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Web Design Package

This package is for designers who want to master the web design and production process. Participants will learn a range of design skills using the world’s most widely used professional design applications, and gain real world production skills.

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$3,520 incl GST
Save $1925.00

         Class Size: 10

     Times: 9.00am – 5.00pm

 
 

About the Package

This is a comprehensive package, with 11 days training in the fundamentals of web design. Starting with basic HTML coding and building a site in Dreamweaver, students then learn to create website graphics, rich content such as animations, video and sound, and finally gain hands-on skills in the web production process.

The Web Design Package includes the following courses:

Introduction to HTML (1 day)
Dreamweaver CS5: Website Development (3 Days)
Fireworks CS5: Web Graphic Creation (2 days)
Fast Track to Flash CS5 ( 2 Days)
Web Production Course (3 days)

Prerequisites

To ensure that the prerequisites for the courses within this package are met, participants should follow the sequence of courses listed above. More details on prerequisites can be found within individual course descriptions.

Subject to prerequisites being met, one or more participants can book into a package. Review training package conditions .

Courses Units: Introduction to HTML

Unit 1: Introduction
- HTTP & HTML
- HTML Versions
- XHTML
Unit 2: Getting Ready
- The World Wide Web
Unit 3: Writing a Web Page
- Outline
- Naming Your File
- Importing Text
- HTML & Spacing
- Horizontal Rules
- Character Entities
- Special Characters
- Formatting Text
- Comments
- Finishing the Page
Unit 4: Images
- File Format
- Scanning & Resolution
- Location
- Adding Images
- Obtaining the Width & Height
- Wrapping Text Around an Image (Part 1)
Unit 5: Anchors & Links
- Creating Links
- Linking to One of Your Pages
- Linking Part of your Page (Fragments)
- Linking to another Web Site
- Linking to an Email Address
- Graphic Links
- Title Attribute
Unit 6: Lists
- Ordered & Unordered Lists
- Definition Lists
- Definition List Outline
Unit 7: Tables
- Using Tables
- The Table Structure
- Using Tables for Layout
- Other formats
- Merging Cells
Unit 8: CSS Formatting
- Background: the Bad Old Days
- CSS Styles
- Embedded Style Sheets
- Writing a Style
- Sizes
- Colour
- Fonts
- Linked Style Sheets
- Table Cells
- Link (Anchor) Styles
- Image Borders
- Boxes
- Paragraph Margins
- Borders
Unit 9: Forms
- Basic Form
- Form Outline
- Form Elements
- Form Action
- Form Method
- Adding a Text Field
- Text Areas
- Labels
- Menus and Lists
- Check Boxes
- Radio Buttons
- Submit & Reset Buttons
- Hidden Fields
Unit 10: More Advanced CSS
- CSS Classes
- CSS & ids
- Wrapping Text Around an Image (Part 2)
- The Body
- Labels

Courses Units: Dreamweaver CS5: Website Development

Unit 1: Introduction to Dreamweaver CS5
- Course Objectives and Prerequisites
- Static Page Architecture
- HTML
- Standards-based Web Development
- HTML Validation
Unit 2: Getting Started
- Introducing Dreamweaver CS5
- Learning the Dreamweaver CS5 Interface
- Modifying and saving the workspace
- Defining a Local Site
- Setting Dreamweaver’s preferences
- Using the Files Panel
- Planning a Website
- Creating HTML Pages
- Previewing HTML Pages in the Browser
- Previewing HTML Pages Using Live View
Unit 3: Adding Content to a Website
- Adding Content from Text Files and Word Documents
- Controlling Document Structure
- Adding Lists
- Adding Horizontal Rules
- Adding Special Characters
Unit 4: Formatting Contents using CSS
- Formatting Text
- Introducing Cascading Style Sheets
- External vs. Internal Style Sheets
- Creating and Attaching an External Style Sheet
- Defining CSS Rules with the Styles Panel and the Properties Inspector
- Creating Element, Class, and Descendant Selectors
- Displaying Styles
- Over-riding an External CSS Rule with an Internal Rule
Unit 5: Adding Images
- Adding Images to Web Pages
- Using the Assets Panel
- Modifying Image Properties
- Aligning Images with CSS
- Editing Images
- Roundtrip Editing with Fireworks CS5
- Customising the Insert Bar
- Adding Flash Content
- Adding Flash Video
Unit 6: Adding Interactive Elements
- The Basics of Site Navigation
- Linking to Files within the Site
- Linking to External Websites
- Opening a Link in a New Window
- Linking to Named Anchors on a page
- Adding Email Links
- Linking from Images
Unit 7: Designing Layouts with CSS
- Designing with DIVs and CSS
- Positioning vs. Floats for Layout
- Designing a Float-based Layout
- Centre-Aligning DIVS
- Designing Navigation Links with CSS
- Working with Tabular Data
Unit 8: Using Libraries and Templates
- Using Site Library Items
- Creating Site Templates
- Editable Regions
- Using Templates
- Applying a Template to an Existing Page
- Modifying Templates
Unit 9: Creating Forms
- Forms
- Spry Form Validation
- Processing Forms
- Setting Focus in a Form
Unit 10: Testing, Uploading, and Maintaining a Website
- Testing a Site
- File Management
- Connecting to a Remote Site
- File Synchronisation

Courses Units: Fireworks CS5: Web Graphic Creation

Unit 1: Introducing the course
- Introduction to Fireworks CS5
- Navigating the Fireworks CS5 Interface
- Starting new page and exploring tools and panels
Unit 2: Understanding Document Structure
- Opening an existing document
- Document Window
- Document display options
- Gamma setting
Unit 3: Modifying Raster Images
- Creating new images
- Selection Tools
- Adjusting bitmap selections
- Modifying bitmap images
- Working with bitmap tools and colour tools
Unit 4: Vectors And Layers
- Vector Tools
- Strokes and Fills
- Selecting and Grouping
- Layers
- Masks
- Text Tool
- Filters and Styles
- Paths
Unit 5: Buttons for Web Pages
- Buttons
- Button Editor
- Graphics as buttons
Unit 6: Image Maps and Rollovers
- Interactive elements
- Slicing objects
- Adding Behaviors
- Disjointed Rollovers
- PopUp Menus
Unit 7: Optimizing Images using Fireworks CS5
- Exporting from Fireworks CS5
- Optimizing Pictures in Fireworks CS5
- Optimizing GIF files
- Optimizing JPEG files
- Exporting Graphics to different applications
- Exporting as HTML

Courses Units: Fast Track to Flash CS5

Unit 1: Getting Acquainted
- Starting Flash and Opening a File
- Getting to Know the Workspace
- Working with the Library Panel
- Understanding the Timeline
- Organising Layers in a Timeline
- Using the Properties Inspector
- Using the Tools Panel
- Undoing Steps in Flash
- Previewing Your Movie
- Publishing Your Movie
- Saving Your Movie
- Finding Resources for Using Flash
- Checking for Updates
Unit 2: Working with Graphics
- Understanding Strokes and Fills
- Creating Shapes
- Making Selections
- Editing Shapes
- Using Gradient and Bitmap Fills
- Making Patterns and Decorations
- Creating Curves
- Creating Transparencies
- Creating and Editing Text
Unit 3: Creating and Editing Symbols
- Creating Symbols
- Editing and managing Symbols
- Changing the Size and Position of Instances
- Changing the Colour Effect of Instances
- Understanding Blend Effects
- Applying Filters for Special Effects
- Positioning in 3D Space
Unit 4: Adding Animation
- Understanding the Project File
- Animating Position
- Changing the Pacing and Timing
- Animating Transparency
- Animating Filters
- Animating Transformations
- Changing the Path of the Motion
- Swapping Tween Targets
- Creating Nested Animations
- Using the Motion Editor
- Easing
- Animating 3D Motion
Unit 5: Articulated Motion and Morphing
- Articulated Motion with Inverse Kinematics
- Constraining Joints
- Inverse Kinematics with Shapes
- Armature Options
- Morphing with Shape Tweens
- Using Shape Hints
- Simulating Physics with Inverse Kinematics
Unit 6: Creating Interactive Navigation
- Creating Buttons
- Understanding ActionScript 3.0
- Preparing the Timeline
- Adding a Stop Action
- Creating Event Handlers for Buttons
- Creating Destination Keyframes
- Creating a Home Button
- Playing Animation at the Destination
- Animated Buttons
Unit 7: Using Text
- Understanding TLF Text
- Adding Simple Text
- Adding Multiple Columns
- Wrapping Text
- Hyperlinking Text
- Creating User-input Text
- Loading External Text
Unit 8: Working with Sound and Video
- Using Sounds
- Understanding Flash Video
- Playback of External Video
- Working with Video and Transparency
- Embedding Flash Video
Unit 9: Loading and Controlling Flash Content
- Loading External Content
- Removing External Content
- Controlling Movie Clips
- Creating Masks
Unit 10: Publishing Flash Documents
- Testing a Flash Document
- Understanding the Bandwidth Profiler
- Adding Metadata
- Publishing a Movie for the Web

Courses Units: Web Production Course

Unit 1: Introduction to the Course
- Understanding Course Objectives
Unit 2: Overview of Different Web Solutions
- Understanding various web technologies
- Selecting the Right Web Solution
Unit 3: Taking a Good Brief
- Establishing Confidence
- Meeting the Client
- Asking the right questions
- Researching and collecting information
- Site Architecture and Project brief
- Documentation
Unit 4: Communication, Sign-off and the Contract
- Defining Project
- Preparing a Proposal
- Contracts
- Contract and Copyright Laws
- Storyboarding your web project
Unit 5: Concepting
- Researching for your project
- Brain storming and sketching
- Concept planning in Fireworks
Unit 6: Working Efficiently in Fireworks
- Using Style Guides
- Slice Planning and Slicing
- Adding Behaviours and Rollovers
- Designing Animated Gifs
- Tweening
- Fading using States
- Optimising images
- Creating and applying Masks
- Creating Mock-ups using Fireworks
Unit 7: Designing Layouts with CSS
- Designing and controlling layouts
- CSS Box Model and it applications
- Developing a fully functional website
Unit 8: Testing, Debugging and Cross-browser Issues
- Alpha & Beta Testing
- Design Testing
- Code Testing
- Browser compatibility
- Meeting Accessibility standards
- Testing and Debugging website
Unit 9: Integrating Flash into a Website
- Designing and importing a Flash based component in Dreamweaver
- Optimising Flash in Dreamweaver
Unit 10: Making a Website Live
- Registering a Domain Name
- Picking a Web Host
- Setting up Dreamweaver CS5 to FTP
- Long term site management
- Uploading and Testing
Unit 11: Overview on Marketing Websites
- Search Engine Optimisation ( SEO)
- Google Ad marketing

Upcoming Dates

You’ll need to check the dates for each of the individual courses within this Package.

Check our Course Dates, or contact us to discuss your specific needs.

 

$3,520 incl GST
Save $1925.00

         Class Size: 10

     Times: 9.00am – 5.00pm

 
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