LA- Get the Basics Right

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1. Explain the following terms in your own words:

The Internet

The Internet is a global network connecting millions of computers. More than 190 countries are linked into exchanges of data, news and opinions.

Internet users represents nearly 40 percent of the world’s population.

HTML

HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language. Developed by scientist Tim Berners-Lee in 1990, HTML is the “hidden” code that helps us communicate with others on the World Wide Web (WWW).

Search engine

Search engines are programs that search documents for specified keywords and returns a list of the documents where the keywords were found. A search engine is really a general class of programs, however, the term is often used to specifically describe systems like Google, Bing and Yahoo! Search that enable users to search for documents on the World Wide Web.

 

Browser

 A browser is software that is used to access the internet. A browser lets you visit websites and do activities within them like login, view multimedia, link from one site to another, visit one page from another, print, send and receive email, among many other activities.
The most common browser software titles on the market are: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google’s Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple’s Safari, and Opera.
 2. Please research and add another 10 questions to the briefing process.(See the
lesson.)
 
10 from school

What kind of visitors are you expecting on your website? (Consider their income, interests, gender and age.)

Who are your competitors and how do you differ from them?

What actions do you want visitors to take on the site?

What is your deadline for completing the site? How big is the budget?   

What features should be used on your website? (This includes things like contact forms, pictures, videos, etc.)

Please list the names of three sites that you like and explain what you like about them.

Do you have any colour preferences? What should the look and feel for the website be?

Who will be the contact person for this project?

What do you NOT want on your site in terms of text, content, colour and graphic elements?

Who will be responsible for maintaining the website? Will the person have the time and skills to do so?  

Will you be offering advertising on the site?

How much do you have to spend?

 

Mine 10

How many sections will it have & what are they?

Do you have a domain name

Will you be needing hosting

Will you be needing e-mail facility

Will the page include any artwork – photography, illustrations, animation, video

Special requirements – multiple languages, accessibility, specific technologies

What tone or image do you need to portray?

What is your ultimate goal and how will you measure it?

What previous design and marketing materials have you used?

Will the page have a search option

Final 10

What is your ultimate goal and how will you measure it?

 

What previous design and marketing materials have you used?

Do you have any colour preferences? What should the look and feel for the website be?

Will the page include any artwork – photography, illustrations, animation, video

What kind of visitors are you expecting on your website? (Consider their income, interests, gender and age.)

Who are your competitors and how do you differ from them?
What is your deadline for completing the site? How big is the budget?   
Do you have a domain name?
Special requirements – multiple languages, accessibility, specific technologies
Who will be the contact person for this project?
Part two
Surf the web and find 10 sites you would consider to be great websites. Simultaneously, make a list of 10 sites you consider bad web sites. Remember to describe why you would define them as such. Upload your lists on your blog.
Cool ones
www.twofold.com Cool design, great surfing experience
http://epipheo.com Straight forward, love the vids
www.stussy.co.uk Clean, cool to shop
http://lubezki.indio.com.mx Interactive and cool
http://pro.boombotix.com/ cool intro, cool transitions
Ugly ones
www.bt.no  messy, horrible way to display information
http://www.ba.no messy, horrible way to display information
http://www.vg.no messy, horrible way to display information
http://www.lingscars.com/ All over the place

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