WebDesign ComputerProjects

you can use Nvu (or Dreamweaver etc) to design your web page, but these days most people use online editors on sites such as this one (pbwiki.com).

• pages.google.com
• myspace.com
• piczo.com
• freewebs.com
• blogger.com
• pbwiki.com
• geocities.yahoo.com

Because each one is different to use I'll not list tutorials here, I'll put links to good web design tips.

1. Keep it simple
   • clean, quick and easy to understand
2. you have 5 micro seconds to impress
   • people will quickly move on  if your page is  slow or un-interesting.
3. Navigation must be obvious
   • if you have links, they must be clear and usable.
4. Design your own graphics.
   • apart from copyright issues, using other peoples pics is boring.
   • it's easyer than you think to make your own.

Assignment:

1. Make a site to share your photos.
2. A web page about nose-putty sculptors.
3. A page for people to discuss rabbits.

• NOTE: put short cuts to all these pages in your folio in a folder called "WebPages".