MGD 242 Web Architecture Open Source

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Administration

Educational Software discounts
PPLD Lynda tutorials
Google ranking
(Aug 9, 2017 )

Contact

Class Procedures

Site building proceedure
Site Submission guidelines

Domain/Hosting

Godaddy
Bluehost
Instructions

Development

Check the browser
Web Developer - Firefox
Firebug - Firefox
Set up a remote site
Create you're own server on a Mac
Create you're own server on Windows
Reset Styles

CSS Tutorials

Setting up a site
Intro to CSS
Image optimization in Photoshop
CSS Images and Divs
CSS Layout basics
Part 2
Photohop layout
Photoshop to Dreamweaver
Photoshop Slicing
Dreamweaver Rollovers
CSS center object
CSS-How to...
Style Layout
Expanding Nav tabs

Wordpress Tutorials

Child themes
Custom Pages
Category Templates
Custom posts
Custom Sidebars

Links

Download Wordpress
Download Joomla
Recommended WP Plugins
MAMP
WAMP
Online Drupal site
Portfolio suggestions

Documents

Time Tracker
Sample Design Contract Web Design Contract | Guide
Sample Contract
Project Plan
Requirements Document
Design Document
Documents guide

CSS3 Magic

Rounded corners
Text Shadow
Gradient generator
Button Generator
Box Shadow
Multiple Backgrounds

Design Resources

Contrast, Repetition, Alignment, Proximity
Web Resources
Design Predictions
Web Trends 2016
Web Design Trends 2015
Serif Websites

Assets

Styles...how to
CSS Primer
Content Generator
Update WP URL
Example SQL
Check your SEO
Suggested Plugins
Code Academy
Optimize WP
Wordpress Checklist
New Adobe web products overview

Industry tools

Graphic Artist Handbook
Salary Guide
Navagate the business of design
How much should you charge
also, look up "f*ck you, pay me" on YouTube

PHP/Database
/Wordpress tuts

Installing WAMP
Connecting to a database with DW
Seting up Domain/Hosting
Installing Wordpess

Class notes

Unit 1 Introductions
Unit 2 Basic PHP and database connections

CF and PHP forms - a server side example
Creating a local testing server

Hosting
- Download Filezilla
HTML CSS Review
Installing Wordpess
Wordpress Admin
- Customizing 2017 theme
- Changeing WP to the root site
Unit 5 Plugins
- Yoast
Unit 6 Site Optimization
Unit 7 Custom Design
- Video Tutorial
Unit 8 Ecommerce
Unit 9 Exporting Wordpress
- Online guide
- Video Tutorial

Assignments

Assignment 1 Contract (08/27/18)
Assignment 2 UX Discussion (08/29/18)
Assignment 3 Open Source terms (09/10/18)
Assignment 4 UX Design Lab (09/12/18)
Assignment 5 HTML/CSS review (09/16/18)
CSS Test | pdf | Video Tutorial (09/19/18)
- Extra Credit
Reading and Wordpress Installation (10/01/18)
Assignment 6 Wordpress Starter (10/08/18)
Project 1 (10/10/18)
Reading Gutenberg and Smart Slider (10/17/2018)
Project 2 | List of questions | asset files | Contract (11/19/18)
- Photo assets | UX Group #1 #2
- User experience (11/12/2018)
- Final due dates (12/03/2018)