IT Crimson
To view lecture notes for a given lesson follow the links below. Lecture notes will be added the day of each lecture. Reading assignments will be listed for each section. Please do the assigned readings before class and be prepared to discuss in class. To view lectures from last semester visit this page.
Getting Started - 1.13.2009
Additional Information:
What is Dreamweaver
Workspace Overview
How to Organize your files - 1.15.2009
- Creating Your UALR Web Space
- Naming Conventions, Meta Naming, Directory Structure
- Defining a Site in Dreamweaver / Connecting to the Web server
Semantic XHTML (Quiz Material)
Video Tutorial - Defining a site
Additional Reading: Discussion on Mark-up
The Building Blocks: Structure - 1.20.2009
Additional Reading: Web Standards Overview
The Building Blocks: Structure/Design - 1.22.2009
- Selecting and Applying a Layout
- Selecting the Proper Style: Tags, Classes, and ID's
- Creating Styles for Your Site: Creating ID's, Classes, and Redefining HTML Tags
Reading Assignment: CSS Specificity & Class vs. ID
Homework Style all major elements in your current index.html file. You will show this to class on Tuesday.
The Building Blocks: Structure/Design - 1.29.2009
- Review Homework
- Using a Reset Style Sheet
- CSS Box Model - Description | Demonstration
- Editing Head Content
Additional Reading: CSS Overview
The Building Blocks: Structure/Design - 2.3.2009
- Planning, Storyboarding and Collecting Resources for your Web Site
- Deciding on Good Colors and Fonts
Reading Assignment: Fireworks Overview
The Building Blocks: Design - 2.5.2009
- Fireworks Workspace Overview
- Creating Shapes in Fireworks
- Creating and Modifying Text
- Applying Filters to Objects and Text
- Applying a Style to Text
The Building Blocks: Design - 2.10. 2009
- Using Shapes, Text, and Photos to create Imagery for your site
- Optimizing and Exporting Images for the Web
Homework (Due 2.12.09): Create Banner image for your website in Fireworks. Image should be 700px Wide and between 80px and 200px tall. < 40kb in size. Emailed to tswallace@ualr.edu before class.
The Building Blocks: Design - 2.17. 2009
The Building Blocks: Design - 2.19. 2009
Bringing It All Together - 2.24. 2009
Bringing It All Together - 2.26. 2009
Web Design Recap - 3.3.2009
- Finding and Implementing JavaScript
- Extending Dreamweaver: Dreamweaver Extensions | Lorem Ipsum
- Creating an Email Contact Form using Active Server Pages
- Other Options for Contact Forms
- Uploading / Publishing Your Site
Web Design Special Topics- 3.5.2009
- Project Requirements
- The Power of JavaScript Libraries
- Student Requests
