Home Page Development Update

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Much of what I have learned about Web page design has been from conversations with collaborators. My thanks go particularly to Martha Baker, Rich Barrette, Beau Baughamer, and Kathy Llewellyn.

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Roadmap

1. Preview: the new OACRAO Web Site

2. Review:

   • What is the Internet?

   • What is the World Wide Web?

   
   

3. How do I learn all the HTML "tags?"

   • What are markup tags?

   • How is the Web different from hardcopy?

   • What resources can I use to learn tags?

   • What can I learn from books?

   • What can I learn from on-line tutorials?

   • What can I learn by theft?

   
   

4. How do I make Web pages?

   • How do the mechanics work?

   • What sort of planning is required?

   • How do I choose file names?

   • How do I organize my hard disk?

   • How do we organize our team?

   • How do we use criticism?

   
   

5. What goes on my page?

   • What can I do on my own?

   • What can I do with an artist's help?

   • What can I do with a programmer's help?

   • What about CGI and JAVA?

   • When should I use JAVA?

   • How does JAVA Work?

   
   

6. What principles guide Web page design?

   • What are "shortcuts," and why use them?

   • Why use panoramic graphics?

   • What improves the flow of a Web page?

   • What is "boilerplate," and why use it?

   
   

7. How can I keep my Web pages robust?

   • What makes web pages fragile?

   • How can I avoid making my pages fragile?

   • Where else can I find information about robust page design?

   • What Web page features should I use?

   • What Web page characteristics should I avoid?

   
   

8. Questions?

Please send comments or suggestions to piccard@ohiou.edu.