Transcript Objectives - Teach First

Building your first website
Using Wordpress and considerations for when you start building.
Objectives
Provide a general overview of how use WordPress for website building
Explain the benefits of this approach
Steps and considerations for the website building process more
generally
Confusing world of languages
• HTML, HTML5
• CSS
• Java
• PHP
• JQuery
• Flash
• …. The list goes on.
A way around most of it - WordPress
• Started off as website for bloggers but now offers website hosting and
tools to make your own website.
• Ideal if you don’t have mastery of web design ‘language’ and can’t
invest all that time in learning from scratch.
Advantages
• Ease of use
• Site management is straightforward
• Low setup costs – no need for additional web developer software.
• Search engine friendly
• Update whenever
• Very customizable (depending on skill level!)
• Extend functionality with plugins
What it looks like in practice – The Brilliant
Club Website
• Choosing and customising a theme
• Adding and editing content
• Extending functionality
Other considerations
Moodboarding
Wireframing
Helps you to visualise
what you want your
website to do, will it be
usable?
Then you can figure out
whether you can
actually do it… or need
to research how/get
help!
Design principles – a quick list
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Guiding the the eye
Spacing
Navigation
Design to build
Typography – see link provided
Usability and adhering to standards
Alignment
Clarity
Consistency
Final pieces of advice – keep it simple
= More user friendly
= Supports the content
=Longevity
=Accessible (both technically and visually)
=Scanned easily
=Fast
=Central concept  more punch
=Easier to change