Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Fonts

Web-safe fonts are fonts that are found on a wide range of computer systems, and used by Web content authors to increase the likelihood that content will be displayed in their chosen font. If a visitor to a Web site does not have the specified font, their browser will attempt to select a similar alternative, based on the author-specified fallback fonts and generic families or it will use font substitution defined in the visitor's operating system.

A web font is a typeface installed with a web browser, and typically (although not always) designed for screen-use. The term is also used to describe typefaces that can be used by designers when authoring webpages.

The implications of font on my website is that i will have to include the download for the fonts i have used if they are not web safe.

Websites that web fonts can be found on are: 
http://www.dafont.com/
http://www.google.com/fonts/

Sunday, May 19, 2013

planning Tools

Gantt Chart

Gantt charts are useful for planning complex projects. They show the tasks involved in making a product, with any overlaps between different tasks. Gantt charts usually use colour to indicate separate tasks or workflows. I will use my Gantt Chart to see what task i will be doing and on which day.

Flow Charts


Start, sand down edge, is edge smooth? yes - paint product, stop. No - sand down edge.
Flowcharts describe a sequence. All flowcharts use the same symbols, linked with arrows to show the direction of the flow.
  • start and finish are rectangular with rounded corners
  • process boxes are rectangular with square corners
  • decision boxes are diamond shaped


Journal

Journal is an easy way to keep track of the work you are doing as you are recording what you did and when you did it