David Yarley's RLIC Blog for CSCI 2235

I love dynamic web templates. So easy to use.

I created a DWT off of my new buttons home page and made a new page for prices. I plan on making the rest of the pages as soon as I have some content for them.

Edit DWT's are so easy. It's even easier than using CSS. I was able to edit my pages in minutes.

For now on, I need to fix up the rest of my website, fix some broken links, add some cotent, and polish it all off.

I worked on designing a new page for my buttons.

I made a newish button logo for my buttons page on the header.

I built roll over CSS buttons for the nav bar on the side.

I decided not to use a fixed image because it didn't look good with the page.

I made a print CSS in order to print the page.

I decided to create a new web page for my Buttons page.

I set up the html page and I started to set up the divs and CSS.

I haven't decided exactly how to put it together yet, but I'll probably have a navigation bar to the side instead of having it on top like the main site.

I adjusted the line length for the entire site so that it won't move around when the browser window is resized. I changed the line hight so that readability of my text was increased. I adjusted the letter spacing on my headings. I added a quote to my home page. I created adjusted an old heading style a bit. I also created a drop downcap letter for my pagges with paragraphs in them.

I couldn't really find any html tags to remove, so I just removed one and replaced it again for practice. I inserted comments for my masthead and footer. I used the quick tag editor to change a tag. I used the find and replace dialog box to change the word "1"" into "one inch". I changed the style rule for some of my paragraphs. I edited some style rules and html elements with the CSS and tag properties panes.

I created a behavior in my "about me" page to open my link to the NGU site in a new window. I then made a behavior to open up my "case study" page from my "portfolio" page in a new window when somebody clicked on the FIRC group icon in my corporate identity package section in my portfolio.

I added a form to my contact page. I added a section for questions and comments with a text box. I then made a feedback form to ask how people found out about my site.

I didn't really have much information to put into a table. Instead, I created a table for my portfolio page to help organize my pictures. It's probably better to do it with CSS, but the table works for now.

I verified all the hyperlinks on my site. Everything worked great.

Everything was edited appropriately. The spelling and grammar are good.

Ran a slow page test. My portfolio page was a little slow, so I adjusted the image files and helped speed it up.

I tested it in different browsers and resolution, and the site looks good throughout.

I passed all accessibility tests.

I finally was able to make a navigation bar for my website. I've been waiting for that.

It looks pretty good, but it's not exactly like that. I don't like using Expression's templates, and I'd like to learn how to make my own buttons. I know how to use the graphics programs to make them, but I don't know how to make them into interactive buttons.

I also set up link styles, which is pretty cool. I never realized how significant those were.

I went through my website and adjusted my margins and padding. I set up some borders on the bottom of my pages.

I made some new font families and applied them to my body copy and headings.

Finally I placed some background images for my site's masthead and colored the background for my navigation bar.

I learned how to embed photos on my website.

I embed some thumbnails of graphic design projects in my portfolio page.

I completed the real life challenge for Unit D.

I created headings and unordered lists throughout my site. I also set up an element CSS for the site's text and I created a class CSS for the site's title.

CSS is kind of tricky, but it's pretty cool how it all works.

I created headings and text for all of the pages of my website. I checked all of the spelling. I created a link to an e-mail address. I created a site navigation links at the bottom of my page as well as my e-mail address. I created an external link, and I created several internal bookmarks in my site. I previewed my site and made sure everything worked correctly.The colors I want to use for my site are yellow and white. I've also started collecting imagery for my site.

I completed the preliminary work for my website, Y Design. I complete the goals of the website and sketched out a design. I created the root folder and home page. I then created the web pages that will link to the home page. Finally, I created an assets folder.

I also began to type the text for my home page.

My website will be for my personal freelance graphic design business, Y Design. My target audience will be business and individuals who need graphic design work, whether it be using their current corporate identity, or developing a new corporate identity.

Sample Websites:
http://www.davidairey.com/
http://www.imdesignuk.com/index.html

The first website takes a different approach to a graphic design website by presenting it in a blog-like format. The design of the site is fairly clean and straight forward. The second website has a small animated movie on the homepage that helps establish the company's image. The site is clean looking and simple with colors that are easy on the eyes.The first website has a very personal feel to it. You are welcomed into the personal life of the designer. However, the site comes off as a bit split. You don't notice right away that this is a graphic designer who is willing to work for people. It feels to much like a blog site.The second website is very simple and clean looking. Everything easily accessible. At the same time, however, it is a bit too simple. The design lacks a certain depth to it, as if the site was made in a template. There's not much to interact with and the site itself is small in scale.

Sample Websites for other kinds of companies:
http://akenergy-inc.com/web/index.php
http://www.quill.com/default.aspx?cm_mmc=SEM-_-Google-_-office%20supplies-_-Home

The first website is fairly accessible and professional looking. The colors give off a sense of being "green" which is very popular right now. At the same time there is a lot of text on the home page, but it doesn't really say a whole lot to a business looking for their services. It's a bit confusing to know where to go to find out more about their services and whole to get them. The logo is far to complex and is at odds with the main heading of the website, resulting in a lack of memorability of the website.The second website is fairly accessible and instantly gives off a sense of being a retail website, which is the site's main purpose. The colors are easy on the eyes and gives sense of freshness and professionalism. The homepage is a big cluttered, especially with side bar advertisements. The product categories seem to be organized fairly well, but could probably use some more work to make them more accessible and appealing. The logo is simple and memorable.