MTC Web Classes

Designing for the Web

fastpipe — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:46:53 +0000

This is a presentation I’ve previously given during WordPress training.

I’ve taught using this book and highly recommend it as a reference. Its focus is more on code than graphics, but it offers a good overview of Typography and CSS as well as file formats:

Web Design in a Nutshell, Third Edition, $34.99
by Jennifer Niederst Robbins

This is by the same author, but more graphic design oriented:

Learning Web Design, Third Edition, $44.99
by Jennifer Niederst Robbins

This is another book I evaluated that’s very graphic design oriented:

The Principles of Beautiful Web Design, $39.95
By Jason Beaird

All three books are published by O’Reilly. The first two are available using O’Reilly’s Safari Books Online.

There are thousands of graphics tutorials on the web and this particular site provides an endless stream of new material that I learn from every day:

designbump.com

Completed Lessons for 12/11/2008

fastpipe — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:08:46 +0000

Intro to Adobe Flash CS3

fastpipe — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:02:41 +0000

It’s not always apparent what sites use Adobe Flash and which ones use Ajax or Microsoft’s new Silverlight technology. These are the links discussed Tuesday, December 9, 2008, that show the difference between technologies is blurred.

Creative Uses of Adobe Flash on the Web

Sites that use Flash for Ads and Content

This I Believe — Audio Playback
You Tube — Video Playback
Wolfgang’s Vault — Audio Playback
New York Times
Amazon.com

AJAX effects that don’t use Flash

Completed Lessons for 12/9/2008

fastpipe — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 10:39:50 +0000

Hello world!

fastpipe — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:13:13 +0000

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