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Module 9
Assignment: Valid HTML Document
Using a simple text editor (Notepad if you are on a PC, TextEdit if you are on a mac) you will
create and validate your first HTML document. Using the W3C reference table, create an
HTML document...
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a designer, information architect, or key stakeholder, it should be easier to use
and a fairly accurate representation of how users would interact with a site’s
content.
Provides a good...
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PROTOTYPING
Prototypes are an effective way to test ideas, communicate
concepts to clients, and assess usability. Prototypes are usually
created once the requirements documentation and wireframes
have been...
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Advantages of Content
Management Systems
Templates
Content Management Systems generally use some sort of templating sys
tem that allows designers to make layout changes in one place that will...
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of a website are “committed” when they are ready to be made live. The ver
sioning system keeps track of each commit, and users are able to go back
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Purpose
The goals of a project can dictate what kind of CMS is needed. CMS soft
ware tends to be focused in one of two areas: content syndication or website
design. Online systems such as Blogger and Tumblr make it very easy...
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allowed developers to reuse chunks of code to accomplish common tasks.
The frameworks have matured into JavaScript libraries, such as...
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Rhythm (also known as repetition) allows designers to develop an internal
consistency that makes a design easier for the user to process. Once the brain
recognizes the pattern...
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Using a Graphics Editor
While the code for a website can be created in a simple text editor,
the graphics must be created using graphic design software. The
industry standard is Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator for creating
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as well as their different states. In doing so, the page is only required to make one
HTTP request instead of 25. When using a sprite, the browser downloads the en
tire image once, and unique coordinates specify which part...
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cognates is beneficial. All of these activities produce strong effects in mastery of targeted words,
and smaller, but significant gains in comprehension of the selected text (Goldenberg, 2008).
Other research supports the findings that...