We looked over a brief that the college had received and began to pull it apart and begin thinking about what the client is actually asking for.
How to differentiate between tasks for a web designer and a web developer.
We are designers, anything to do with two way communication, databases and so on is a job best done by a web developer. Someone who knows what they are talking about and who is capable of coding such functions.
Functionality is one of the key factors to a good website but the majority is only achievable by a specialist professional.
So when looking at these kinds of briefs you need to learn when to start working with someone else on the website.
Ask the clients what they mean about certain parts that may seem odd or that you don't understand - get them to clarify because it maybe be that they don't actually know what they are talking about, they may be asking for too much or the wrong thing, or they could be asking for something very specific.
Our thoughts about the brief.
- the clients knows nothing - but they think they know more than they do
- exhaustive - not to the point
- they want the Moon on a stick - everything for nothing
Briefs like this need to be avoided, they aren't worth your time and its almost insulting to be asked to do it.
More about slicing on Photoshop.
You can export your slices as html and then open them up in Dreamweaver - this will create them as 'tables' instead of using div ids - this can cause a few problems though and its best not to do it this way
Comments - allows you to remove code from the design without having to copy it then delete and past back in afterwards. This function lets you select and disable specific lines of code without removing it at all.
Highlight the lines of code you want to remove
apply comment function on the left hand tool bar in Dreamweaver
Collapse tags (again in the left hand tool bar) - like locking layers
CSS - defines the look of the website - colour, typefaces, rollover buttons, size of type etc
HTML - is where content goes - css sheet, text, images etc
Things I want to learn about web design:-
- how to code scrolling in boxes
- how to code search engines
- how to code animations and animated links
- how to code light box
get a book on basic html coding.
