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2012 Web Design Classes
Web Graphics and Site Design
  
Website Design & Graphics I
Session WGWN12-01: Mon & Tues, 6:00 - 8:45pm; January 23, 24
MAC members: $219 Nonmembers: $240

This class covers all the details of planning and designing a website as well as creating, preparing and optimizing graphics for web pages using Adobe Photoshop.
Total class time: 5.5 hours.

Topics include:
  • Server options
  • Design Templates
  • Flow Charting
  • File Management
  • GIF vs JPEG vs PNG format
  • Compression
  • Designing for different operating systems and browsers
  • Website Design Flaws to avoid
  • Interlacing
  • Creating Transparency
  • Graphical Buttons and Rollovers
  • Resolution
  • Animation
  • Seamless Background Tiles
  • Favicons

This class prepares users for work in Dreamweaver I.
Class limited to 8 students. Specify Windows or Macintosh.
Prerequisite: Basic computer skills*.
Recommended companion courses: Dreamweaver I,
Dreamweaver II (Package price eligible)
Instructor: Ted Maynard

To Register: Call 203.795.6400

 

Adobe Dreamweaver I
Session DWWN12-01: Mon-Thurs, 6-8:30pm; Jan 30, 31; Feb 1, 2
MAC members: $329 Nonmembers: $375


This class covers the basic of Adobe's flagship website design program, the standard for website creation.
Total class time: 10 hours.

Topics include:
  • CSS
  • Tag, Class and ID Styles
  • External and Embedded Style Sheets
  • Site Planning
  • Setting up a New Site Definition
  • The Dreamweaver Interface
  • Tables
  • Page Properties
  • Navigation
  • Rollovers
  • Remote Rollovers
  • Head Items
  • Meta Tags
  • Source Code
  • Inserting Graphics
  • Flash Video (flv)
  • Flash animation (swf)
  • FTP Connection to a Server
  • Uploading and Synchronizing

Class limited to 8 students. Specify Windows or Macintosh.
Prerequisite: Basic computer skills*.
Recommended companion course: Dreamweaver II, Website Design & Graphics (Package price eligible)
Instructor: Ted Maynard

To Register: Call 203.795.6400


Adobe Dreamweaver II-Advanced
Session DWFA11-01: Mon thru Thurs, 6-8:30pm; April 2, 3, 4, 5
MAC members: $329 Nonmembers: $375

This class covers advanced site construction and functionality.
Total class time: 10 hours.

Topics include:
  • CSS Layout using Divs
  • Floats and Clears
  • Liquid Layouts
  • Fixed width Layouts
  • AP Divs
  • Spry Menu Bars
  • Spry Tabbed Panels
  • Spry Accordions
  • Server-Side Includes
  • PHP Pages
  • SHTML
  • Advanced CSS Properties
  • Library Items
  • Templates

Class limited to 8 students. Specify Windows or Macintosh.
Prerequisite: Adobe Dreamweaver I or comparable expreience.
Recommended companion course: Dreamweaver I, Website Design & Graphics (Package price eligible)
Instructor: Ted Maynard

To Register: Call 203.795.6400

Learn Advanced Website Design
Take Website Design & Graphics I, Adobe Dreamweaver I and Dreamweaver II classes
for only $809. (Save $68)
(Courses may be taken at any time. MAC-Orange membership required. Cannot be combined with any other offers. No refunds on unused classes. Certificate of Completion included on request.)
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* Basic computer skills include opening a file from within a program, and the ability to click, double click and mouse down & drag with a mouse. Also, students should have experience opening and saving files from within a program and have the ability to navigate to different folders.
For more information on the Media Arts Center of Orange:
Telephone 203.795.6400
Email: Media Arts Center of Orange Information