CSS, PhP) ... Supports Responsive Web Design ... Good Reputation supporting Academic Users. ⢠Reasonably Priced (US $2
Web Design
John Bonnett Introduction to Digital History Workshop Brock University May 2, 2016
A Few Design Principles….
• Plan – Don’t Reinvent the Wheel • Less is More: Minimalism | Avoid Clutter! • Responsive: Can be viewed on any Device •Use WordPress
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A Few Design Principles….
A Few Design Principles….
• Plan – Don’t Reinvent the Wheel • Less is More: Minimalism | Avoid Clutter! – Rely on Established Conventions – Create Pages that are spare in Content
• Responsive: Can be viewed on any Device •Use WordPress
A Few Design Principles….
A Few Design Principles….
A Few Design Principles….
• Plan – Don’t Reinvent the Wheel • Less is More: Minimalism | Avoid Clutter! • Responsive: Can be viewed on any Device •Use WordPress
A Few Design Principles….
A Few Design Principles….
A Few Design Principles….
• Plan – Don’t Reinvent the Wheel • Less is More: Minimalism | Avoid Clutter! • Responsive: Can be viewed on any Device •Use WordPress – Advantage: No need to learn programming languages (HTML 5, CSS, PhP) – Advantage: Widely used (BBC, Apple) – Provides design templates (specifies where features such as menus, blogs and twitter feeds placed) – Content creation via typing, drag-and-drop graphics – Simple | Easy to learn | Cloud-based: use any computer, anywhere to modify – Supports Responsive Web Design
Our Objective Today ….
•Produce a Website similar to mine: johnbonnett.com •You will not be locked into design and site constituents we build today •Here is an overview of the pages we will construct today …
A Few Design Principles….
Before we get started ….
•We’ll need to perform the following three tasks: – Create an account with a Host (ReClaim.com) • • • •
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– Acquire Domain Name – Install WordPress
Today’s website tutorials …. •…are based on the tutorials and templates of Tyler Moore •Chosen for four reasons – His Materials Produce Good looking Web Sites – Uses plug-in PageBuilder – Offers greater flexibility in controlling fonts and other features of your website – Moore’s videos useful resources for consultation after this workshop
