Presented by: Ermilo John D. Gialogo, Jr. BSCS-IST, De La Salle University-Manila

08/06/09 Ermilo John D. Gialogo, Jr. ● Introduction to Web Design with Dreamweaver 8 HOW DO I START?

Set up the website anatomy Containing Block Logo Navigation Content White Space Footer 08/06/09 Ermilo John D. Gialogo, Jr. ● Introduction to Web Design with Dreamweaver 8

Set up the website anatomy

Containing Block

Logo

Navigation

Content

White Space

Footer

08/06/09 Ermilo John D. Gialogo, Jr. ● Introduction to Web Design with Dreamweaver 8

Layout using Rule of Thirds Application of the “divine proportion” Generally makes the site aesthetically appealing 08/06/09 Ermilo John D. Gialogo, Jr. ● Introduction to Web Design with Dreamweaver 8

Layout using Rule of Thirds

Application of the “divine proportion”

Generally makes the site aesthetically appealing

08/06/09 Ermilo John D. Gialogo, Jr. ● Introduction to Web Design with Dreamweaver 8

08/06/09 Ermilo John D. Gialogo, Jr. ● Introduction to Web Design with Dreamweaver 8

08/06/09 Ermilo John D. Gialogo, Jr. ● Introduction to Web Design with Dreamweaver 8

08/06/09 Ermilo John D. Gialogo, Jr. ● Introduction to Web Design with Dreamweaver 8

08/06/09 Ermilo John D. Gialogo, Jr. ● Introduction to Web Design with Dreamweaver 8

Common layout examples Left-column navigation http://www.thinkgeek.com/index.shtml Right-column navigation http://www.audi.com Three-column navigation http://store.apple.com/ 08/06/09 Ermilo John D. Gialogo, Jr. ● Introduction to Web Design with Dreamweaver 8

Common layout examples

Left-column navigation

http://www.thinkgeek.com/index.shtml

Right-column navigation

http://www.audi.com

Three-column navigation

http://store.apple.com/

08/06/09 Ermilo John D. Gialogo, Jr. ● Introduction to Web Design with Dreamweaver 8

Users won't read your text thoroughly in a word-by-word manner. Scanning Exhaustive reading is rare The first two paragraphs must state the most important information. Start subheads, paragraphs, and bullet points with information Carrying words that users will notice when scanning 08/06/09 Ermilo John D. Gialogo, Jr. ● Introduction to Web Design with Dreamweaver 8

Users won't read your text thoroughly in a word-by-word manner.

Scanning

Exhaustive reading is rare

The first two paragraphs must state the most important information.

Start subheads, paragraphs, and bullet points with information

Carrying words that users will notice when scanning

08/06/09 Ermilo John D. Gialogo, Jr. ● Introduction to Web Design with Dreamweaver 8 WHAT IS DREAMWEAVER? Does it weave dreams?

What is Dreamweaver? WYSIWYG HTML Editor Site Manager Styles Links IDE for Coders 08/06/09 Ermilo John D. Gialogo, Jr. ● Introduction to Web Design with Dreamweaver 8

What is Dreamweaver?

WYSIWYG HTML Editor

Site Manager

Styles

Links

IDE for Coders

Adding Text and List, Preview in Browse Creating a new page Setting page properties Introducing Cascading Style Sheets Text Attributes in the Property Inspector Saving your work Previewing in your browser 08/06/09 Ermilo John D. Gialogo, Jr. ● Introduction to Web Design with Dreamweaver 8

Adding Text and List, Preview in Browse

Creating a new page

Setting page properties

Introducing Cascading Style Sheets

Text Attributes in the Property Inspector

Saving your work

Previewing in your browser

Defining and Configuring a Website Site Definition Files Panel 08/06/09 Ermilo John D. Gialogo, Jr. ● Introduction to Web Design with Dreamweaver 8

Defining and Configuring a Website

Site Definition

Files Panel

Links, Anchors and MailTo Relative and Absolute Links Absolute path – complete URL Relative path – location of the file in relation to the page being viewed Anchors Why anchors? Naming an anchor Linking to an anchor 08/06/09 Ermilo John D. Gialogo, Jr. ● Introduction to Web Design with Dreamweaver 8

Links, Anchors and MailTo

Relative and Absolute Links

Absolute path – complete URL

Relative path – location of the file in relation to the page being viewed

Anchors

Why anchors?

Naming an anchor

Linking to an anchor

Inserting Media Inserting Images Inserting Flash Videos Web Page Layout with Tables Inserting a table Resizing Merging 08/06/09 Ermilo John D. Gialogo, Jr. ● Introduction to Web Design with Dreamweaver 8

Inserting Media

Inserting Images

Inserting Flash Videos

Web Page Layout with Tables

Inserting a table

Resizing

Merging

Tips and Tricks on Layouting Apply the following settings on the table Cell Padding: 0 Cell Spacing: 0 Border: 0 08/06/09 Ermilo John D. Gialogo, Jr. ● Introduction to Web Design with Dreamweaver 8

Tips and Tricks on Layouting

Apply the following settings on the table

Cell Padding: 0

Cell Spacing: 0

Border: 0

08/06/09 Ermilo John D. Gialogo, Jr. ● Introduction to Web Design with Dreamweaver 8 WRAP UP THE STUFF.