Designing for the Web

After you have decided on the kind of information to include on the project Web site, you will need to create the actual content to publish on the site. Write the text and create the images that you want to use on your Web site in whatever applications you are comfortable using, such as Microsoft® Word®. When you are satisfied, you will need to convert them into a format such as HTML that can be displayed in a Web browser.

Some word processing and page layout software packages can convert your work to HTML. You can also duplicate your work in a WYSIWYG ("What You See Is What You Get," pronounced "wizzywig") Web editor such as Macromedia® Dreamweave®r or Microsoft® FrontPage®. See Catalyst's comparison of popular Web editing software for more information about some of these packages.

Some resources about Web design and creating Web pages:

• UW Computing and Communications has information about creating and publishing Web pages for UW servers.
• Catalyst publishes tutorials on HTML and commercial Web editing software.
• OpenUW has a free online course about basic HTML.
• Webmonkey and About Web Design/HTML, publish many articles and tutorials on HTML and Web design.

To help you design your Web site, Digital Ventures has created some template pages on which you can base your site.

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