your webpage by using certain coding.

Although all the possible changes that CSS can make may seem intimidating at first, if you understand its purpose and relationship to XHTML the process will be much easier and enjoyable for you. In order for CSS to have any effect, you must first have an HTML document. By placing this particular coding anywhere in your original HTML document “<link rel=”stylesheet” href=”project.css” type-”text/css” />” you are able to link your original HTML document to your new CSS document (in this case entitled “project.css”). What this coding does is it allows whatever you adjustments you make on your webpage come to life by affecting your original HMTL document. This process can be very exciting, and when your ideas come to life it can be extremely rewarding. Although the process can not always be what you are hoping for on the first try; when your coding works the way that you hoped it would and you see your webpage transform before your eyes, all the frustration, thought, and time will be worth it. I know this because it has been for me.

Need help with CSS? ... You are welcome.

The trick to CSS is understanding how many tools are out there to help you. Making sure you fully understand what CSS stands for (Cascading Style Sheets), what it does (CSS defines HOW HTML elements are to be displayed) and why it is important (it saves us time! Which I know we all don’t have enough of). Here are some helpful links that could help you with the understanding of CSS and how to create documents using CSS successfully!

http://www.w3schools.com/cssref/default.asp

http://htmlhelp.com/reference/css/references.html

https://developer.mozilla.org/en/CSS_Reference

http://xhtml.com/en/css/reference/

http://htmldog.com/reference/cssproperties/

http://reference.sitepoint.com/css

http://www.glish.com/css/

What the hell is XHTML?

XHTML stands for “Extensible Hypertext Markup Language” which is an “HTML system for tagging text files to achieve font, color, graphic, and hyperlink effects on World Wide Web pages, incorporating user-defined elements.” It is intended to be used in the same places you would use HTML, which is used to create web pages, but it is much more strictly defined. Because of this it is a lot easier to create software that can be read, edited, and checked for errors. By creating a website with XHTML you can see where text is exactly placed and where you may be coming into problems, which then makes it easier to editing whatever issues you may be running into.

#xhtml #html #color #graphic #font #world wide web

Failure Becomes Success

Here are some of the resources that I found extremely useful in creating my webpage:

http://shell.cas.usf.edu/mccook/uwy/hyperlinks.html

http://www.htmlgoodies.com/tutorials/web_graphics/article.php/3480061/How-To-Add-a- YouTube-Video-to-Your-Web-Site.htm

http://xhtml.com/en/xhtml/reference/

http://www.w3schools.com/HTML/html_links.asp

http://www.hyperlinkcode.com/make-hyperlink.php

I found the process of creating a webpage to be a stressful one, but a rewarding one as well. I was really struggling to understand the language of XHTML at first and felt like I was going nowhere with this project. But, as I started getting my feet wet with the project, asking for help from my peers and professor, and looking up websites that could help me understand more about the coding for certain parts of the website builder; I found myself being more and more comfortable with the project. The results of the project have been more rewarding then I can even explain, but it has also been a very stressful and frustrating process as well.

#online #portfolio #creating XHTML #XHTML #embedding #hyperlink #website #creating a website

A Potential Writer and Editor’s Webliography

Here are 10 websites that I have found that seem to be extremely beneficial to creating my own online portfolio. I want my portfolio to consist of my work as a writer, as well as an editor. I would like to create a place where all of my social media sites can be linked together, where I can show my work, and where I can have other writers/editors go talk about and see my products. I would also like to learn how I can become a more efficient and successful blogger, writer, and editor. Here are the sites that can hopefully get me where I strive to be …

1. http://wordpress.com/

Wordpress is the “largest self-hosted blogging tool in the world, used on millions of sites and seen by tens of millions of people every day.” This website provides its users with a free blogging website. It allows it’s users to make their blogging space personal and all about “you” and a specific and intended audience

2. http://www.templatemonster.com/

Template Monster is a website that provides its users with templates for all different websites and sources. It allows users to use any product, category, style, and autor to create the exact type of blog/website you wish to create. It also allows you to pick price ranges, colors, and templates to make your website exactly what you wish it to be.

3. http://writersresidence.com/

This website helps to “create a beautiful writing portfolio with ease.” It specifically aims to impress editors, showcase writing samples easily and effectively, helps/gives advices from the Writer’s Residence support team, and is easily accessible and free to all users.

4. http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/03/04/creating-a-successful-online-portfolio/

Smashing Magazine created a very informative article about the problems that many people run into when creating a successful online portfolio. By showing its readers common mistakes that designers make in their portfolios their readers are able to make sure that they are making a conscious effort to avoid making these same and common mistakes.

5.http://www.site2you.com/

Site 2 You helps with the creation of a website. This website helps its users to understand how to build a website, how to host it, and how to get a domain name registered. This website allows all the sources that are needed an available in one place so that the process of creating a website/online portfolio is much easier and more organized.

6. http://www.cyberindian.com/web-designing/8-tips-for-great-website.php

Cyberindian provides its readers with 8 specific and helpful tips on “how to make a great website”. By making sure that the reader is aware of important components of creating a great website such as color schemes, templates, backgrounds, external links, site maps, and more.

7. http://www.colorblender.com/

ColorBlender is a great website to help adjust colors so that users are able to choose exactly what they want for their webpage. By having easily understandable and accessible toggles to create exactly what colors you want to use for your website, you will get exactly the product you wish to produce.

8. http://www.make-a-web-site.com/

This website is a great sort of checklist to make sure that every step of the web-page creating process is completed. It also provides its readers with links so that they are sure to understand what the website means when they tell you to make sure you have all of the steps necessary such as “form method” or “alternate text for images’

9. http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/20/how-to-craft-post-titles-that-draw-readers-into-your-blog/

This site explains the importance of titles on a blogging site. It also helps readers/writers to create titles that are appealing to their intended audience. It provides 8 tips on what type of titles are the most appealing and why they are so attractive to readers.

10. http://www.top10bestwebsitehosting.com/?kw=website%2520builder&c=14385002748&t=search&p=&m=e&adpos=1s1&a=20&gclid=CJih16ivqasCFcsBQAodhguC0A

This website provides you with the top 10 web hosting companies. By using this website it enables you to make a more informative and successful decision when creating a web page.It provides a very informative chart that clearly shows the ranks, web host name, price features, bonus features, customer ratings, reviews, and links to each site.

10 sites to help create my potential portfolio.

Here are 10 websites that I have found that seem to be extremely beneficial to creating my own online online portfolio. I want my portfolio to consist of a resume as well as a personal logo. I would like to create a place where all of my social media sites can be linked together and I would like to learn how I can become a more efficient and successful blogger. Here are the sites that can hopefully get me where I strive to be ...

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1. http://wordpress.com/

A free blogging website that allows you to make your blogging space personal and all about you and your intended audience

2. http://www.templatemonster.com/

A website that provides you with templates for all different websites and sources.

3. http://writersresidence.com/

This website helps to “create a beautiful writing portfolio with ease.”

4.http://theresumebuilder.com/

The name is pretty much self explanatory.

5.http://www.site2you.com/

Helps to start the creation of a website.

6.http://www.cyberindian.com/web-designing/8-tips-for-great-website.phpreally

Provides the reader with specific and helpful tips on how to make a great website.

7. http://www.colorblender.com/

A great website to help adjust colors so that they are exactly what you want for your webpage.

8. http://www.make-a-web-site.com/

This website is a great sort of checklist to make sure that every step of the web-page creating process is completed.

9. http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/20/how-to-craft-post-titles-that-draw-readers-into-your-blog/

This site explains the importance of titles on a blogging site and helps to make the process easier.

10. http://www.top10bestwebsitehosting.com/?kw=website%2520builder&c=14385002748&t=search&p=&m=e&adpos=1s1&a=20&gclid=CJih16ivqasCFcsBQAodhguC0A

This site provides you with the 10 best website builders online in 2011. Could be potentially extremely helpful.

How do you do your ONLINE RESEARCH?

The article “Doing Online Research” is useful to anyone interested in performing this task because it breaks down the important components of the research that needs to be performed. It shows you that it is first important to acknowledge how many and what kind of sources you are looking for. Next it breaks down all of the different kind of online book sources that are available for your research (which I found to be EXTREMELY helpful). Next, it calls to attention that the researcher should make sure that they information they found is, in fact, relevant to their researching goal. The article then ends with four ways to help you create accurate citations for your research. Take a look at this article, I swear it will benefit you in more ways then you could imagine! (http://www.squidoo.com/researchonline)

#online #research #online research #citations #research papers #sources #book sources #researcher

My Findings on Searching the Web

Although I found that there were many useful strategies for reading and/or searching the web, there were three specific strategies that stuck out to me. First, I found it amazing to know that I am not alone when I am restricted by certain web-browsers when I wish to go to certain websites. I never knew that certain websites actually MAKE you use a specific browser. Secondly, I learned that when reading a web-page it is important to take not of a websites text, pictures, videos, controls, layout and design; in order to better understand the page. Lastly, I learned that it is important to pay attention to the audience that a web-page is directed to. For example, the text book showed an instance where money was being raised for a sports team, so when building a website they made the web design similar to that of ESPN because they understood their audience.

#searching #the web #text #pictures #videos #websites #design #web design #ESPN

My Celebrity Twitter List

My list was created by me to link all of the celebrities that I follow to one place. It could also give you a great understanding about the type of television, sports, and movies that I enjoy!

https://twitter.com/#!/cherylringer/celebrities

#celebrities #twitter #tweet #famous #television #sports #movies

To Tweet or Not to Tweet?

To “tweet,” microblog, or post other small blurbs, is to put your opinion out for others to read quickly. I believe this is a valid form of writing because posting short phrases, allows people to be able to understand what you are trying to say quickly and effectively, which is the most successful way of communicating, being that our world is constantly rushing.

#tweet #twitter #communication #quick #effective

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