dreamweaver is an xhtml editor that allows you to: create a site create external cascading style...
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Dreamweaver is an XHTML editor that allows you to:
Create a siteCreate external Cascading Style Sheets
(CSS) to store the styles used in your pagesCreate templates to give your site a
consistent designImport a wide range of media e.g. Flash
animations & graphics created in PhotoShopManage your sitePublish your site to a Web Server
Three things you must consider first
The creative briefAn idea for the site
Decide on a Navigation ModelHow will users get around the site?
Create a paper based design Plan out your design – PowerPoint is a good
tool for this.Create your “Wireframe”
Used as a quick and effective means of testing the navigation of the site
The Creative BriefSo the first question is what shall we make
our site about?
You have this week and next to decide on a topic for your site
In this example we shall make a site about this module (Boring I know but it at least makes the point)
The Navigation Model (Examples)Linear Navigation Model (Slide show)
• Hub and Spoke Navigation Model
“Paper” Based Design
Welcome to CTEC2608
Unit 1 – Web Development
Unit 2 – Digital Imaging
Unit 3 – Animation
Unit 4 – Sound and vision
The Next Page
Unit 1
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
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CTEC2608 Multimedia and Internet Technology.
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
And the nextUnit 2
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
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CTEC2608 Multimedia and Internet Technology.
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Compare these pages…
Unit 1
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Back to index.
CTEC2608 Multimedia and Internet Technology.
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Unit 2
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Back to index.
CTEC2608 Multimedia and Internet Technology.
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Two Tools for Creating PagesTemplates
Cascading Style SheetsInternal Style Sheets
External Style Sheets (This is the one we care about!)
Gives us …
By helping us to control the CSS
Selecting a Directory Structure The next step is to decide on a directory structure for the site, we will need
…
A main folder for the site.
e.g.
h:\public_html\ctec2608
CTEC2608
Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4
Once you have done all the prep!You may now open Dreamweaver!