Constant learning and practice are essential for us newbies who want to get into web design. After just two months, the knowledge and skills that I can apply have been greatly improved. Links for two versions of Small Business Website: Original / Revisited An analysis of the original site The original site is a responsive website made by the Desktop…
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CSS pre-processors, what are they and should we use them now?
Long before school started, I heard the name of Sass from a programmer that Sass is a convenient and powerful CSS extension. During these four months of learning CSS, I occasionally think of SASS – what exactly it can do. When I saw the Seminar’s topics, I chose this topic without thinking. I thought this was an opportunity to learn…
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UXD and Me
My Major Project is to make a Japanese Home Cooking Learning Website. Since this is the topic I am interested in, many ideas have emerged from the beginning. However, this website is going to be made for others. I hope that people interested in Japanese cuisine can start cooking at home after exploring my website. It would be great if…
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Three sites with good colour schemes
1. Apple.com “Less is more”. There are only white and black as the theme colours, with a little bit of light grey, red, and blue for highlight. When going to the product details, the colours which come from the screen of devices are very vivid. Black or white background would not distract the focus of the contents. And also, it…
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Three sites with beautiful typography
1. WordPress.com The design of the front page is similar to WiX.com (which is their main competitor). After comparing to two websites, I found that WordPress is much better. The reasons are as follows: (compare with WiX.com) The font of H1 is more specific and so “WordPress”, they are keeping the same font for the subheading. It makes a bigger…
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What I learned this week…
This week, I learned to try to minimise the coding, try not to write code that is unnecessary. In addition, remember to convert symbols to HTML code. In order to let all users are able to read the contents without trouble. I learned to use { box-sizing: border-box; } and found that it is easier to adjust the width what…
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What I Learned This Week…
This week, I have learned the importance of correctly using the semantics of HTML. To make sure everybody could obtain information from the web includes persons with disabilities. The web is not designed for clients or the designer herself, but the users. It is shy but I had never heard and had this thought before attending this course. For my…
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3 Well-designed Websites
https://www.udemy.com/ udemy.com is an online learning platform. Aimed at the people who would like to improve job-related skills. Sometimes, I could buy a well-designed course at just US$9.9. Why do I think udemy.com is a well-designed website? Firstly, the design meets the expectations of users, which means that easy to access what I want, e.g. “My Learning” at the top…
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3 Good Designs
3 Good Designs (from Japan) Disposable Bodywarmer Parasol / Umbrella Vacuum Warm Cooker Disposable Bodywarmer Use this disposable bodywarmer that could keep the body warm for about 14 hours. It is made of iron powder, water, activated carbon, vermiculite, and salt. All materials were put inside a flat non-woven bag. There is some adhesive on one side and allows us…
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