I’ve been doing the Building a website with Web Premium CS4 tutorial from Adobe and am up to Step 8 now (woohoo).

This is the site so far: Adventure Tours

So far I’ve learned how to:

  • plan the site’s functional and technical requirements
  • install the required server software and use Dreamweaver to define a local site
  • set up a production site and link local files to the site in Dreamweaver
  • examine the Photoshop design comp to see how the design team used best practices to meet the requirements
  • use Fireworks to translate a visual design built in Photoshop into modern HTML and CSS
  • create a modern page layout in Dreamweaver CS4 by modifying CSS and inserting images and form items
  • use Photoshop Smart Objects to update images, add navigation links, and test for cross browser compatitibility

Next I’ll be learning to:

  • design and create a database in MySQL
  • query and present data from a database on a PHP page using Dreamweaver
  • return data from PHP in XML format and present layered web pages with the Ajax-based Spry framework
  • accept input from a website visitor and dynamically generate a view of their selected data
  • use Flash to create an interactive web presentation
  • convert video files for use on the web and incorporate the videos into a finished web page
  • set up a page for browser-based updates with Dreamweaver and Adobe’s InContext Editing

Stay tuned for more progress :)

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