Elements of a Web

[aiDer]

I've got an assignment to do, for my CO-OP, and its to make a website and the best one among us students will be selected and they will use it for their website. Although I feel like they are using us, but I have no choice, I need the mark.

I was wondering about how does a professional website looks like? What is the differences between just a website and a better one? Cause i have been playing around with Dreamweaver for some time (around 1 year now) and i got a good idea of how it works, i don't code but if for some parts i need to do that. But you never stop learning.

Anyone can tell me or link a site of listing how a good website looks, how its build, and etc?

also about css, I was curious of know if making the css codes with space and other know without any space?

like:

===========
a:hover {
text-decoration: underline;
}
===========

vs

===========
a:hover {text-decoration: underline;}
===========

thanks

[EzyStvy]

Beauty is in the eyes of the beer holder

Haven't you been to some sites that look good? And some that look bad?

You could look at sites that are similar to what your co-op does and look for the good and bad points in them.

[jdeb]

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[Force Flow]

Originally Posted by aiDer =========== a:hover { text-decoration: underline; } =========== vs =========== a:hover {text-decoration: underline;} ===========

Both are valid. It can be a style choice or a way to reduce the size of a text file. Fewer lines = lower filesize.

In general, if there's only one definition in a selector's ruleset, then I put it all on one line. If there's more than one definition, then I use multiple lines. It's just seems easier to read that way.

a:hover {text-decoration:underline;}

a:hover {
     text-decoration:underline;
     font-weight:bold;
     color:blue;
}

[aiDer]

ah thanks for the fast replys!
yes i have been in many sites and i can see the differences between a good site and a bad site, and using Google chrome i can see the styles too which is very helpful. I was thinking maybe a professional site may use fewer tags or avoid using a lot css to make the page load and etc.

i take a note while designing that visitors appreciate the quality of the web and they don't read but they scan, lol, so i have to get their focus asap.

thanks for the link jdeb!

ah right Force Flow, thanks for the info.

[oryx]

How is this web site to be evaluated? Is it appearance only, or is content and usability important as well?

[aiDer]

i believe its the structure of the website, which the appearance will come with it. content is not a worry.