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Welcome to Prelude to a Web Site
The purpose of this site is to provide some guidelines to help develop good work habits. Key among those is setting the groundwork or plan before actually tackling the production. The time spent up front, developing a plan and foundation, will pay back in dividends when changes or additions are made. This is a work in progressive and will see many changes as time goes by. This document is target towards anyone just beginning to learn about developing web sites. DeVry students and some faculty are finding themselves in situations where they must understand the develpment of web sites and the thought process in preparation for such an endeavor. Non-students will also find this information helpful. Future additions will include PowerPoint show files or Flash animations where the student will control when the show will advance to the next page. In this way the students can advance the slide at their own pace, notes pages may also be an option

Introduction
The development of a website incorporates technology in addition to basic art design principles. Art elements such as color, line, form, volume and space are used to create a series of pages and an interface that facilitates intuitive navigation. Such an endeavor is easier to handle when a plan is put in place. The plan or outline becomes the structure around which decisions can be made. As new ideas for different parts of the website are formulated it will be easier to organize if there are purposes for the different pages or sections. The intent of this document is to help establish such an outline or layout prior to actually laying paint to canvas. Web sites have the added advantage of using linear media such as digital video, web animation and audio to create compelling images. This document, just like the web site, should be regarded as a work in progress with room for growth and improvement. Elements to consider include but are not limited to:
 * Navigation or interface design
 * Basic art design principles
 * Bookmarks
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">Links
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">Embedded images including audio and video files