Summary 5

Chapters 4 and 13

Topic 1: Links- Linking to other webpages are essential when doing UI design; It allows for users to navigate from one webpage to another. Links are created in a webpage using the <a> tag. Between this and the closing tag is where the link to another webpage goes. This can be to an internal, meaning managed by you or your company, or external pages. Using links is easy, but it is recommended that links within your workspace should be programmed using relative links. These are just shortened urls, which makes it easier for your computer to load.

Topic 2: Types of Links- There are several kinds of links which can be utilized when building or managing a site. First there are links to other webpages which you make, or websites online. When building a site you can have a url link to an email; so when you click on it it pops up an email address.There is also one that links to a phone address. Using them is entirely up to the designer, and they add complexity and usefulness to a webpage.

Topic 3: Page Design- When designing a webpage, there are a few elements which really help add to the overall design. It is important to not have the elements touching the edges of other objects or the sides of the screen. To avoid this, tools such as padding, border, and margin need to be used. The border is what is on every element or box; this is what separates one box or element from another. This can have a color to outline elements. The margin sits outside of the border, and can be set to separate elements from each other. This cannot be colored. Finally, the padding is the space between the border and the content inside. Increasing this can help increase or decrease readability.