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Assignment #: WD02
Assignment: Designing with tables
Due: March 31/2000
Marks: 10 marks
PART A
Now that you have become acquainted with the different ways
you can use tables, you will attempt to create a Web page using tables.
Your mission: Complete a Web page using a page layout located below.
Tools: You will require an HTML software or ASCII text notepad, your
computer, and your creativity.
Goal: Your goal is to create a Web page designed in tables as specified
in the page layout given to you below. Use dummy text for the heading,
navigation, body text, footer, and pull quotes.
PART B
In this exercise, you will apply the techniques and
concepts that you have learned about layout.
Mission: You will find a large body of ASCII text below (in blue) Your
mission is to employ the typographical techniques you have learned to this
document.
Goal: Increase the legibility and presentation of the given HTML document
by incorporating typographical element, such as columns, drop caps, white space,
etc.. Also note, there may be some spelling errors! :)
TEXT TO USE:
Really Big Drive-How Big Can You Get?
by Peter Doomy
A new standard of zip drives has been created by a local company called Really.
It is a very affordable and useful big item called Big Drive. This device comes
in the external parallel port version and internal version.
I tested the external parallel port version and found it very easy to install.
All you have to do is to plug it into the parallel port, insert the start up
disk, and run the set-up program, and that's it. Within 5 minutes I was reading
and saving from the removable drive.
Where the power of this drive come in is that you are able to save approximately
5 Gb of files on one diskette. That is equal to a very huge bunch of 3.5"
floppy diskettes worth of data. Since they are diskettes, they can be passed
around and used by anyone with a Really Big Drive installed. The added bonus is
that the parallel port version can easily be unplugged from your computer and
installed on any other computer. Thus if you carry your diskettes and a Really
Big Drive, you can have access to a huge amount of storage and data limited only
by the number of Really Big diskettes you own.
The Big Drive can also be an extension of your hard drive. Applications can be
moved to the diskettes as well as data. Once you need a specific file, then just
pop in the diskette containing the file and there it is. The Big Drive is not as
quick as you local hard drive, so think twice before you decide to move your 25
mb graphics package onto a Really Big diskette. For small applications and as a
data archiver, it is great.
There was a variety of diskettes for the Big Drive from different manufacturers.
The diskettes from Really cost approximately $360 for a pack of four.
The pricing for the unit is very affordable for the useability and usefullness
of the Big Drive. Large amounts of portable data is the key. If you have to move
huge chucks of data, this is probably the most affordable way to go.
This is a list of advantages to the Really Big Drive: 1)You can store large
amounts of data on one disk.2)The disks are very protable.3)The unit can be
portable and hooked up to many machines.4)The megabyte to price ratio makes it
affordabe.5)It comes in 5 cool designer colors.
Peter Doomy is a consultant with the Badger Computer Group.
Assignment #: WD03
Assignment: Designing with tables
Due: March 31/2000
Marks: 20 marks
PART A (10 marks)
Look for five Web sites that use a metaphor. Observe if the user interface of each site helps or hinders the navigation by asking yourself the following questions:Print a copy of each site and write a small report on each site answering the questions above.
PART B (10 marks)
Creating Templates: Using the following templates as a guide, create three templates that you can use for your future designs.
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