CSS Page Layouts

This week we worked on page layout. For this blog I am to look up CSS page layout tutorials that differ from those discussed in my text and list them (by my understanding).

·         http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/css_page_layout_basics.html

This site provides many of the basics in which we learned in Web Development 1, as well as brushing up on them in this week’s text.

·         http://www.learn-css-tutorial.com/CSS-Page-Layout.cfm

This tutorial gives a little more insight into page layout. I found this site to be most beneficial when it comes to page layout.

·         http://www.maxdesign.com.au/articles/css-layouts/

This site provides many links to several different CSS page layout coding’s. Very informational! This site had the biggest selection of tutorials when it came to page layout.

Fish Creek Animal Hospital Design

Over the course of my Computer Science 1 class I have been in the process of developing a site for Fish Creek Animal Hospital. So for this week’s blog I have to review Chapter 5 of my text and cite a few things in regards to my site. The assignment in exact is as follows: Review the recommended Web page design practices from this chapter. Use the Web Design Best Practices Checklist (Table 5.1) to evaluate the Fish Creek site that you create in earlier chapters. Cite three design practices that have been well implemented. Cite three design practices that could be implemented in a better way. How else would you improve the Web site?

Thus far the three design practices that have been well implemented are as follows:

·         Consistent navigation area

·         Color is used consistently

·         Fonts, font sizes, and font colors are consistently used

I do believe that so far the site is overall consistent and there are more areas that I think are well implemented.

The three design practices that could be implemented in a better would be as follows:

·         The site could use more multimedia, such as pictures and videos.

·         Although the colors are consistent, I think there could be more colors.

·         The graphics for the navigation links are great but would be that much more if they moved or had some sort of movement to them.

Overall, the site is great and I have enjoyed working on it.

Facebook

This week we are to visit a Web site that is of interest to me and answer a few questions that pertain to the site. I would have to say that the Web site that I tend to use the most is Facebook. Yes, I am a Facebook junkie!!

www.facebook.com

What is the purpose of this site?

                The purpose if this site is to provide a place where people can get in contact with others, such as long lost family members or friends. There are also many games that one can play.

Who is the intended audience?

                The intended audience is anyone that may want to find a loved one or just anyone in general.

Do you believe the site reaches its audience?

                I do believe that the intended audience is targeted. Facebook has roughly 39 million active users so I would say that is a big YES!!

Was this site useful to you? Why or why not?

                This site is very useful to me. I have found many people that I lost contact with over the years. I am also able to stay in contact with family members that live in other states and countries. Not to mention I have met some new friends via this site.

List the colors that were used on the home page of this web site: background, backgrounds of page sections, text, logo, navigation buttons, and so on.

                When you first enter Facebook, which is the sign in page, there is a dark blue header and the rest is a light blue. There is also a graphic of a phone. Once you are signed in the background is white but there is still a dark blue header. Each individual has a wall that others can post to (comment to). There are links to find more friends, message friends, a place to put photos, and it is very easy to navigate through and very easy to read.

How did the use of color enhance the Web site?

                I like the colors. However, I think that there could be more than just the blue to enhace the site more. It is very simple the way it is.