Different Website Themes

In my last article, I discussed how to get started with HTML for noobs!

As promised I will now deliver an article on different website themes and trending theme for the past few months.

When you visit you favorite websites you may notice that the site has a ton of content, images, videos, and graphics. Perhaps you ask yourself how on Earth does one design a spot for all of these elements? How do you decided where certain elements go and where they shouldn’t go.

Well my friends, that depends on the type of website you are viewing. If you are looking at Yahoo.com, you will see an entirely different layout than the one for say Bungie.net

Yahoo is a website that will display the most recent or trending news topics and Bungie is a company that creates games so their content will be based on their games.  Yahoo will of course have more content because it will cover news from all corners of the globe whereas Bungie will only cover news of what goes on within its own company.

You may also notice the color schemes are different. For Yahoo there is a lot of bright colors and for Bungie there is a lot of dark colors, almost polar opposites right?

Yahoo’s theme is built so that a user will see the important and trendy news stories before moving onto something else. Bungie’s website is built to showcase a recent upgrade to on of its products. Its goal to make a user want to know more about the product. Some themes will be structured to show multiple sources of information while others may only be structured for a few. You may have noticed that some websites will display nearly full screen images with perhaps a header and a brief description of what the image is about.

The theme we will be focusing on in my video series will be structured to show information and then move forward to full screen themes (the fun stuff). So please stay tuned.

Augmented Music

DJ, Pangburn thecreatorsproject.com [Website] Retrieved:http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/now-you-can-make-beats-in-virtual-reality

Soundscape is not a full-scale DAW (digital audio workstation), but something more like a virtual soft synth. Wearing Samsung Gear VR, users encounter a futuristic world where a monolithic synthesizer lies underneath a large cathedral-like structure, while in the distance there appears to be a moon

1.  Is this an index of things to come? From different companies? Perhaps. That would depend on its success as a product.

2.  Is this something we’re likely to see more of?  Not sure, so far it seems to be one of the only music augmented realities out at this time. If it can succeed as a product then perhaps the creators will continue with it and start a new music entrainment race

3.  Is this something you’d like to be involved with?  Why or why not?  I personally don’t get to much into music making. However the idea of using music and augmented reality does sound interesting.

Apple’s Stylist Pen

Pierce, David Wired.com [Website] Retrieved:http://video.wired.com/watch/gear-review-apple-pencil

The apple pencil is a stylist pen that comes with a lot of cool features. the software behind it allows the users to feel like they are using “Ink & Paper” rather a screen and stylist.

1.  Is this an index of things to come? From different companies? Yes. Most likely apple will produce multiple version of the stylist.

2.  Is this something we’re likely to see more of?  As stated in previous answer yes. Of course current manufactures of stylist pens will now try to compete with apple.

3.  Is this something you’d like to be involved with?  Why or why not?  I personally use a stylist and tablet at times but not as much as others may use them. However, I am still excited about the apple pencil and would love to try it out.

Augmented Reality Editor

Course Project Blog Post 2

Sterling, Bruce Wired.com [Website] Retrieved: http://www.wired.com/beyond-the-beyond/2015/12/augmented-reality-reality-editor-by-mit-fluid-interfaces/

After 3 years of research at an MIT facility, a new product may be rolling out soon. The Reality Editor  technology that grants the user maximum control by leveraging human strength such as spatial coordination, muscle memory and tool-making

1.  Is this an index of things to come? From different companies? Yes. Augmented reality is something that isn’t new but is new to becoming mainstream.

2.  Is this something we’re likely to see more of?  OF COURSE! In fact I am actually looking forward to something similar called the Void. Which will be a augmented reality for gamers

3.  Is this something you’d like to be involved with?  Why or why not?  Yes, the idea behind changing reality to something that interest us certainly has my attention. If I had the chance to work on such a device, I would not turn the opportunity down.

Getting Started with HTML

Hey guys, quite honestly it’s been a very long time since I posted on my blog. I have been extremely busy and been going though a lot of personal issues over the year. However that’s all over, and now its time to get back into coding.

I’m sure there are plenty of people out there who are new to coding and would like to gain experience in Web Design and Development. Today I’m going to share with you guys how to get started with HTML.

Understand what exactly HTML is.

HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language and practically every web designer will use an HTML document as the skeleton of their site. HTML is used to put things into place on a website and can be viewed as the bones that hold the site up. Like literally I’m not even joking…if you forget to add a one closing tag the entire document comes crashing down. Lucky for us web designers and developers, that’s an easy fix unlike real bones!

* Drums + Tambourine *

Get a basic understanding of web architecture.

With HTML a designer or developer can structure the website to their liking and a very common way of doing this is with the use of containers. Picture yourself on Yah00.com for example.

If we take a look at the image above we can see that Yahoo has been divided into 5 sections, Navigation Bar (Very Top), Search Bar ( Pink Section), 1 left and right section (Blue and Yellow section) and the Content ( Green section). Its always good practice to get an idea of how a website is structured. Getting an understanding of how to structure a basic website can help you code more efficiently and could save you stressful nights when you’re trying to figure out why something isn’t placed where it should be.

Try going to your favorite website and see how many sections you can divide the site up into. Then compare that with the structure of another website. See if you can find a resemblance, a pattern of sort. Can you find one?

Read a book on HTML

Yes you read that title correctly. I strongly recommend doing some reading on HTML and CSS. A really great book is “HTML and CSS” by Jon Duckett which you can grab at a Barnes and Noble for about $30 bucks. Reading a book can do wonders for anyone trying to better themselves in what ever field they may be interested in.

In fact…that is your homework. READ A BOOK!

Within a week or so my friend and I will being creating a video series on how to code, and everything we wish we’d known when starting out to code. I’m excited about sharing my knowledge with new coders and/or those looking to see if web design is the right fit. In my next HTML article, we will review different website themes and structures as well as get into some actual coding!

So be on the look out!

 

 

Drones on construction sites?

Knight Will, [Website] Retrieved: http://new-aesthetic.tumblr.com/post/127782728489/new-boss-on-construction-sites-is-a-drone-mit

The use of drones isn’t new, and yes we all heard about them being used in a way never thought possible. From Amazon’s drone delivery service to a drone that can literally shoot a gun, drones will be used for a number of different things. The article “New Boss on Construction sites is a drone” discusses the new ways construction managers will be watching their workers.

1.  Is this an index of things to come?  Of course, drones are being used for a variety of different things and will now be used for work site surveillance

2.  Is this something we’re likely to see more of?  The usage of drones on construction sites or any work site will undoubtedly be a news headline.

3.  Is this something you’d like to be involved with?  Why or why not?  No, operating a drone and building a website are different things. However if my JavaScript skills can  become legendary than yes. I can possibly help program the drone.

Welcome to Daniels Blog

Okay so your probably wondering what is Daniels Blog or who the heck is Daniels right?

Well allow me to introduce myself, my name is Jamell..(what for it)..Daniels(surprise). Fairly new to HTML and CSS but knows enough to past down some information for my fellow noobs in coding. Basically this website is going to be about my take on web design, and how to get started making a website of your own. So grab your laptops and crack those fingers, you’ve got typing to do!