Archive for the ‘Web Design’ Category

Print.Css-What it means

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

I found some good web articles to explain in more detail what a print.css is and what it does.

http://www.intensivstation.ch/en/css/print/

http://www.alistapart.com/articles/goingtoprint/

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9005339

http://envisionic.com/webtips/user_experience/printer_friendly.php

Web Layouts in Photoshop

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

This post is for the students I have in my class that are graphic designers transitioning into web designers. :)

Below  is a link to a tutorial on how to do layouts in photoshop.  I will also find more relevant links and post them under the “Web Resources” area.

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Using Notepad in Vista

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

To open notepad in Vista:

  • click on the ’start’ icon
  • In the search type ‘notepad’
  • Click on the notepad icon in the search results window (more…)

You have created your first website but how do you get it online?

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

I created a website what do I do now???

I created a website what do I do now???

First you need to choose a domain name.  A domain name is the name that identifies a Web site such as www.msn.com or www.rccwebproject.net.

Keep your domain names short!  You don’t want to have an extremely long domain name that nobody will remember such as www.thisismyveryfirstwebsiteproject8874.com.

I have picked out a domain name but how do I know if it is available?

There are many websites that can check the availability of your domain name choice such as: whois.net.  Not only does this website allow you to check if a domain name is available, but you can also type in an existing domain name and find out who it belongs to. (more…)

Margins and Padding

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

What is the difference between margins and padding? I found a great article to explain just that.

Margins and Padding