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Setting up your site
hierarchy is simple. Create a new folder that you
would like your site to reside in. Then inside that
folder create another folder where your images will
be housed. A suggestion is to not move any of your
folders instead create more folders as your site
grows. For example if you have a site that is image
intensive then create sub folders in your images
folder.
I.E. if you're creating a web site selling calendars.
You will have 12 months of images and more then
likely different styles of calendars you're selling.
I would set up my file hierarchy like this.
First I would have a "main" folder where
all of my pages are going to be. Then I would create
a sub folder inside the main folder where I would
hold all of my images. I would name that folder
"images." Inside that folder I would create
other folders to separate my calendars. If I have
a calendar of Britney Spears then I would create
a folder in my images folder called "Britney_Spears."
If I had another calendar for Marilyn Manson I would
create a folder in the images folder called "Marilyn_Manson."
So on and so forth. Inside these folders I would
have all the images that pertain to the calendar.
I.E. In the Marilyn_Manson folder I would have all
of the thumbnails for each of the months and all
of the larger images that you could click to. The
total number of images in the Marilyn_Manson folder
would be 24. One Thumbnail for each month and one
for when you click that image it brings a larger
version of that image up.
You can also break down your site into folders that
separate sections. For example on a site where I'm
selling calendars I might have different types of
calendars like wall hanging, magnet, or desk calendars.
If I have different calendars I might want to break
my HTML pages down to smaller groups to make them
more manageable. So My site hierarchy would look
something like this. Create a "main" folder
Inside that "Main" folder there would
be the following folders: "images," "wall_hanging,"
"magnets," and "desk." Inside
the Images folder I would have folders called: "wall_hanging,"
"magnets," and "desk." Inside
each of those folders I would create folders that
had the images broken down even more. For example
in the images/wall_hanging folder I would have a
folder called Marilyn_Manson, inside that folder
is where I would keep all of the images pertaining
to Marilyn Manson.
The reason that I would create such a complex file
hierarchy is so later when I am updating or maintaining
this site I know where my pages and images reside.
For Example. If I'm looking to edit the Marilyn_Manson_Wall_hanging.htm
I will know that it's in the Wall hanging/Marilyn_Manson
directory in my "Main" site folder. Also
I will know where my images are. They will be in
the images/wall_hanging/Marilyn_Manson directory.
Setting up this file hierarchy is very important
for bigger sites. If you are creating a smaller
site you will do just fine with a "Main"
folder with an "images" folder inside.
Another reason setting up a file hierarchy is important
is because DreamWeaver relies on this directory
structure for the web site. When you are creating
a site in DreamWeaver you will be setting up the
FTP access to the web site
you are building. When you do this DreamWeaver recognizes
your file hierarchy and uses that to make your links
on the site. If you do not do this then you risk
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#ONE
Create a home page using PhotoShop, Illustrator,
FreeHand, or Fireworks.
Due 06+11+03
#TWO
Create pages that correlate with your buttons and
upload them using FTP.
Due 06+30+03
#THREE
Create a flash intro for your web site with a skip
button and add it to your site.
Download PDF here
Due 07+14+03
#FOUR
(final)
Create a final web site to display your art and
things that interest you. 5 Pages minimum and a
Flash intro.
Due 07+30+03 |
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