Your course Web site

GD/COM 308 Web Design

DUE BY START OF NEXT CLASS

I. Set up your WordPress Course Blog Site
http://mublog.marymount.edu/MUBlog/wp-login.php

1. Name your blog: “your last name"webdesign
   ( i.e. erdeljonwebdesign)
2. Turn blog into a website by making your home page static: http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/front-page/
   
3. Turn off comments http://mublog.marymount.edu/MUBlog/blog/2011/08/21/how-to-turn-off-comments/
   
4. On your home page:
   - Add Your full name, name of the course, and year and semester
   - Add link to your Marymount email
   - Add links to the following resources:
   
   The class Web site: http://www.mudesign.net/webdesign/
   
   The following on-line publications:

Web Monkey: http://www.webmonkey.com

Web page design for designers http://www.wpdfd.com/

Communications Arts http://www.commarts.com/

Creative Pro: http://www.creativepro.com

· Find the following inspirational site links and add to your resources page:

The Webby Awards

Adobe Dreamweaver Showcase
Communications Arts Interactive annual

· The following resource site for images, sounds, and video

http://mudesign.net/resources.html

5. Add a new page "Answers"
- Add a link on your "Home" page to your "Answer es" page
- Add your answer es from your textbook assignments to this page weekly

II. Add your website to the course website

6. Email me the link to your class website: barry.erdeljon@marymount.edu

II. Check the link to your class website

7. Go to http://mudesign.net/webdesign/fa11_urls.html
- And check if the link to your class site is working
- Also make sure your email link is working