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UTEP AITP Presentation - 10/17/2012

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UTEP AITP Presentation - 10/17/2012

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Transcript

  1. The 10 Most Important Things You Will Ever Learn About

    Web Design and Starting a Business (Not Really) UTEP AITP - October 17, 2012

  2. Brandon Silverstein •Graduated from UTEP in December 2004 with a

    B.S. in Computer Science. •Freelance web designer during college. •Started Impulse Development in September 2006.

  3. N U M B E R 1 Web design starts

    with HTML and CSS.

  4. html5boilerplate.com

  5. <!DOCTYPE html> <!--[if lt IE 7]> <html class="no-js lt-ie9 lt-ie8

    lt-ie7"> <![endif]--> <!--[if IE 7]> <html class="no-js lt-ie9 lt-ie8"> <![endif]--> <!--[if IE 8]> <html class="no-js lt-ie9"> <![endif]--> <!--[if gt IE 8]><!--> <html class="no-js"> <!--<![endif]--> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge,chrome=1"> <title></title> <meta name="description" content=""> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width"> <!-- Place favicon.ico and apple-touch-icon.png in the root directory --> <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/normalize.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/main.css"> <script src="js/vendor/modernizr-2.6.1.min.js"></script> </head> <body> <!--[if lt IE 7]> <p class="chromeframe">You are using an outdated browser. <a href="http://browsehappy.com/">Upgrade your browser today</a> or <a href="http://www.google.com/chromeframe/?redirect=true">install Google Chrome Frame</a> to better experience this site.</p> <![endif]--> <!-- Add your site or application content here --> <p>Hello world! This is HTML5 Boilerplate.</p> <script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.0/jquery.min.js"></script> <script>window.jQuery || document.write('<script src="js/vendor/jquery-1.8.0.min.js"><\/script>')</ script> <script src="js/plugins.js"></script> <script src="js/main.js"></script> </body> </html>
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  7. body { background-color: orange; } p { color: blue; font-weight:

    bold; font-size: 5.0em; text-align: center; }
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  9. HTML = Content CSS = Style

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  11. <!DOCTYPE html> <!--[if lt IE 7]> <html class="no-js lt-ie9 lt-ie8

    lt-ie7"> <![endif]--> <!--[if IE 7]> <html class="no-js lt-ie9 lt-ie8"> <![endif]--> <!--[if IE 8]> <html class="no-js lt-ie9"> <![endif]--> <!--[if gt IE 8]><!--> <html class="no-js"> <!--<![endif]--> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge,chrome=1"> <title></title> <meta name="description" content=""> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width"> <!-- Place favicon.ico and apple-touch-icon.png in the root directory --> <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/normalize.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/main.css"> <script src="js/vendor/modernizr-2.6.1.min.js"></script> </head> <body> <!--[if lt IE 7]> <p class="chromeframe">You are using an outdated browser. <a href="http://browsehappy.com/">Upgrade your browser today</a> or <a href="http://www.google.com/chromeframe/?redirect=true">install Google Chrome Frame</a> to better experience this site.</p> <![endif]--> <!-- Add your site or application content here --> <p>Hello world! This is HTML5 Boilerplate.</p> <script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.0/jquery.min.js"></script> <script>window.jQuery || document.write('<script src="js/vendor/jquery-1.8.0.min.js"><\/script>')</ script> <script src="js/plugins.js"></script> <script src="js/main.js"></script> </body> </html>

  12. Semantic HTML <h1>Most Important Heading</h1> <h2>Less Important Heading</h2> <p>Paragraph Text</p>

    <img src="utep.jpg" />

  13. N U M B E R 2 Good websites are

    driven by content.

  14. Content First •Decide which content is most important to the

    user. •Organize content in an easy-to-use navigation system. •If a user can’t find content, say goodbye.
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  16. What are the two most important things to users when

    visiting a restaurant website?

  17. What are the two most important things to users when

    visiting a restaurant website? Menu and Hours
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  20. Home History Menu Cooking Catering FAQ Links Contact Us Careers

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  25. N U M B E R 3 Mobile devices have

    completely changed web design.

  26. Mobile FYI •378,000 iPhones sold daily. •1,000,000 Android devices activated

    daily. •371,000 babies born daily. •Source: lukew.com

  27. Flash • Flash was very popular for building websites. •

    Apple killed Flash. • iOS devices have never had Flash installed (battery life, security risks, etc.) • Adobe won’t support Flash in Android 4.1.

  28. Browsers/Devices • Internet Explorer 7, 8, 9, 10 • Safari

    • Firefox • Chrome • iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5 • iPad 2, iPad 3, iPad Mini • Thousands of Android Devices

  29. Deliver a unified browsing experience to all devices.

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  34. Full Site Home About Menu Events Contact Mobile Site Home

    About Menu Events Contact
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  38. Responsive Design

  39. Responsive Design •One set of HTML/CSS/JS code. •Use CSS to

    change the layout of pages based on device width. •Google’s recommend method for serving mobile content.

  40. p { font-size: 2.0em; } @media screen and (min-width: 768px)

    { p { font-size: 1.0em; } }
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  45. mediaqueri.es responsiveprocess.com

  46. N U M B E R 4 El Paso is

    a great place to start a business.

  47. Starting a Business •Work somewhere else first. •Find a good

    accountant. •Find a good lawyer to prepare contracts.

  48. N U M B E R 5 Don’t write a

    business plan.

  49. Business Plans •Business plans are educated guesses. •Business plans set

    unrealistic expectations. •Create a general mission statement to follow.

  50. N U M B E R 6 Learn how to

    say no.

  51. No! •We turn down projects that are not a good

    fit. Budget, timeline, etc. •We push back on client recommendations if needed. •You will never make everyone happy.

  52. N U M B E R 7 Know your price.

  53. Know Your Price • Don’t work for free unless it

    is for an internship. • Discounted work rarely leads to more higher paying work. • Hired a candidate because they told me what they wanted to get paid. • Be confident in your pricing and ability.

  54. N U M B E R 8 Taxes are the

    worst.

  55. Taxes •Taxes aren’t the worst, but it sucks to pay

    them. •Pay tax throughout the year. •Paying a lot of tax is not the worst problem to have.

  56. N U M B E R 9 Network

  57. Network •You never know who you are going to meet.

    •Word of mouth is very important. •El Paso is very small. •Join groups.

  58. N U M B E R 1 0 Don’t be

    afraid of change.

  59. Change •Change is scary. •Try to make all business decisions

    temporary. •Change keeps you motivated.

  60. Read This Book

  61. THANKS! [email protected]