2. What a print designer is used to?
• Specify virtually any typeface.
• A high control over the spatial layout of every element.
• An emphasis on visual invention.
• The final art never change.
• Usually approach web by Flash or Dreamweaver.
3. What web designers should
know about web design?
• Web design canvas is code and browsers.
• Web design live in boxes.
• Web design loads.
• Web design is used.
13. No custom fonts
• We can get custom fonts
‣ Technics:
- Flash replacement: http://dev.novemberborn.net/sifr3/beta2/demo/
- Image replacement: http://plugins.jquery.com/project/txt2img
‣ Disadvantages:
- More developing time
- More files to load
- More rendering time
14. No accurate colors
• No image color profile (some browsers support it but more file weight)
• Users have different screens and color profiles.
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17. The boxes are straight. No inclined boxes, no inclined text
18. The boxes can be fixed or flexible (liquid layout)
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http://www.globrix.com/property/buy/nw1?ns=true&rd=1&br=buy&qt=NW1
19. Boxes can overlap each other, and modify opacity
(but doesn't have effects like multiply, difference, etc.)
20. With JavaScript boxes can change
(move, fade in, fade out, slide, drag, change style or content, etc.)
21. How quot;dressquot; the box.
Web designers should know at least the basic rules of
how html/css works
27. Web designers should know usability bases:
Don’t make users think
• Design for scanning not reading
• As simple and clear as possible
• Clear visual hierarchy
• Make things look like they are
• Know where we are and easy to move
• Homepage has to answer:
• What is this?
• What do they have here?
• What can I do here?
• Why this site is special?
• Think about messages (error, info, etc.)
• Think about extreme cases (no content, long text inputs, etc.)
32. Web Design Tools
Adobe FireWorks
Rapidly prototype and design for the web
• Essential bitmap and vector tools.
• Common elements library.
‣ bullets
‣ buttons
‣ browser elements
• Customizable library/styles/shapes
• 9-slice tool
• Groups/Layers/Pages
• Export Area tool
• Illustrator and Photoshop integration.
33. Web Design Books
• Don't Make Me Think (sec. ed.) - Steve Krug - New Riders
• Prioritizing Web Usability - Jakob Nielsen - New Riders
• Homepage Usability - Jakob Nielsen - New Riders
• Defensive design for the Web - 37signals - New Riders
• HTML, XHTML, and CSS, Sixth Edition - Elizabeth Castro - Peachpit Press
• The ZEN of CSS Design - Dave Shea - New Riders
• Bulletproof Web Design - Dan Cederholm - New Riders
• CSS Mastery: Advanced Web Standards Solutions - Andy Budd - Friends of Ed