Web authoring
- 1. Assignment 1 -Web Authoring: Protocols, Design Conventions and Software In this report I will be discussing web authoring were I will be explain briefly the three different aspects of web authoring and what it is. I will be discussing the protocols, design conventions and the software’s of web authoring. Web authoring is a category of software that allows the user to develop a Web site in a desktop publishing way. Web authoring will make required HTML coding for the layout of the Web pages based on what the user of the page creates. There are three types of web authoring protocols, design conventions and software. Protocols Protocols are another word for rules. Web Authoring Protocols is about the rules which govern the exchange of data and information over the internet. There are numerous protocols we need to be familiar with and understand one of them is URL then Top Level Doman Name, Doman Name, Domain Name Registrar ETC. URL is short for uniform resource locator; this is address for a website for example if you were to click on a website like http://www.hm.com/gb/ it will take you straight to the page. Another example of this a top level Doman name, this is the end of the URL. This shows the website and the location for example www.google.co.uk the UK indicates were the location is. Doman name is another example this is the name of a website. These tend to be more memorable as people can easily type them into an address bar or search engine without forgetting it. For example “twitter” is the domain name of www.twitter.co.uk Also we have Domain Name Registrar were it is where users buy a domain name. For example I bought “google” with the Top Level Domain name “.co.uk”. These are sold and managed by Domain Name Registrars; they are the buyers of these protocols. Web Page Naming Conventions are websites that are made of lots of pages, all using the same URL. It is important that each web page has a good name that reflects the content on that page. Home page = www.example.com/index.htm Contact us = www.example.com/contact.htm About us = www.example.com/about.htm There is lots of software available to create a websites. These are separated into two categories: Design Conventions Designing a website takes lots of planning and a lot of factors need to be considered. We will go through the main conventions, or rules, of website design. Rule of third
- 2. The Rule of Thirds is one of the most important design principles. It is a rule that is useful to the layout and composition of images and websites. Images and websites can be divided into thirds: three vertical lines and three horizontal lines. The lines that cross are the “Points of focus”. A person eyes is naturally drawn to those areas of the image. A website that uses the Rule of Thirds is generally seen as visually attractive and keeps the design of the page well-ordered. For example in the image the below the baby face is the focus of the image. Colour scheme There are three main colour schemes that a website can be made with. Picking the right colour scheme for your website is very significant in setting the tone and feel of the website. Colour Schemes reflect the nature of the website nearly almost. The three main colours that a website can be designed with are Monochromatic, Complimentary and Analogous.
- 3. Monochromatic means “One colour”. This means that if a website is monochromatic, so there is only one colour used on the web page, however that colour and be changed to a different shade and tone, it just has to be the same colour. Analogous Analogous is using similar colours and locating the colour together, the colour can be different but very similar to each other. Complimentary Complimentary colour is different colours that are opposite each other, however both work very well with each other. They both are found completely opposite to each other.
- 4. Fonts Fonts are divided into two categories: Serif and Sans Serif. Sans Serif means the letters are clear and have no serifs. Serif is when there no flicks at the end of the letter. Font size and colour are also important in designing a webpage. Titles and sub-headings should be larger than the text below them and to break the page and content up. Fonts should be coloured well, so they can be easily read. For example I use a black font (Sans serif font) on a white background. I do this because it is easier to read. Fonts and text Text on websites can sometimes be put together badly, making it harder for the user to read. Paragraphs are used in websites, same as they are in writing, to put together long sentence and break them up.
- 5. Each paragraph should have its own focus. For example: A paragraph welcoming you to the website Backgrounds Single colours should stay with background consistently, and should make it easier to read the writing on your website. Patterns can also be used, but should not “distract” so people can concentrate on the stuff that’s on the page instead of being distracted by the background. On the web page images can be used, but they have to be a certain size because large images can slow down the web page. Software HTML Text Editors This is where it lets you type the HTML codes that helps build up a websites. They are dependent on your knowing all the code you will need to build the website you want. Example: Notepad “<p> is used to make a new paragraph: example – <p> text paragraph </p> <Br> is used to make line breaks between texts: example – sentences<br>.” Visual Editors This lets you create a website visually and do much of the programming for you. Example: Dreamweaver. Conclusion In conclusion this report has looked at several different aspects of Web Authoring, protocols, design conventions, fonts and text, background and software. I’ve learnt ways of how the internet works and how to create a website well. The research that I have gathered will help me with the process of creating my web site for my hero. Learning about the rule of third will help me have a good layout of the pictures that are on my website as it will make them eye catching. Learning about the fonts and texts will help make my web page more clear and readable.