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Joel Bapaga on Web Design

Joel Bapaga on Web Design. Strategies Technologies Commercial Value. Strategies. Conceptualisation Analysis Design Production Testing Launch Maintenance Evaluation. Conceptualisation. Intended / target audience Goals or mission of website define primary audience goals

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Joel Bapaga on Web Design

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  1. Joel Bapaga on Web Design Strategies Technologies Commercial Value

  2. Strategies • Conceptualisation • Analysis • Design • Production • Testing • Launch • Maintenance • Evaluation

  3. Conceptualisation • Intended / target audience • Goals or mission of website • define primary audience goals • conduct competitive analysis • define content outline • create sitemaps and wireframes

  4. Analysis • Information topics • Functionality requirements • Environmental requirements • Contents requirements • Information Architecture • Organise and label information on websites so regular people (not involved in the design of the site) can actually find what they are looking for.

  5. Design • Determine the site structure and organisation (template) • Prototype the design (page layout) • Website organisation • Hierarchical • Linear • Random

  6. Design (Continued) • Navigation • Global (accross the website) • Local (for a subsection of the website) • Use of breadcrumbs • Clear labels and use font internet friendly • Social Media Integration (APIs)

  7. Tools used to build a website • Sitemap (Google XML) • Wireframe (Template Selection) • RAD (Codelobster) • Workbench (Database Management) • Custom CSS • Custom PHP

  8. Production • Choose a web authoring tool (Codelobster) • Organise website files (.htaccess rights) • Develop / install and individually test components • Add contents (Dummy data for testing purposes) • Customise CSS (Custom CSS Plugin) • Customise PHP (Custom PHP Plugin)

  9. Testing • Test on different web browsers and versions • Test with different screen resolutions and devices • Test using different bandwidths • Test from another location

  10. Testing (continued) Types of Testings • Automated • Link checker • w3c xhtml and css validation tools • Usability • Interact with the user and peers • User / client testing

  11. Launch • Sign-off • Change management • After Sales Support Notification

  12. Maintenance • Site enhancements • Fixes, loops / bugs / critical updates • New components • Security implementations • Audit Trail • Backups • Client Rapport

  13. Evaluation • Revisit goals, objectives, mission • How far goal and target been met • Develop plan to better meet goals, objectives, mission, security • Back to number Conceptualisation

  14. Why this technique? • Fast • Reliable • Deliverable • Code on the fly • Various documentations and help to help achive goals • Great Commercial Value

  15. Technologies • MVC (WordPress) • PHP • mySQL • jQuery • APIs • CSS

  16. Why MVC? • Model – View – Controller is a software architectural pattern for implementing user interfaces. • Reusable object codes • A pattern that allows to significantly reduce the time taken to develop applications with user interfaces.

  17. WordpressCMS? • WordPressis truly FREE and Open Source • Plugins give you more functionalities • The Visual Editor and CMS are Outstanding • Easily Add a Blog To Your Site • Themes Let You Style Your Site • It’s Easy to Keep WordPress Secure • WordPress is Google Ready! • WordPress Sites are Accessible • Your Site Can Grow With You

  18. Why PHP? • Short Time to Market • PHP enables fast implementation of complex solutions. • Easy Integration • PHP runs on practically any platform • Flexibility • PHP also offers great flexibility during and after the initial project. • Availability of Resources

  19. Why mySQL • Easy to use • Secure and fast • Inexpensive and scalable • Manages memory very well • Runs on many operating systems • Supports several development interfaces

  20. Why jQuery • jQuery is a cross-platform JavaScript library designed to simplify the client-side scripting of HTML • Could be run localhost or parsed from repository • Improves UI and UE • Very customisable

  21. Why APIs • a set of functions and procedures that allow the creation of applications which access the features or data of an operating system, application, or other service. • Very handy in connecting your website to social media sites • Improves backlinks for good SEO practice

  22. Why CSS • A style sheet language used for describing the look and formatting of a document written in a markup language.

  23. Commercial Value • Services are updated more and also more often • Quality of WordPress services is better • Linux Server hosted • Easy of expansion • Great After Sales Value • Components reusable in other projects

  24. Presented by Joel Bapaga http://nextdime.wordpress.com References • Wikipedia • WordPress • Oracle

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