Assignment 1

For this assignment you will be creating a website. Please be sure to read the requirements carefully. If you have any questions, please contact myself or the TA. All xhtml in this assignment must be done by hand. Use of graphical editors constitutes academic dishonesty. All content from other sources must be referenced and the use of copyrighted images is prohibited without permission from the author or artist.

Page Requirements

1. "index.html" will only contain your name, userid, and the links to the assignments as they are completed. Your "index.html" should have only 1 hyperlink on it for this assignment and it should link to your main page for assignment 1.
2. One page of your website should discuss your color choices for your site and which color harmony scheme it falls into, if any. Furthermore, you must describe your design choices for your site with reference to proximity, alignment, repetition, and contrast.
3. One page of your site should contain 1 link to a website which you think is exemplary. For this site, discuss the color choices and site design (proximity, alignment, repetition, and contrast). Also on this page should be 1 link to a website which you think is good but could be improved. Discuss the color and site design choices, as well as your suggestions for improving the site.
4. Your site should have a total of 4-6 web pages (not including "index.html"). For the other 2-4 pages you are to create a "homepage." Typically these pages would contain content about you and your interests. However, you are free to use any theme for these pages, for instance it could be about your favorite artist, some environmental issues, etc. The content on these pages should be related.

Site Requirements

• All of the files for this assignment (everything except "index.html") must be contained within a separate directory inside public_html. Inside of this assignment directory, your pictures must be in their own directory. An example would be "assignment1" for your main directory and within that, "pictures" for the subdirectory which contains your images.
• Your site must contain at lease 3 pictures or graphics. If these images are large, you must use thumbnails which are linked to the full size pictures (the image would have its own webpage). You must specify the alternate text, height, and width of the images.
• Your site must have several relevant links to other websites (at least 3), besides the 2 required for the design analysis pages.

General Requirements

• You should use the XHTML 1.0 transitional doctype for this assignment and it is available from the assignments page as a blank file.
• Your web pages must validate with the XHTML 1.0 transitional doctype. Once the page has been validated, you may wish to place the linked graphic which shows it has been validated on your page. An example of this linked graphic can be found at the bottom of the pages within the www.w3c.org site.
• Your website should be easy to navigate with links to other pages within your site, and off of it, making sense.
• Grammar, spelling, and well-written information is crucial to this assignment and will count towards your marks.
• All pages should have a an appropriate title as well as file name
• Your pages must contain real content, not just a few sentences. They should have several paragraphs at least.
• Your html should be indented so that the sections, headings, lists, etc. are easily identifiable. In short, your html should be easy to read.
• Your tags should follow convention if applicable.