Web Design and Graphics

Web Design & Graphics Series explains the basic considerations used when designing a Web site, including the planning and maintenance of the site, and making the site accessible to all platforms and monitors.

This course is for anyone who is interested in learning more about building a Web site or creating the graphics for a site.

Syllabus

INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN

Web Design & Graphics: Introduction to Design explains the basic considerations used when designing a Web site, including the planning and maintenance of the site, and making the site accessible to all platforms and monitors.

• Planning a Site
• Site Architecture and Maintenance
• Displaying in Multiple Browsers
• Colours and Screen Sizes

MAKING YOUR SITE FAST AND VIEWABLE

Web Design & Graphics: Making Your Site Fast and Viewable shows users how to make graphics that will download quickly on the Internet and will display well across all browsers and systems.

• Graphics Formats
• Making Small Graphics
• Trimming Size and Keeping Quality
• Scanning Images

BUILDING YOUR SITE WITH IMAGES

Web Design & Graphics: Building Your Site with Images shows users how to create colour schemes, backgrounds, GIF transparencies, and imagemaps for a Web site.

• Browser-Safe Colour
• Choosing Colours
• Creating Backgrounds
• Transparency in Images
• Imagemaps

BUILDING YOUR SITE WITH FORMATTING

Web Design & Graphics: Building Your Site with Formatting shows users how to create fonts with HTML and graphics, and lay out a page using tools like lines, buttons, bullets, and tables.

• Typography and HTML Commands
• Fonts, Graphics, and Other Type Tricks
• Lines, Buttons, and Bullets
• Using Tables and Graphics for Layout

USING OTHER TOOLS

Web Design & Graphics: Using Other Tools explains how to use frames, animated GIFs, Dynamic HTML, JavaScript, QuickTime, Flash, and Shockwave in a Web site.

• Frames
• Animated GIFs
• Dynamic HTML and JavaScript Rollovers
• QuickTime, Flash, and Shockwave

Qualifications

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Requirements for Entry

There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.

Study Options

If you do not have Internet access, or would prefer to study this course via the traditional paper/postal based study method, you can find more information on the course by clicking on the link below.

Study Hours

This is only an approximate figure and is dependant upon how much time you can dedicate to your studies and how well you grasp the learning concepts in the course material. Furthermore, at the end of each lesson there is a question paper that needs to be completed and returned to your tutor. You should allow at least 1 - 2 hours of study to complete each question paper.

The approximate amount of time required to complete the course is: 40 hrs.