Monday, November 28, 2011

Where you should be at this point in the 2nd quarter

Hey people, by now on your 2nd quarter page you should have:
- background color the fades or is a gradient.
- started a header that is designed in Photoshop, your Header should be the "opening statement" for your WS. People should have an idea of what you r website is about, just by your font choice, color choice & overall design.
- the latest portion is a menu bar, this can be handled in a variety of ways- 1. there is an HTML version, but with this you may have to work with CSS to figure how to get each portion of the MENU BAR to sit next to each other.
-there is also using Photoshop to design the menu bar and using the "slice tool" for functionality, if you want to know what the "slice tool" is..... Lia, GOOGLE IT!!!!

Thanks
MO

Monday, November 21, 2011

Google trip

I am sorry to say that the only way we can go to GOOGLE is by Clicking here. Our trip was denied by our administration. I apologize for making this a possibility, and promise to make it up to all of you.

Please continue working on your second quarter websites, you should now have a gradient background and have started working on a header and functional MENU bar, you can start with this code
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function open_win()
{
window.open("http://www.w3schools.com")
}
</script>
</head>
<body>

<input type=button value="Open Window" onclick="open_win()" />

</body>
</html>


You may have to use CSS to place the menu bar accordingly.

Thanks
MO

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Oh, what is a header??

http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/galleries/website-headers/check this link to see some impressive headers, they also have link to some impressive footers.........just sayin

Monday, November 14, 2011

NEW WEB SITE REQUIREMENTS

Hey guys so far there are only 2 requirements for you r new WS

#1 is a gradient back ground, this can be achieved in either Photoshop or HTML.
#2 a title bar should be in place- (Photoshop) with a tutorialized text effect for your title bar.

You should all start researching how to use the "slice tool" in Photoshop. the slice tool will enable you to make specific pieces of a photoshop document active for Web use.

HAVE FUN!!
MO

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

SECOND QUARTER ASSIGNMENTS

For the second quarter we will be starting the process of building a focused web site. through the use of HTML, photoshop and illustrator, you will develop a web site with a focus.

Your work for the second quarter should encompass all the work that you have accomplished from the first quarter, but towards a purposeful and intelligently designed WS.
 
   Once you decide on the purpose of your WS you must "Blog about it."
   As you develop each phase of your WS you must "Blog about it."
   Through out the development of your WS you must "Blog about it."
   Every time you have taken a directive from me you must "Blog about it."

If you haven't noticed I am developing a theme. I have to have record of how this class works and it can omly work when you "Blog about it."

   Your new WS was supposed to consist of an online portfolio of sorts with links to tutorials and other researched and inspirational sites that could have gotten you to the finished product. Since the district has thwarted the attempt at recalling previous work, we will have to come up with another plan.

RESEARCH FIRST: Research WS that have a display quality- for example Dkol photography. I want you to visit this site and see how this site functions as a WS.
OK so there is a small amount of copy cutting and pasting, but for this it was necessary. You can click on any of the blue to get to the examples.

What you are trying to do is develop your new website with a purpose that would be modeled after an EXISTING WS!!



Type of Website Description Examples
Affiliate A site, typically few in pages, whose purpose is to sell a third party's product. The seller receives a commission for facilitating the sale.
Affiliate Agency Enabled portal that renders not only its custom CMS but also syndicated content from other content providers for an agreed fee. There are usually three relationship tiers. Affiliate Agencies (e.g., Commission Junction), Advertisers (e.g., eBay) and consumer (e.g., Yahoo!).
Archive site Used to preserve valuable electronic content threatened with extinction. Two examples are: Internet Archive, which since 1996 has preserved billions of old (and new) web pages; and Google Groups, which in early 2005 was archiving over 845,000,000 messages posted to Usenet news/discussion groups. Internet Archive, Google Groups
Attack site A site created specifically to attack visitors computers on their first visit to a website by downloading a file (usually a trojan horse). These websites rely on unsuspecting users with poor anti-virus protection in their computers.
Blog (web log) Sites generally used to post online diaries which may include discussion forums (e.g., blogger, Xanga). Many bloggers use blogs like an editorial section of a newspaper to express their ideas on anything ranging from politics to religion to video games to parenting, along with anything in between. Some bloggers are professional bloggers and they are paid to blog about a certain subject, and they are usually found on news sites.
Brand building site A site with the purpose of creating an experience of a brand online. These sites usually do not sell anything, but focus on building the brand. Brand building sites are most common for low-value, high-volume fast moving consumer goods (FMCG).
Celebrity website A website whose information revolves around a celebrity. This sites can be official (endorsed by the celebrity) or fan made (run by his/her fan, fans, without implicit endorsement). jimcarrey.com
Click-to-donate site A website that allows the visitor to donate to charity simply by clicking on a button or answering a question correctly. An advertiser usually donates to the charity for each correct answer generated. The Hunger Site, Freerice, Ripple (charitable organisation)
Community site A site where persons with similar interests communicate with each other, usually by chat or message boards. Myspace, Facebook, orkut
Content site Sites whose business is the creation and distribution of original content (e.g., Slate, About.com).
Corporate website Used to provide background information about a business, organization, or service.
Dating website A site where users can find other single people looking for long range relationships, dating, or just friends. Many of them are pay per services such as eHarmony and Match.com, but there are many free or partially free dating sites. Most dating sites today have the functionality of social networking websites.
Electronic commerce (e-commerce) site A site offering goods and services for online sale and enabling online transactions for such sales.
Forum website A site where people discuss various topics.
Government Site A website made by the local, state, department or national government of a country. Usually these sites also operate websites that are intended to inform tourists or support tourism. For example, Richmond.com is the geodomain for Richmond, Virginia.
Gripe site A site devoted to the criticism of a person, place, corporation, government, or institution.
Gaming website
Gambling website
A site that lets users play online games. Some enable people to gamble online.
Humor site Satirizes, parodies or otherwise exists solely to amuse.
Information site Most websites could fit in this type of website to some extent many of them are not necessarily for commercial purposes RateMyProfessors.com, Free Internet Lexicon and Encyclopedia. Most government, educational and nonprofit institutions have an informational site.
Media sharing site A site that enables users to upload and view media such as pictures, music, and videos Flickr, YouTube, PureVolume and Google Videos
Mirror site A website that is the replication of another website. This type of websites are used as a response to spikes in user visitors. Mirror sites are most commonly used to provide multiple sources of the same information, and are of particular value as a way of providing reliable access to large downloads.
Microblog site A short and simple form of blogging. Microblogs are limited to certain amounts of characters and works similar to a status update on Facebook Twitter
News site Similar to an information site, but dedicated to dispensing news, politics, and commentary. cnn.com
Personal website Websites about an individual or a small group (such as a family) that contains information or any content that the individual wishes to include. Many personal homepages are rare, thanks to the modern era of social networking sites such as Myspace, but some are still used for at home businesses. This website is different from a Celebrity website, which can be very expensive and run by a publicist or agency.
Phishing site a website created to fraudulently acquire sensitive information, such as passwords and credit card details, by masquerading as a trustworthy person or business (such as Social Security Administration, PayPal) in an electronic communication (see Phishing).
p2p/Torrents website Websites that index torrent files. This type of website is different from a Bit torrent client which is usually a stand alone software. Mininova, The Pirate Bay
Political site A site on which people may voice political views, show political humor, campaigning for elections, or show information about a certain political party or ideology.



Question and Answer (Q&A) Site Answer site is a site where people can ask questions & get answers. Yahoo! Answers, Stack Exchange Network (including Stack Overflow)
Rating site A site on which people can praise or disparage what is featured.
Religious site A site in which people may advertise a place of worship, or provide inspiration or seek to encourage the faith of a follower of that religion.
Review site A site on which people can post reviews for products or services.
School site a site on which teachers, students, or administrators can post information about current events at or involving their school. U.S. elementary-high school websites generally use k12 in the URL
Scraper site a site which largely duplicates without permission the content of another site, without actually pretending to be that site, in order to capture some of that site's traffic (especially from search engines) and profit from advertising revenue or in other ways.
Search engine site A website that indexes material on the internet or an intranet (and lately on traditional media such as books and newspapers)and provides links to information as a response to a query. Google Search, Bing, GoodSearch, Ecosia
Shock site Includes images or other material that is intended to be offensive to most viewers Goatse.cx, rotten.com
Social bookmarking site A site where users share other content from the Internet and rate and comment on the content. StumbleUpon and Digg are examples.
Social networking site A site where users could communicate with one another and share media, such as pictures, videos, music, blogs, etc. with other users. These may include games and web applications. Facebook, Orkut
Warez A site designed to host or link to materials such as music, movies and software for the user to download.
Webmail A site that provides a webmail service. Hotmail, Gmail
Web portal A site that provides a starting point or a gateway to other resources on the Internet or an intranet. msn.com, msnbc.com, yahoo
Wiki site A site which users collaboratively edit its content. Wikipedia, WikiHow