Archive for October 14, 2009
Week 8 Links and info
A Dao of Web Design
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/dao/
Blasting the Myth of Above the Fold – by Milissa Tarquin
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/blasting-the-myth-of
Five Principles to Design By
http://bokardo.com/archives/five-principles-to-design-by/
Design is about USE.
It is always contextual
Difference between ID and Class
http://css-tricks.com/the-difference-between-id-and-class/
IDs are unique
Classes are NOT UNIQUE
Principles of Beautiful Web Design
Chapt. 5: Imagery
What to look for in Pictures
Is it relevant?
Is it interesting?
Is it appealing?
Google Ganking BAD
Hot-linking BAD
Good tools for manipulation images
cropping
photoshop adjustments
applying edges
The complete design process
http://tv.adobe.com/watch/fireworks-tips-and-tricks/the-complete-design-process/
Information and Interaction Design
*This is a good video for setting up sites*
http://tv.adobe.com/watch/fireworks-tips-and-tricks/information-and-interaction-design/
FW wireframes, master pages, layers, symbols, grids, guides
Quickly Transform Photoshop Layouts
http://tv.adobe.com/watch/everyday-timesavers-web/quickly-transform-photoshop-layouts/
Dreamweaver Intregration
http://tv.adobe.com/watch/digital-design/getting-started-06-dreamweaver-integration/