Chapter 1-3 Summary

Jounal #1: Learning Web Design; 4th edition

Summary: Robbins in this book starts the text off much like an introductory course to not only web design but the world wide web and the common language that associates with it. In the first chapter, Robbins helps the reader to understand the how a web page is made starting with the idea of that it can be thought of like a cake. First a website starts the HTML(Hypertext markup language) or the base of a cake. The HTML tells how the webpage is structured. The CSS (Cascading style sheets) is the second layer of the webpage cake and the CSS tells the webpage how it should look. Lastly is the Javascript which tells that webpage how it should act. In the second chapter, Robbins helps us to understand that the world wide web and the internet are not the same thing. In fact,  web refers to the one way which information can be shared over the internet using hyperlinks or HTML. The internet is the network of computers. The information is stored on what are known as Servers which individual computers with their personal internet protocol address  (IP address) gets served the information from those servers. Robbins helps the user to understand an URL by dissecting the web address into the different parts and explains that the http is implied and does not need to be considered as input for the web address. In the third chapter, Robbins helps the reader to understand some bigger concepts that need to be known for web design which includes the idea that the web devices do not just include desktops and laptops but rather they include, with the introduction access to the web via mobile phones.  With the knowledge of that, the developer must acknowledge  that how the site looks on a laptop will not necessarily look the same on a mobile device.

Q1: What is the idea of responsive web design and why should a site utilize this strategy?

A1: Responsive web design is considered a strategy to aid in the performance and look for a web site. Through responsive web design, custom layouts are produced for devices based on the browser window. This is done by having the HTML go to the correct style sheet depending if the viewer is looking through a cell phone or a desktop. This can be especially helpful when navigating  through a site on a cell phone and the menu as larger selection for tapping.

Q2: What is the idea of One Web for All and why is it important?

A2: The idea of One Web for All takes into consideration the realization that the web is not only accessed by people with no impairments but by all. People who access the web may have a visual impairment, auditory impairment, cognitive impairment, or mobility impairment. It is needed for a web designer to make their web pages accessible by different devices that provide aid and follow government accessibility requirements.