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08 27th, 2008| 
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Aug
5
Web development is often broken down into two categories, design and coding. There of course are many more aspects that go into it such as dealing with clients, customer service, billing and all the other business management. I’m focusing primarily on the break down of a site construction start to finish. The beginning of the process starting with talking with the client about what they want and how they want it to look all through the back end building of the site to the beta launch and actual launch of the site.
First, a site starts as a client’s vision of what they want their Internet presence to be. The client then finds a company like dallaswebservices.com to build out that vision for them. In a couple of meetings the idea of the site and what the site should generally look like and the company will begin to work on the site.
Second step, the designer steps in. The designer will spend as much time as is necessary to complete a design with a look and feel that is clean and satisfactory to the client. Their job can be complicated and time consuming as they need to stay up with the design trends of the web and make sure their sites look futuristic and always have a new edge in the market.
The next step is one that often confuses some people. This is the stage where front end programmers take over. They are programmers that take the design that has been built and cut it up and code it into html and CSS. These types of front end programmers are very important as they are the link between design and functionality. They are the people that are making the Graphical User Interface (GUI) for the model view controller. They are not hard core back-end programmers, but at the same time they are not full blown designers.
Next phase is the back-end coding and database integration. Once the site has a good look and feel and it is cut up and coded in html is when the back end programmer steps in. This can be one of the most complicated processes depending on the site. First the coder takes all the functionality and has to install what the client wants and build out every little detail. As the back end coder is making the site he does what is called white box testing. This is where the person that is coding it (or someone else who has access to the code and can view what is really going on) tests the site to make sure that it works right using the code and watching what happens as values are passed though it.
Once the back end coder is done white box testing and considers the site to be near completion the site is sent quality team which begins black box testing. Black box testing is defined as testing where one does not know about the code on the site hence this means the testers have to be people other then the ones that coded the site. This testing is a testing that goes though all the phases of the site process, design is testing to make sure it looks good, front end coders are tested to make sure all the browsers look good, and back end functionality is tested to make sure everything run smoothly. Any errors found are sent to the respective department tested by the department and returned for more black box testing.
After the black box testing we send the website to the client for more black box testing / teaching the site to the client. This is the phase where the client learns to use their own site and they also test to make sure everything works to their expectations. Anything that goes wrong will again be sent back to the respective department and work its way back up the tree till it gets back to the client.
Once all of those phases are completed fully the site can be launched usually in beta mode. This “beta” mode is another form of testing. No software is written perfect and even with all the testing that software runs though before launch it still needs to be updated and fixed. It is extremely hard to catch all the errors on a site before launch. Beta Users will report any errors they have to the client or web development company that will send the problems to the right department running though the process again till it is updated on the site.
Once the beta phase is complete the site is ready to be launched. There is still the possibility of errors in the code of the site but after all the testing that it goes though they should be kept to a very minimal.
There are many things that go into building a site. Some of these steps are overlooked by companies which can lead to poorly made products being produced. It is important for all web development companies to take all of these factors into account so that the internet is not cluttered with poorly made websites.
Jul
15
Suppose you look up inspiration in the dictionary. What do you find? It describes inspiration as: ‘stimulation of the mind or emotions to a high level of feeling or activity’. This is exactly correct when discussing how we are influenced to create something in a world of design. Being stimulated and influenced to a high level is sometimes difficult. The design world is filled with so much “JUNK”. A lot of this ‘junk’ is so readily accepted as normal, that everyone, not just designers, are calloused like the tough end of an elbow as to what they think ‘works’ and what doesn’t. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
8
CSS (cascading style sheets) is one of the latest markup languages used to create web pages, typically to style regular HTML and XHTML pages. The language however is not unique to HTML and can be used with XML, SVG and XUL. CSS allows designers and developers to modify colors, fonts and layouts and helps separate the content from the styling.
Jan
16
Designing and automating your blog can be hard especially if you are not a designer of programmer. But thanks to the hard work of others you can have a beautiful and professional looking blog. Since the most popular blogging platforms are open source there are a myriad of add-ons, plug-ins and new themes that you can use to modify your blog.
Nov
1
“The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.” Albert Einstein
Almost all web designers have used elements of a web page from other great web designers. The simple truth is that those great designers already have their craft well formed. We learn best by imitating the people who are already experts, the end result being creativity and ingenuity. The problem appears when people cross the line from using material for inspiration to flat out stealing it. Plagiarism is a serious crime and an insult to most professional designers. However there are always going to be a few bad apples. It’s surprising how small the internet is. People flagrantly rip off designs, leave footprints everywhere and expect no one to notice. Well these days it’s a very small world and you can be easily found making plagiarism risky business.
Oct
3
Color is a very important aspect of human psychology. Every color represents a different aspect of human emotion and by understanding this we can influence our web visitors. Color psychology must be recognized in web design.Take for example fast food, almost every fast food logo uses red and yellow. Why? Because these are warm colors that stimulate the appetite and create a sense of joy and happiness. Every color has a different psychological meaning to humans and that’s why if we better understand the deep psychological meanings of color we can better accomplish our design and conversion goals.
Sep
10
The Second part of the Web 2.0 how-to. Learn how to incorporate web 2.0 styling into your web design.
Aug
23
Keeping up with design trends is one of the most important parts of sustaining a successful website. If you want to succeed in the minds of your customers you’re going to have to be hip. While trends of the mob are fickle it is important to keep up with them, at least in part. Web 2.0 is perhaps the most popular new thing in the web design, internet marketing industry. Web 2.0 is associated with a certain “type” of website; however the design is a large embodiment of what web 2.0 represents. Gradients, rich imagery, simple navigations and interactive frameworks are all commonly associated with a Web 2.0 site. We will explore some of the features of Web 2.0 design and how you can integrate them in to your current or future websites.
Jul
31
Branding is the single most important part of business. And because it is such an integral of web design and online operations its important that you as a web designer recognize and practice some of the correct methods of branding. A brand is typically recognized as a name, slogan or logo that is associated with a particular product or service. Branding is done to create an emotional response from a customer and to help the customer remember that particular brand. By doing this your product will be the first one a person thinks of when they think of your type of product. If done properly your business will be properly aligned and will bring in all kinds of new business.
