Web Design

Web Design

In this lesson we were introduced to web design and the tools and programs needed to design websites. We were shown how to use Adobe Dreamweaver, and the steps needed to create basic webpages and how to create links to enable navigation from page to page.

As I used to be very into web design, I am very familiar with the Dreamweaver program and how to write HTML coding, therefore this lesson was very interesting for me. I learnt how to use dreamweaver shortcuts, such as how to create links within a working document using a drag and drop method on the screen.

We also viewed examples of good and bad web design, to determine what made a good website, in terms of its ussability and overall look and feel. It was noted that busy backgrounds with clashing colours and fonts were not appealing.

I commented that GOOGLE was a very appealing website, due to it's sleek and clean 'no fuss' design, which makes it very easy to use. This is opposed to older search engine sites such as LYCOS which were very busy with their design and had homepages full of links which were of no use to the user.