Session 20 [Wed 100310] - Site Testing For Possible Changes/ Positive Reactions To Sites/ Final Deadlines

Well done on completing the web one course. It is a tricky medium but one that should enhance your organisational and planning skills when it comes to all other disciplines under the Vis Com umbrella.

Final Deadlines
You handed in your folders during this final class session.

I will pick up your final zip files from the James Gosling folder in the Mac Lab Zone 1 folder late Friday night/early Saturday morning so be sure to complete all site alterations/ additions by Friday evening.

You can submit final work before then if you like.

All final sites must be live by end of Friday.

Many thanks and well done this term.
Cheers,
James.

Session 19 [Mon 080310] - Contact Form Instruction/ One To One Instruction & Troubleshooting

Homework
For the final session we will be testing and commenting on each others sites. All sites must be live for testing whatever stage you are at.

The brief asks you for a short typed site appraisal. If you feel your site is perfect then please skip this. Otherwise, use this appraisal opportunity to comment on what went wrong and what you would do to improve your site. This could gain you additional points in the event that any part of your site is unfinished.

I will be taking in your folios during next class and then retrieving a zip of your final site from the public folder on Saturday [130310].

I will be grading websites early Saturday morning, so all sites must be finalised and live by Friday night [120310].

Also make any final changes to you blog based on my comments.

See you tomorrow.

Session 17 [Mon 010310] - Creating Background Gifs & Text Gifs/ Pulling images into CSS/ Image Replacement Using The Span Tag

Homework

1. Backup Site to Public Folder
2. Finish index page - achieve your Photoshop comp design in HTML/ CSS
3. Create all your other pages by copying the index page using the Save As… technique from the training site.

State Of Play
Well done those of you who are making good progress with your site. You are clearly getting your head around the layout/ gallery building techniques in CSS and the inclusion of your Flash based autoslideshow.

I suggest that those of you who struggling with the techniques, having also missed the slideshow/ gallery instruction last session, concentrate on getting your 5 pages looking finished via CSS even if you can't envisage providing the full functionality of a slideshow, gallery, or a contact form. The skinning of your site is, after all, the most pertinent part in terms of your chosen Vis Com discipline.

Next time, we will finish our instruction in CSS positioning and then focus on styling the unique content on your pages.