Week 3 – Chosen website: ACE Education

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Week 2 Questions

1. What is Browser-Safe Color Palette/ Web-Safe Colors?

Basically web-safe colors are a palette of  colors made for web-implementation. These are the safe colors that are reliable and will show correctly on websites. In Photoshop, there is a save option called ‘save for web’. This is used to optimize your colors to make sure you have a web-safe pallete.

Web-Safe Colors

*000*	300	600	900	C00	*F00*
*003*	303	603	903	C03	*F03*
006	306	606	906	C06	F06
009	309	609	909	C09	F09
00C	30C	60C	90C	C0C	F0C
*00F*	30F	60F	90F	C0F	*F0F*
030	330	630	930	C30	F30
033	333	633	933	C33	F33
036	336	636	936	C36	F36
039	339	639	939	C39	F39
03C	33C	63C	93C	C3C	F3C
03F	33F	63F	93F	C3F	F3F
060	360	660	960	C60	F60
063	363	663	963	C63	F63
066	366	666	966	C66	F66
069	369	669	969	C69	F69
06C	36C	66C	96C	C6C	F6C
06F	36F	66F	96F	C6F	F6F
090	390	690	990	C90	F90
093	393	693	993	C93	F93
096	396	696	996	C96	F96
099	399	699	999	C99	F99
09C	39C	69C	99C	C9C	F9C
09F	39F	69F	99F	C9F	F9F
0C0	3C0	6C0	9C0	CC0	FC0
0C3	3C3	6C3	9C3	CC3	FC3
0C6	3C6	6C6	9C6	CC6	FC6
0C9	3C9	6C9	9C9	CC9	FC9
0CC	3CC	6CC	9CC	CCC	FCC
0CF	3CF	6CF	9CF	CCF	FCF
*0F0*	3F0	*6F0*	9F0	CF0	*FF0*
0F3	*3F3*	*6F3*	9F3	CF3	*FF3*
*0F6*	*3F6*	6F6	9F6	*CF6*	*FF6*
0F9	3F9	6F9	9F9	CF9	FF9
*0FC*	*3FC*	6FC	9FC	CFC	FFC
*0FF*	*3FF*	*6FF*	9FF	CFF	*FFF*

This is a table of the old 216 web-safe color palette. The 22 underlined colors are the really safe colors that are most reliable and always show up without any inconsistencies one web pages.

The table is taken from Wikipedia.

2. Is it still relevant in today’s context? Why?

Nope. Old browsers like legacy browsers have since gone obsolete. Thus, there is no more obligation to stick with this small palette. Browsers today have a much bigger range of colors supported. As of 2005, all modern browsers support the x11 table of colors. It is the new standard of web colors.

 3. What are the common font face found on PC & Mac?

Helvetica, Arial, Sans-Serif, Georgia, Impact, Tahoma, Verdana etc.

4. What is page loading time and how does it influence your design?

It’s one of the most important factors in web design.

Depending on how fast your page loads, the user will have a different impression of the website. With a slow connection, the pictures on a website may not load as fast. If the first things you see are broken pictures when you open up a site, it’s unlikely the user would want to frequent the site.

Thus, it is important to optimize our image files to the smallest file size possible. This can be done by saving in the most space-efficient format, or making sure not to use too many colors.

5. Read this & write about what you think:

The different processes shown reflect similar methods in their creators’ own perspectives. Some steps are missing when in comparison, such as analysis or post-launch as Jeremiah mentioned. However, they are all roughly along the same line. Each one differs as the creator of each process works with what is most comfortable for him/her.

That doesn’t mean that the processes are all on par with each other. I prefer the last three methods stated in his blog. When i read them, i can really tell they know what they’re talking about. Very clear-cut instructions on what to do and when to do what. Not just static words in bullet point.

As compared to the other processes, these last three seems more recent. It’s more creative and much more demanding. It is also very unconventional, talking about how it is important to grab users’ attention. Especially the third one from the bottom, ‘Breakdown of the ideal web design process‘ doesn’t just state what generally needs to be done, but tells you all the crucial factors. Instead of telling you in a bullet, to ‘Design, Develop, Implement’, it tells you how to make it personalised; how will it attract users; know what you need to do. All the most important things you need to know.

Week 1 Questions

1. Name as many browsers as you can.

Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Opera, Google Chrome

2. What is browser wars?

I reckon it’s the war between web browsers such as the above to get the most number of users. In a nutshell, it is about being the most popular web browser in the world.

3. What is IP adress?

IP address is a certain unique identity that only belongs to one computer. It is used to determine the user’s continental and country location.

4. What is URL?

URL is the address of a certain page or document that can be found on the net. It is not exclusive to only webpages, but also hidden directories only accessible to administrators.

5. What is a good website?

A good website is clear, and attention-catching. The layout has to be well planned such that visitors don’t get ‘lost’ in the website. For every section that a visitor goes to, there must be an obvious button or link to the other sections as well. Also, the design and structure of the website has to be fresh and creative.

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