Web Design Training
Advantage of WebDesign
Whether you know how to click the buttons but need help with the principles of good web design, or you are a newcomer to web design and want to learn the rules before you start to design, this is the web design training course for you.
Web Design Training Course Objectives
During this Web Design training course, delegates will learn to avoid common mistakes and apply good design and navigation principles to your site.
This Web Design training course forms part of our Web Design Week, comprising of our 1 day Web Design course, our 2 day Dreamweaver course and our 2 day Photoshop for Web Graphics course.
Web Design Training Course Content
Planning a WebSite:
• How to plan your site
• Mapping the site
• Chunking information
• The importance of good web content
Basic web design principles:
• The good the bad and the ugly
• Structuring and Site Navigation
• The limitations of html
Common web page elements
• Headers and footers
• Navigation bars
• Back buttons
Typography for the web:
• Limits
• Tips
• Typefaces for the Web
e-Commerce:
• What is e-commerce?
• How to set up an online shop
• Options
• Shopping carts – what to look for
• Taking payment online – options
• Creating an online shop in Dreamweaver
File formats and image compression
Formatting your pages:
• Printable areas
• Browser compatibility issues
Getting your customers to come back
Domains and Hosting:
• What to consider when choosing a hosting company/registrar:
i) Will I require database connectivity/cgi?
ii) How many mailboxes will I need?
• Buying domain names & web space
• Pointing your domain to your site & DNS Settings
• FTP
Web 2.0
• What is Web 2.0 and why should you be interested?
• Web 2.0 Design style considerations
• Web 2.0 Technology – AJAX, CSS
• Community building – Blogs, Forums, RSS News
• Web 2.0 site creation tools; WordPress, Blogger
Web Design Training Course Prerequisites
• Ability to use and navigate a web browser.
|
