For Project #2, my plan is to create a 4 page personal web site that will highlight work experience and include a portfolio of work from DePaul University. I’m very excited about this project because this will be the first site that I've created, and I’m feeling much more confident about it since picking up a copy of Head First HTML with CSS and XHTML by Elisabeth Freeman & Eric Freeman. It is a great reference for the beginner!
My first goal with this project is to become familiar with HTML and CSS, and I’m well on my way to accomplishing this. I’ve created HTML files for the four pages (Home, Portfolio, Blog, and Contact Me) that will be included, and I have drafted the content. In addition, I drew a sketch of the site in Illustrator and picked the colors and fonts that I want to use (I think. I’ve changed my mind a few times already). I’ve also spent some time creating images that will be used for navigation in Illustrator and Photoshop.
The next challenge is to organize the content so that it appears in the proper locations on the pages, and I’m a little nervous about this part. There are two other concerns that I have: on the Contact Me page I want to create a form that people can access to send me an e-mail. I’m not sure how to create this, but I also haven’t spent much time researching yet. Also, on the Portfolio page I don’t have much production work to showcase, but I think this page will be nice to have so I can add to it in the future.
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Hi Jessica,
ReplyDeleteIf you're looking for a really simple form to connect with an email account, I'd try jotform.com. I don't think you can stylize it, but it will provide basic form fields and even allow others to upload documents.
I'm sure there are other form sites that you can stylize (I hope to find a good one), so I'll let you know if I find one!