Web Basics for Artists

By Sheri Bigelow

ART 4980 001 Senior Studio Seminar
Thursday, April 5, 2007

Topics

• HTML & CSS Basics
• Web 2.0
• Optimizing Graphics for the Web
• Personal Web Pages on home.utah.edu
• Other Free Website Resources
• Setting Up with Your Own Domain
• Links

HTML & CSS Basics

• HTML "Hello World!" Example
• Heading
• Paragraph
• Link
• Email link
• Image
• http://www.w3schools.com/

Web 2.0

• The Machine is Us/ing Us

Optimizing Graphics for the Web

On the web, images are measured in pixels. The dpi of an image is pretty much irrelevant until ink hits paper.

The most important factor is the total number of pixels.

Personal Web Pages on home.utah.edu

• U of U Web Accounts
• How do I setup my webspace?
• FileZilla for FTP
• Internet Explorer for FTP - ftp://UNID@home.utah.edu
• Other FTP programs: Fetch, CuteFTP, SmartFTP, Dreamweaver

Other Free Website Resources

• Google Page Creator
• Blogger
• WordPress
• Flickr
• MediaFire
• There are many others...

Setting Up with Your Own Domain

• Domain name registration (i.e. GoDaddy)
• Web hosting account (i.e. Bluehost)
  Disclaimer: I do receive a credit if you signup with bluehost using my link.
• Web designer or agency

Links Used in This Presentation

• http://www.w3schools.com/
• http://www.it.utah.edu/services/web/webaccts.html
• http://www.it.utah.edu/services/helpDesk/emailWebhelp/personalweb_faq.html#webspace
• http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/
• http://pages.google.com/
• http://www.blogger.com/
• http://www.wordpress.com/
• http://www.flickr.com/
• http://www.mediafire.com/

Links Used in This Presentation

• http://www.godaddy.com/
• http://www.bluehost.com/track/designsimply/art4980

Questions?