Thomas Wallace: Lectures and Resources - A collection of website design lectures and resources

Little Rock School District Teachers 2007

To view lecture notes for a given lesson follow the links below. Lecture notes will be added the day of each lecture. To view lectures from the first half of the semester visit this page.

Getting Started - 7.9.2007

• Understanding Web Related Terminology
• Understanding How a Web page Works
• Dreamweaver Workspace

How to Organize your files - 7.10. 2007

• Naming Conventions, Meta Naming, Directory Structure
• Defining a Site in Dreamweaver / Connecting to the Web server

The Anatomy of a Web page - 7.11. 2007

• Structure, Content, Design
• Planning, Storyboarding and Collecting Resources for your Web Site

The Building Blocks: Structure - 7.12. 2007

• Properly Marking up an HTML document
• Creating Code Blocks
• Editing Head Content

The Building Blocks: Design - 7.13. 2007

• Selecting and Applying a Layout
• Deciding on Good Colors and Fonts
• Fireworks Workspace Overview

The Building Blocks: Design - 7.16. 2007

• 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 - 7.17. 2007

• Optimizing and Exporting Images for the Web
• Using Shapes, Text, and Photos to create Imagery for your site.

The Building Blocks: Design - 7.18. 2007

• Selecting the Proper Style: Tags, Classes, and ID's
• Creating Styles for Your Site: Creating ID's, Classes, and Redefining HTML Tags

The Building Blocks: Design - 7.19. 2007

• Creating Links to Other Pages
• Styling Page Navigation (Lists)
• Inserting Images

Bringing It All Together - 7.20.2007

• Finalizing Page Structure
• Adding Pages to Your Site
• Populating Your Site with Content
• Publishing Your Web site
• Project Requirements

Bringing It All Together - 7.23.2007

• Adding Extras to Your Site (Google Calendar)
• Finding and Implementing Javascript