IMD100 Fundamentals of Interactive Design

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IMD100 Fundamentals of Interactive Design. Day 1. Schedule. Course Introduction Getting Set Up with BaseCamp Filling Out Info Sheets Accessing Your Student Web Space Lecture History of the Web What is HTML What is CSS Assignment #1 and #2. Web Design Projects. An Overview. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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IMD100 Fundamentals of Interactive Design

Day 1

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Schedule Course Introduction Getting Set Up with BaseCamp Filling Out Info Sheets Accessing Your Student Web Space Lecture

History of the Web What is HTML What is CSS Assignment #1 and #2

Web Design ProjectsAn Overview

Basic StepsThe basic steps for a web design project:

1. Define the project *2. Develop site structure *3. Design visual interface *4. Build and integrate *5. Launch and maintenance * 6. Evaluate effectiveness of web site

* Do user tests as needed

Web ReDesign 2.0 | Workflow That Works by Kelly Goto & Emily Cotler (New Riders, 2005)

Expert Knowledge Needed Graphic design

Information architecture

Information technology

Instructional design

Interactive design

Marketing

Media development

Project management

Programming

Search engine optimization

Social science

Software engineering

Teamwork and team building

Usability and user testing

Web accessibility

Web development

Project Design TeamProject teams can include the following:

Client Stakeholders Project manager Information architects Information technologists Instructional designers Social scientists Interactive design experts Usability experts Graphic designers and media specialists Programmers Software engineers Web developers

Usability The goal of the web design team is to create a usable and useful user

experience that, ultimately, helps the organization meet its mission, goals, and objectives.

The Basics HTML

Stands for Hyper Text Markup Language It is a tag based language used to format the look and layout of webpages It can be edited in any text editor software It is rendered by browser software such as Firefox, Chrome, or Internet Explorer Case Sensitivity and Whitespace in an HTML document.

CSS Stands for Cascading Style Sheets Is used to format webpages and is used as an alternative to HTML formatting CSS style can be implemented in the <head> portion of the webpage or can be stored in an external

file with a .css extension and referenced. It allows for flexible formatting and rapid changes to the style of multiple pages without ever having

to open and edit the associated HTML files.

Basic HTML Tags <html>

…everything between the html tags defines the webpage and how to render it.

<head></head> …everything between the head tags contains items not visible to the user but are

important for defining links to external style sheets or scripts, search engine keywords, and page descriptions.

<body></body> …everything between the body tags is where all the visible elements of your page are

contained. This is where you will format text, images, charts and other information and media.

What is a Website?A group of related Web pages that are linked

together and share a common interface and design

Resides on a server

Basic Elements of a PageTextHyperlinks (links)Graphics

BannersNavigation bars

Image mapFlash button objects

Development Process

Site Map Files View allows for a quick overview of all pages and files in your root folder

Site Maps Keep track of relationship between pages Graphical representation of pages Shows folder structure Shows checked out pages

Map view in the Files panel Show file names or page titles Edit page titles in the site map Uses a tree structure to visually represent the how pages are linked

Creating a Site Map Using a Tree Chart, pre visualize the pages needed for your site

Home Page (welcome the user)

About

Bio Resume

Projects

Current Archive

Gear Links

VSFX Programming Blog Sound Art

Contact

Testing Phase Browsers and Browser Versions

Screen Size

Download times

This is a continuous and important process, you must ensure that the user will have a positive experience when visiting your site.

Changes mean testing, it is not a once and done step

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History of the Web

The Evolution of the InternetInternet

Interconnected network of computer networksARPAnet

Advanced Research Project Agency 1969 – four computers connected

NSFnet National Science Foundation

Use of the Internet was originally limited to government, research and academic use

1991 Commercial ban lifted

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Intranet & ExtranetsIntranet

A private network contained within an organization or business used to share information and resources among coworkers.

ExtranetA private network that securely shares part of an

organization’s information or operations with external partners

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Growth of the Internet

Hobbes Internet Timeline http://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timelin

e/

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Year

1969 1989199219952001200220032006

Host Computers 4 100,000 1,000,000 8,000,000 109,000,000 147,000,000

171,600,000439,000,000

Reasons forInternet Growth in the 1990s

Removal of the ban on commercial activity

Development of the World Wide Web by Tim Berners-Lee at CERN

Development of Mosaic, the first graphics-based web browser at NCSA

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The World Wide Web The graphical user interface to information stored on some of

the computers connected to the Internet.

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Internet Standards & Coordination

The Internet Society A professional organization that provides leadership in

addressing issues related to the future of the Internet

IETF-- Internet Engineering Task Force RFC – Requests for Comments

IAB – Internet Architecture Board

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Internet Standards & Coordination

ICANN - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Numbers & Names◦ Non-profit organization ◦ Main function is to coordinate the assignment of:

Internet domain names IP address numbers Protocol parameters Protocol port numbers.

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Web Standards and the W3C Consortium

W3C – World Wide Web Consortium Develops recommendations and prototype technologies

related to the Web

Produces specifications, called Recommendations, in an effort to standardize web technologies

WAI – Web Accessibility Initiative

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Web Accessibility WAI – Web Accessibility Initiative

Develops recommendations for web content developers, web authoring tool developers, developers of web browsers, and developers of other user agents to facilitate use of

the web by those with special needs.

WCAG Web Content Accessibility

Guidelineshttp://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/quickref/

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Web Accessibility Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act

requires that government agencies must give individuals with disabilities access to information technology that is comparable to the access available to others

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Network Overview

Network -- two or more computers connected together for the purpose of communicating and sharing resources

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Networks

LAN -- Local Area NetworkUsually confined to a single building or group of buildings

MAN -- Metropolitan Area NetworkConnects computer resources in a local geographical area

WAN -- Wide Area NetworkUsually uses some form of public or commercial

communications network to connect computers is widely dispersed geographical areas.

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A WAN connecting two LANs 29

The Client/Server ModelClient/Server can describe a relationship

between two computer programs – the "client" and the "server".

Clientrequests some type of service (such as a file or

database access) from the server. Server

fulfills the request and transmits the results to the client over a network

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The Client/Server Model The Internet Client/Server Model

Client -- Web Browser Server -- Web Server

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Web ClientConnected to the Internet when neededUsually runs web browser (client) software such as

Internet Explorer or NetscapeUses HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)Requests web pages from serverReceives web pages and files from server

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Web ServerContinually connected to the InternetRuns web server software (such as

Apache or Internet Information Server)Uses HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)Receives request for the web pageResponds to request and transmits status

code, web page, and associated files

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MIME Type Multi-Purpose Internet Mail Extension

a set of rules that allow multimedia documents to be exchanged among many different computer systems

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Internet Protocols Protocols

Rules that describe the methods used for clients and servers to communicate with each other over a network.

There is no single protocol that makes the Internet and Web work.

A number of protocols with specific functions are needed.

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FTPFile Transfer Protocol

A set of rules that allow files to be exchanged between computers on the Internet.

Web developers commonly use FTP to transfer web page files from their computers to web servers.

FTP is also used to download programs and files from other servers to individual computers.

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E-mail Protocols Sending E-mail

SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

Receiving E-mail POP (POP3) Post Office Protocol IMAP Internet Mail Access Protocol

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HTTPHypertext Transfer Protocol

A set of rules for exchanging files such as text, graphic images, sound, video, and other multimedia files on the Web.

Web browsers send HTTP requests for web pages and their associated files.

Web servers send HTTP responses back to the web browsers.

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HTTP Request

HTTP Response

TCP/IPTransmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

TCP/IP has been adopted as the official communication protocol of the Internet.

TCP and IP have different functions that work together to ensure reliable communication over the Internet.

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TCPTransmission Control Protocol

Purpose is to ensure the integrity of communicationBreaks files and messages into individual units

called packets

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IPInternet Protocol

A set of rules that controls how data is sent between computers on the Internet.

IP routes a packet to the correct destination address. The packet gets successively forwarded to the next closest router (a

hardware device designed to move network traffic) until it reaches its destination.

http://visualroute.visualware.com/

http://www.tracert.com/cgi-bin/trace.pl

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IP AddressEach device connected to the Internet

has a unique numeric IP address. These addresses consist of a set of

four groups of numbers, called octets. 74.125.95.104 will get you Google!

An IP address may correspond to a domain name.

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Domain Name Locates an organization or other entity on the Internet

Domain Name System◦ Divides the Internet into logical groups and understandable

names◦ Associates unique computer IP Addresses with the text-based

domain names you type into a web browser◦ Browser: http://google.com ◦ IP Address: 74.125.95.104

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URL Uniform Resource Locator Represents the

address of a resource on the Internet.

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TLDTop-Level Domain Name

A top-level domain (TLD) identifies the right-most part of the domain name.

Current generic TLDs:.com, .org, .net, .mil, .gov, .edu, .int, .aero, .asia, .cat, .jobs, .name, .biz, .museum, .info, .coop, .pro, .travel

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County CodeTLDs

Two character codes originally intended to indicate the geographical location (country) of the web site.

In practice, it is fairly easy to obtain a domain name with a country code TLD that is not local to the registrant.

Examples: .tv, .ws, .au, .jp, .ukSee http://www.iana.org/cctld/cctld-whois.htm

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Domain Name SystemThe Domain Name System (DNS)

associates Domain Names with IP addresses.

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Domain Name

IP Address

Use TPC/IP to send HTTP Request

Web Server

Use TCP/IP to send HTTP Responseswith web page files & images

Web Browser

Web Browserdisplays web page

DNS

Markup Languages SGML – Standard Generalized Markup Language

A standard for specifying a markup language or tag set

HTML – Hypertext Markup Language The set of markup symbols or codes placed in a file intended for

display on a web browser.

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Markup Languages (2)XML – eXtensible Markup Language

A text-based language designed to describe, deliver, and exchange structured information.

It is not intended to replace HTML – it is intended to extend the power of HTML by separating data from presentation.

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Markup Languages (3)XHTML – eXtensible Hypertext Markup

Language

Developed by the W3C as the reformulation of HTML 4.0 as an application of XML.

It combines the formatting strengths of HTML 4.0 and the data structure and extensibility strengths of XML.

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Markup Languages (4)HTML 5

The next version of HTML 4 and XHTML 1

http://www.w3.org/html/

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Markup Languages (5)

The relationship between XHTML, HTML, and XML

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For Next Class Assignment #1 Due

Read Chapter 1 of the text

Study for Quiz #1