Robbins, J. (2012). Learning
web design: A beginner's guide to HTML, CSS, Javascript, and web graphics (4th
ed.). Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly.
Summary: The premise of the first three chapters is to get
people new to web design a quick overview of some important vocabulary and
concepts. Chapter one delves into the components of web design and the
different jobs and their duties. This gave me more insight into all that
goes on in creating websites and how it could be a one-person job or 30 people's
jobs. I enjoyed the concept of the web design layered cake, appealing to
the girl's mind. Web design has many layers to it, first with HTML
creating the structure, then CCS focusing on presentation and lastly JavaScript
that creates the behavior of the site. Chapter two describes how the
web works and how to not get it confused with the Internet. All of these different components to
the web makes me thankful for the domain name systems, which make it easier for
the every day user to find what they need. Just looking at a simple URL, there is the protocol, the
site name that has the host name and domain name, and the absolute path has the
directory path and the document.
This leads us to Chapter three that discusses some big concepts starting
with multiple devices. This
concept talks about making the site with bare bones, so that it can be
formatted for different devices, since mobile and tablet use are so predominant
now. Lastly, I was surprised to
read that there is the Web Accessibility Initiative that requires websites to
be usable for all kinds of people.
Q1: What is the difference between the intranet and the
extranet in how they are formatted?
The
intranet has firewalls up that only grants access to people inside the company
so important information cannot be leaked. The extranet is the same but allows select users outside the
firewall to have access. The
extranet limits what people can see with the use of passwords.
Q2: What kind
of computer would be better for a web designer?
Windows
has been around for longer than the Mac and therefore is more compatible with
multiple softwares and browsers.
For example, Flash does not work on Mac products and is used in many
websites. However, many in the
graphic design professionals use Macs, especially for the large monitors you
can get. It is important to test
your designs on the opposite machine to check for compatibility. However, it
says to use Windows on the Mac, so now you are using the PC operating
system.
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