INT 304 AU Week 2 Designing Homepage and About Us Page of Pet Shop Website Question
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review the
- Web Programming, CSS reading.
- Website Design: Dos and Donts of Website Design article.
- Good website design – not just a pretty face article.
- Understanding Website Basic Layout Areas – Web Design Basics – Episode 1 (Links to an external site.) video.
Part One: After reviewing the information, transform your home page mockup from your Week 1 Assignment into an actual Home Page design using HTML and CSS. You will also create your About Us page using HTML and CSS that will consist of the following:
- A logo that is left-aligned.
- A horizontal navigation that includes the five website pages.
- A H1 HTML tag for the header that displays the pet store’s name that is beside the logo.
- A H2 HTML tag for the About Us header.
- An external CSS file that is used to style the Home and About Us pages.
- Two paragraphs of text that describes when the pet store was started, why it was started, what the pet store goals are, who the pet store owners are, and what type of pets are carried in the store. You can create this information.
- A royalty-free image that either shows the staff of the pet store or pets from the pet store.
- A footer that contains a copyright symbol and the current year and your name located at the bottom of the web page.
You can use Sublime Text (Links to an external site.) editor to create your pages and CSS. If you need more guidance refer to the Sublime Text Installation Guide. Next, submit the zip folder that contains your Home and About Us pages, images, and external CSS file to the Week 2 Zip File Submission page. This is so that your instructor can view your page within a web browser. If you need more guidance, review the Zip File Quick Start Guide.
Part Two: Write a reflective paper that details the experience of creating your Home and About Us pages. Submit your paper through the Waypoint submission on this page.
In your paper,
- Explain your thought process for creating your Home page and About Us page designs.
- Discuss any problems you encountered.
- Discuss what you learned about creating a Home and About Us page designs.
- Discuss what you learned about creating an external CSS stylesheet.
For guidance regarding reflective writing, please see the Ashford Writing Center’s What is Reflective Writing? (Links to an external site.) resource.
The Home and About Us HTML Pages With CSS Design Paper,
- Must be two to four double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)’s APA Style (Links to an external site.)
- Must include a separate title page with the following:
- Title of paper
- Student’s name
- Course name and number
- Instructor’s name
- Date submitted
For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013 (Links to an external site.).
- Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.
- Must use at least two credible sources in addition to the course text.
- The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
- To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view this Ashford University Library Quick ‘n’ Dirty (Links to an external site.) tutorial, which introduces the Ashford University Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
- Must document any information used from sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.)
- Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. See the Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the Ashford Writing Center for specifications.
