Installing Adobe Studio 8
Programs and downloading
from the Web

   

Reading Assignment: Web Page Design,
pp. 8-18; Foreward to Yale Web Style Guide ; Preface to Yale Web Style Guide

Assignment: (Do after Class)

1. How do I download files from the Internet?

1. ZDnet's Beginner's Guide to Downloading
   

2. Download and install these programs:

1. Cnet.com Download website
   
   
2. Instructions for Downloading and
   installing ws-ftp le
   
   
3. Download Fugu software for Macs
   
   
4. See Using FUGU for Macs and
   Using Windows SSH Secure Shell
   
   
5. Macromedia Programs Download website:
   Download and install Dreamweaver 8.
   
   
6. Download and install WinRAR 3.51
   
   
7. Download and install WinZip
   
   

3. Using your sub-account on
http://www.sewallprogram.com/

1. See www.globat.com website
   
   
2.  Login to Globat.com to see our account.
   
   
3. See Digital Design class sub-accounts for
   each student.
   
   
4. This website has 10 gigabytes of server
   space. Each student will be allotted
   500 megabytes of server space on their
   sub-accounts.
   
   
5. Don't worry for now about how to determine how much server space you
   are using.
   
   
6. I will e-mail you your login name and
   password to log in to the
   www.sewallprogram.com website.
   
   
7. Students will use their individual login names and passwords to log in to and
   gain access to their sub-accounts.
   
   
8. Demonstrate logging in for
   http://www.sewallprogram.com/~lewis/
   using ws-ftp le.
   
   
9. Because each sub-account has its
   own unique login name and password,
   students won't be able to access other
   students' sub-accounts.
   
   
10. Create an index.html file using Dreamweaver and now transfer it to the web using the ws-ftp le program.
    
    
11. The default file name for a homepage
    is always index.htm or index.html.
    
    
    
    

1. Student and Academic Discounts for Software

• JourneyEd.com
  
• Academic Superstore

2. Signing up for the Digital Design list

3. Good Design Notebook class assignment

4. See Example of a "favorite" website.

5. Disabling Firewalls and Anti-Virus Programs

1. FTP Programs like SSH shell won't work
   if your computer's firewall is on. So
   make sure you disable your firewall
   when you want to use an FTP program.
   
2. In some cases, the latest anti-virus
   programs and firewalls won't allow you
   to download software from the web
   when they are on. If you have trouble
   downloading software on your computer,
   turn off your firewall and anti-virus
   program.

6. Downloading files from the Web

• How to Get Started Creating Webpages
• How to Make Webpages
• How to Upload your website on the Internet
• How to Make More out of your Websites
• UCB Web Publishing Policy
• Downloading Free Software at CU
• C-Net Download Central
• Macromedia Programs Download website
• Download and install WinRAR 2.90
• Download and install WinZip
• Download SSH FTP software

7. Webpage File Naming Conventions

• 8.3 rule - No more than 8 letters in a filename and no more than three letters in the html file extensions:  blank.htm.
  
  
• Always use lower case letters, because the web is case sensitive: blank.htm, not Blank.htm
  
  
• Always include a title for each webpage
  
  
• Always use file names that reflect what the specificweb page is about: index.htm, not Lewis.htm.

8. Web Design Fundamentals

• Keep a "Digital Design" notebook
  
  
• Keep a list of all webpage parameters
  
  
• Keep a list of all file folders and file names
  
  
• Keep backup copies of webpages on disks
  
  
• Keep latest version of the webpage on the internet
  
  
• Always download latest version from the internet

9. Digital Design Fundamentals

• Keep a "Good Design" notebook
  
  
• Collect examples of good design from the print media
  
  
• Collect examples of good design from the web
  
  
• Collect URLs for Award-winning Web sites
  
  
• Collect URLs for Web Design Tools web sites
  
  
• Keep sketches and doodles for future designs

• The International Webpage Awards
• The Webby Awards
• Web Pages that Suck Home Page
• Yale Web Style Guide
• Principles of Web Design homepage
• Lynda.com--Web Design
• Jakob Nielsen's site: ww.useit.com
• WebPage Design for Designers
• Web Design Guide
• Webmonkey Web Design Site

• Yale Web Style Guide
• Principles of Web Design homepage
• Creating Web Sites Tool Chest
• WebPage Design for Designers
• Web Design Guide
• Webmonkey Web Design Site
  

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