Category: Web Design

  • Today, I changed the look and feel of my website slightly to feature the logo more boldly. I added CSS sprites to the navigation bar. (They are images instead of text! The hover state is part of the same image as the nonhover state. How?… What? For more information on CSS sprites see yesterday’s post.)…

  • (L’Opera Shmopera–design changes from last week: added logo png and work-in-progress photographic header) Responsive Design is Responsible Design. Sounds catchy, right? This is the kind of thing that’s embroidered on the pillows of Web Design superstars. People no longer say that this is a trend. What is Responsive Design? It’s when your website says “whoa,…

  • (My website for this class in its current state.) During yesterday’s review session in Web Design Bootcamp, I was recognized for having a website that was more advanced in styling in CSS than the other students. This kind of recognition is unwarranted  in my opinion because I am a terrible coder. I don’t have a…

  • Above:(work in progress–I’m not done yet… now I have 6 errors in my html) transformation of a website going from simple html, to CSS—simple layout and background colors in boxes, to incorporation of googlefonts and patterns—as planned in my style tile) CSS is the hero behind html. Hypertext Markup Language originated from the need to index…

  • Always validate your html. My instructor ran the site when it was in the above state and it had 1 error due to coding em dashes. (I still haven’t figured out how to fix it without re-inputting my paragraphs of text.) In Web Design, don’t think you can get away with anything. Your instructor can…

  • All of this Web Design Bootcamp stuff has made me extra aware of my online presence. I realized that my twitter profile looked only a notch above default. In other words, I didn’t take care of these details that could eventually get me a job. Also, after looking at patterns yesterday for my style tile…

  • This is the first style tile I’ve ever made. Style Tiles are a relatively new thing. With the age of mobiles upon us, we have to have elements that can size and refigure with ease. (elements:fonts, hierarchy system, button styles, colors and patterns). A mood board is too vague and a comp, too specific. In…

  • (Left: A still from a class assignment, a promotional video for Seattle Central Community College’s information technology program.)   Part three of a Summary of Erik Fadiman’s Opening Lecture to His Web Design Bootcamp 2012  In Web Design, the newest considerations we must make involve the versatility of the web. The Internet is in mobile…