The Designer's Web Handbook: What You Need to Know to Create for the Web
Patrick McNeil
Language: English
Pages: 135
ISBN: 1440314411
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Make the Web Work for You
You know how to design. But you can increase your value as a designer in the marketplace by learning how to make that design function on the web. From informational sites to e-commerce portals to blogs to mobile apps, The Designer's Web Handbook helps any designer understand the full life cycle of a digital product: idea, design, production and maintenance.
The best web designers create not only beautiful sites but also sites that function well--for both client and end user. Patrick McNeil, creator of the popular web design blog designmeltdown.com and author of the bestselling Web Designer's Idea Book, volumes 1 and 2, teaches you how to work with developers to build sites that balance aesthetics and usability, and to do it on time and on budget.
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relevant posts or recent comments. This encourages users to take another step instead of simply leaving the site. 3 www.smashapp.com SOCIAL NETWORKING Social networking has become a required element for many websites. Social media integration comes in a few typical formats. The first is in the form of simple links to the particular networks. In such cases, sites often have a cluster of icons that people can identify. This is definitely a situation in which we should leverage the well-known
its necessary functions. Sometimes this means building in fall backs in case something like JavaScript is disabled. Other times it means plugging in a tool that allows an older browser to emulate a built-in feature like rounded corners. So, as part of your browser testing, you have to go beyond simply looking at screenshots provided by snapshot services. You must actually do your best to test the site in the various browsers and platforms. Your best bet is to install as many browsers as you can
benefit. Web pages are measured in pixels, not real-world units such as inches. When someone asks you for a web image that’s, say, two inches wide, they’re estimating how it would appear on their own monitor. Without changing the image’s pixel dimensions, that image would appear larger or smaller on different monitors–and would even look different on the same monitor at a different resolution setting. PIXEL SIZE DEPENDS ON CONTEXT A pixel (which is short for “picture element”) is the smallest
include PHP, Ruby, Java and ASP.net. Shared hosting: Shared hosting is a web hosting option where many sites are stored on a single server. Most discount hosting plans are based on shared hosting. SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol): SOAP is an XML-based protocol used by computer programs to interface with other programs across the Internet. SSL (Secure Socket Layer): SSL is a protocol used for transferring data and it’s a critical component for securing web content as it’s transmitted.
that you can sell this as a benefit to your clients; you can charge less (because you’re doing a lot less design work). This makes your price more competitive. Regardless of the state of the economy, this is something that resonates with business owners and is another great way to demonstrate a respect for the client’s needs, time and money. Again, this might not work for everyone, but at least take the time to consider it. It is my belief that this approach is more viable and less used than it