Key topics
Explore different types of websites as well as their typical features and purposes. Examine the principles of website design, helping you to create interesting web experiences. Consider design constraints.
- Planning and Designing a Website
Consider the importance of ensuring your website’s design meets the needs and tastes of your target audience. Explore colour theory and basic visual design guidelines. Discover how to structure a website effectively and how to design an easily understandable navigation system.
- Preparing Assets for a Website
Explore the use of text, images, animations, videos and sounds in websites. Consider the importance of using these media carefully and adhering to guidelines for visual layout. Learn how to create images with Adobe Photoshop and animations with Adobe Flash.
- Constructing Websites: Basic Principles
Construct websites using both HTML and an authoring package, and consider the advantages and disadvantages of each. Learn how to adhere to web standards to ensure that your websites function in a range of browsers. Explore web hosting and the process of publishing websites to a server.
- Constructing Websites: Advanced Principles
Explore more complex principles of website design, such as rollovers, forms and cascading style sheets. Discover how to set up a website that accepts online payments through Paypal. Learn how to optimise your website for top results in search engines.
Course Code
X09
Hours of study
12 months / 120 hours
Technical requirements
You must have access to an internet-ready PC and possess basic computer skills.