Wednesday, July 27, 2011

What is CSS - Liams Class

In Class we has to read the following article and answer the questions- http://www.html.net/tutorials/css/lesson1.php



  1. How do you set the background colour of your website? 
  2. How do you set a background image and repeat it horizontally?
  3. How do you set the font size of all paragraphs to be 14px?
  4. How do you underline text?
  5. What is a pseudo-class?
  6. How do you set the colour of all links on your website to be red?
  7. How do you set the roll-over colour of all links to be orange?
  8. What is the Box Model?
  9. What are the two ways we can increase space around content?
  10. What is the purpose of a 'div' tag?
  11. When is a 'class' more appropriate to use than an 'id'?
  12. What is a floating element and when is it useful?

Answers:

1. To set the background colour of the website the code used is body {background-color: #FF0000;}
2. The value to repeat the image horizontally is background-repeat: repeat-x an example of what this would like like in code would be  body {
  background-color: #FFCC66;
  background-image: url("butterfly.gif");
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
 }

 h1 {
  color: #990000;
  background-color: #FC9804;
 }
3. To set the font size to 14px on all paragrphs you would use the value 
h2 {font-size: 12pt;}
4. to underline text use the value h1 { text-decoration:underline;}
5. A pseudo-class allows you to take into account different conditions or events when defining a property for an HTML tag.
6. To change all links to red you would use the following tags - 
a { color:red; }
7. to change the link to be orange when you roll over a link you set the following values;
a:hover { color: orange; font-style: italic}
8 . A box model is the boxes which are created for HTML elements. It also contains options for adjusting margin, border, padding and content or each element
9. two ways to increase space around conext is by using margins and padding to. To change the value of space using margin values use the following;
body { margin: 100px 40 px 10 px 70px; }
to change the padding use the flowing:
 
padding: 20px 20px 20px 80px;
 
10. A div tag is used to group one or more block-level elements.
11. What is special about the attribute id is that there can not be two elements in the same document with the same id. Each id has to be unique. In other cases, you should use the class attribute instead*
12.  a floating element is when a box with its contents either floats to the right or to the left in a document this option is useful when you would want text to wrap around an image.


Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Semester 2. Week 1 - Portfolio Content & Website Revision

Semester 2. Week 1 - Portfolio Content & Website Revision


Exercise #1 - Visit seek.com.au and find 3 jobs that you would like to hold in the next ten years.
  • What are the mandatory portfolio requirements of the job?
  • What skills/experience does the job require?
  • What portfolio pieces do you have that would be appropriate for this position?
  • Would a digital or print portfolio be best suited for this position?  Both?

Graphic Designer/Marketing Coordinator - Hurley

http://www.seek.com.au/Job/graphic-designer-marketing-coordinator/in/sydney-north-shore-northern-beaches/20105932

  • Does not specify portfolio but does expect CV
  • You will be creative, possess exceptional attention to detail, strong organisational skills, and have the ability to juggle multiple projects and meet tight deadlines.

    Excellent skills in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Acrobat are essential.
  • Although it is not upload yet, I have a banner that I did with Equip while I was on work Experience in Sydney as job requirements are designing retail signage. Portfolio would need updating.
  • I think a digital to apply for the job and and print if going for an interview

Graphic Designer to manage web and print design.The Ark Clothing Company

http://www.seek.com.au/Job/the-ark-clothing-company-graphic-designer/in/melbourne-eastern-suburbs/20050730

  • For this job application you need to attach a minimum of four relevant examples of work with application.
  • Skills/experience for this job include, prior studio experience,  Ability in the adobe creative suits and microsoft office is essential; flash and HTML skills are an advantage.Strong self starter with great interpersonal skills to work in a small, collaborative, all female environment. Sense of humour is an asset
  • My illustration pieces in my portfolio could possibly relate to this job depending on marketing. Portfolio would need updating.
  • Both

DESIGN & MARKETING GRAPHIC DESIGNER - ICONIC AUSTRALIAN ACCESSORY LEADER - Perfect Fit Personnel Pty Ltd


http://www.seek.com.au/Job/fashion-design-marketing-graphic-designer-iconic-australian-accessory-leader/in/sydney-sydney/20036248

  • Mandatory design requirements for this job include CV
  • skills needed include, adobe suite, mac skills, various marketing collateral, tertiary qualifications in graphic/print and web design essential, fluent in all production procedures. technical skills, design integrity, communication and planning skills are critical ingredients which you must posses.
  • possible portfolio pieces may need to be updated, some pieces may apply to this job such as illustrations
  • both