Web Development, Day 1: Planning

Before you write an essay, you create an outline.
Before you give a speech, you practice a script.
Before you create a website, you develop a plan.

Defining Requirements:

1. What will your website do? (statement of work)

2. What pages will you have on your website? (site map)

3. What will your website look like? (wireframes)

Web Development Terms:

designer - 

developer - 

front-end development -

back-end development -

copy -

user experience -

static/flat page - 

dynamic page -

seo - 

domain name -

server / web hosting - 

sitemap - 

wireframes - 

statement of work/“specs” - 

mockups -

Homework:

Finish your !) statement of work, 2) site map, and 3) wireframes, which I will review tomorrow. Sign up for a SquareSpace account (http://www.squarespace.com).