Setting up a webpage with dreamweaver using CSS

WEEK 4

CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets . The benefit of using this method is to keep the appearance and content of the web page separate.

Some information to know:

HTML stands for Hyper Text Mark Up Language

FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol

"WYSIWYG" is an acronym for " what you see is what you get"

To find other acronyms go to : www.acronym.finder.com

A file is not live until it is transferred from local to remote location.

Browser options include: FireFox, Safari, Internet Explorer....

The web design development process:

Begins with discussions between the Designer, the Programmer and the Client.

1.  Discussing factors such as: the objective of the website, how to achieve sales, colours, target audience, the websites they like , what expectations they have, budget, amount of outsourcing ( photographers, video footage, etc).
   
2. Brainstorming
   
3. Wire frame- design a site map to show the layout and flow through the website
   
4. Planning the Content with the audience in mind, answer their questions and meet their needs.
   
5. Initial design, starting with a mock up design, reflecting information given by the client, refer to the brief. Do a screen save to show the client how the page would appear. Sell the design to the client careful to explain what you designed and why, including references to the brief.
   
6. Client Feedback
   
7. Design Re-work- make any additional changes that the client required.
   
8. Client Approval
   
9. Confirmation, Use a Programmer for Coding
   
10. Build HTML- coder works with style sheets to keep content separate from design.
    
11. Presentation to the client- usually in a power point presentation, highlight the benefits and discuss why you chose that design format for them.
    
12. Test the website on as many browsers and versions of browsers as possible, check the download speed, ease of access through google. Have 15 people try to access the website at once and conduct hack testing.
    
13. Launch the website and advertise the website in print media, business correspondence, on television etc.
    

It's that simple!!!