The past couple of weeks I have watched some tutorials on Dreamweaver and have actually watched some of the same ones multiple times because I could not grasp the concepts they discussed. This program is a challenge to use in my opinion. I am not familiar with html like some people are or web design at that. Even though I feel this program is a challenge to use, I am interested in tackling the challenges of using this program. I just feel like there is more to Dreamweaver at this point in time than Muse has to offer.
The past couple of weeks I have been able to create an html page. I created my homepage using a template in Dreamweaver. After doing that I created my project folder on my desktop and put the page that I created into the folder along with my image that I created in fireworks. Then I was able to go into Dreamweaver and create my site. Everything uploaded fine in Dreamweaver. I felt like I was successful finally. Since then I have created another page of my site. However, for some reason I cannot get the pages to link or the image file to transfer to other pages. I think I am going to have to continue to watch tutorials to figure out these setbacks as I work on my project. I am excited that there will be a tool workgroup on Dreamweaver this week. I am interested in hearing how everyone is coping with Dreamweaver and any tips the second-timers have to share.
Krause (2004) suggests to “Familiarize yourself with the software at your disposal. Strive to become fluent in its use so that your input (through keyboard and mouse) can keep pace with the output of your creative mind” (p.126). This really stuck out to me when reading his text this past week. I totally agree with his statements. I am really good about letting my mind go and creative thoughts come out, but I am also bad about not familiarizing myself with the software enough to be able to let them come out in the software. I like to think I can just figure it out, but I am realizing that tutorials are very much needed in learning Dreamweaver. I feel that Krause has a lot to offer to good graphic design. After reading about composition and components, I have realized that there is a lot of thinking that goes into graphic design. I really want to try to incorporate his tips into my website in order for it to be pleasing to clients.
References
Krause, J. (2004). Design basics index: A designer's guide to designing effective compositions, selecting dynamic components and developing creative concepts. Cincinnati, OH: How Design Books.
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