Website design is a multilayerd process that anyone can have a stab at. Not everyone will excel in all the fields. Generally most people are attracted to a particular area of it. From graphic design, to programming, to marketing and even the project management process.
So what can we cover in ten weeks?
- What is a Website? - different kinds of websites, the scripting languages, the look and feel, e-commerce
- Tracking its progress - SEO Search Engine Optimisation, Google Analytics, Marketing & Promotion
- Planning is Paramount - Who are the audience? What is the purpose? Developing your idea. Paper planning is perfect.
- Collecting the content - architecture, linking, text & images, theme and design, sketching a draft
- Dreamweaver - website management, get to know the layout, building tables, colours, inserting elements
- Fireworks - image optimisation, active images (PNG), buttons and website layouts, montages, etc
- The Build Begins - collecting all the content together, creating a consistent feel,
- CSS & Javascripting - introduction in to advanced features in Dreamweaver
- Teaching your website to talk - Meta Tagging, Alt Tagging, Heading Tags, Page Titles, etc
- Put online - FTPing, Google Analytics, Website Optimiser
- Reviewing - feedback, monitoring, updating, webmaster, furture developments.
