INTRODUCTION TO THE INTERNET AND WEB PAGE DESIGN
INTRODUCTION TO THE INTERNET AND WEB PAGE DESIGN
A Project Presented to the Faculty of the Communication Department at Southern Utah University
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts in Professional Communication
By Lance Douglas Jackson Dr. Jon Smith, Project Supervisor
April 2009
APPROVAL PAGE
The undersigned, appointed by the dean of the College of Humanities and Social Science at Southern Utah University, have examined the project entitled:
INTRODUCTION TO THE INTERNET AND WEB PAGE DESIGN
Submitted by Lance Douglas Jackson,
A candidate for the degree of Master of Art in Professional Communication,
and hereby certify that, in their opinion, it is worthy of acceptance.
_________________________________________ Professor Jon Smith
_________________________________________ Professor Arthur Challis
________________________________________ Professor Lionel Grady
________________________________________ Mr. Mark Walton
________________________________________ Professor Suzanne Larson Graduate Director
DIGITIZATION PERMISSION FORM
I, Lance D. Jackson, give permission to the Southern Utah University Library to digitize and archive my capstone project entitled Introduction to the Internet and Web Page Design, submitted for the Master of Arts degree in Professional Communication.
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Lance D. Jackson
Date
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I wish to acknowledge the following individuals for their help, Support and encouragement in the completion of this project and the requirements of the Master's Degree: Dr. Jon Smith, chair of my committee for his guidance support and encouragement and for inspiring me to think out of the box. Because of his guidance, I have begun to aspire to greater heights than I had previously though possible. Committee members Dr. Arthur Challis and Lionel Grady for their friendship and support. Dr. Suzanne Larson, Graduate Director, for always believing in me and being supportive and for her guidance and advice. I acknowledge the help and support of the graduate faculty of the SUU Communication Department. Dr. L. Paul Husselbee has been an great inspiration to strive for the best technically correct workmanship. His courses have been demanding, yet fair and have helped me to see the importance of being thorough in research design and execution. I especially acknowledge and thank Mr. Mark Walton, Director of Web Services at Southern Utah University and member of my committee and my wife, Deborah K. Jackson. Mr. Walton has provided much in the way of content editing and suggestions. His expertise and suggestions have not only been appreciated but have also improved the quality and usefulness of the project. Debbie has been supportive from the beginning, without her support, this project would not have been possible.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE PAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii LIST OF FIGURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv LIST OF TABLES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix EXPLANATION OF TERMINOLOGY/ABBREVIATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x ABSTRACT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi COPYRIGHT STATEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii Chapter 1. THE INTERNET AND THE WORLD-WIDE WEB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2. PLANNING FOR WEB DESIGN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 3. TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 4. IMAGE EDITING AND PREPARATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 5. BACKGROUNDS, TEXTURES AND ICONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 6. ANIMATION WITH PHOTOSHOP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 7. HTML, XHTML AND STYLE SHEETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 8. WEB DESIGN WITH PHOTOSHOP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 9. ADOBE DREAMWEAVER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 REFERENCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 33, 49, 69, 85, 104, 135,155, 174 VITA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 APPENDIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
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