PI's Thinking...

Happy Thanksgiving!

paulairvin — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:35:43 +0000

The Term White Space

paulairvin — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 12:51:30 +0000

I find myself explaining the term of White Space. When you visit a site the current site page loads into your browser. You are greeted with either content on every part of the page or with limited well distributed content resulting in less clutter. Most users prefer the page with even distribution and some blank space known as “White Space”. Web designers use tables and transparent GIF images to add white space to pages. In most cases a borderless HTML table is all that is required to create this “White Space”. Rule of thumb: A web page should be designed to offer information consisely. Provide your users with the basics then give them links to more depth and detail. Not every user wants every piece of information all at once. If you are providing a lot of information, break it up into more pages. That way, if the user wants more info they can choose to click on the link provided.

Paula

Those Favicon’s

paulairvin — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 17:42:36 +0000

Sorry about not being on in a while. Have been very busy.

Just wanted to say that if you need a favicon created, email me and I’ll do it for you. What is a favicon??

A good example: that big W for WordPress that appears in your browser at the top. That’s a favicon. If you go to QVC you see the big Q in the red block. That’s a favicon.

I use Adobe PhotoShop to create what I want it to look like. Process it, upload it, insert the coding into my homepage and it appears whenever the page is called on.

It’s a good way for people to remember your site. If they put your link into their favorites folder, the favicon is also saved. That old saying, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” can be very very true since a favicon is nothing more than a teeny, tiny picture!

FrontPage Step 1i

paulairvin — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 21:36:54 +0000

Your screen in FrontPage should now look like this. You can see under the folder list that FrontPage has created 2 more folders (with more files inside) that it will need later.

This is the end of Step 1. Now see, that wasn’t so hard. If you have any questions about the above, please email me at pi@webdesignbypi.com and I will respond asap.

Step 2 coming soon!

Paula

FrontPage Step 1h

paulairvin — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 21:32:09 +0000

You will now see an information box appear. FrontPage wants to convert your folder to a ‘Web’ folder. You will click Yes. This will allow FrontPage to identify this as a ‘Web” folder and insert the files it will need.

FrontPage Step 1g

paulairvin — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 21:27:53 +0000

Now FrontPage wants to know what web you are trying to open. You will make sure you are in your My Documents folder and find the folder you had created and renamed MyNewWeb1. You will choose this folder.

FrontPage Step 1f

paulairvin — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 21:23:47 +0000

Your FrontPage should now be open and you will go to File and scroll down to choose Open Web…

FrontPage Step 1e

paulairvin — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 21:19:19 +0000

Open your FrontPage application.

FrontPage Step 1d

paulairvin — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 21:07:55 +0000

We are going to rename the new folder we just created to – MyNewWeb1

FrontPage Step 1c

paulairvin — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 21:04:20 +0000

We are going to make a new folder inside My Documents folder.