1. Listing the elements Gathering and PreparingText, Numbers and Images Linda C. Morosko, 2008 The Web Wizard’s Guide to Web Design, James G. Lengel

2. Listing the Elements You’ve completed the site design..now what? It’s time to prepare the content A site could contain: Paragraphs of text Hundreds of graphics and pictures Sounds Videos Logos Linda C. Morosko, 2008 The Web Wizard’s Guide to Web Design, James G. Lengel

3. Listing the Elements Step 1: Remember your flow chart? Use it to create a list of the elements on each page The list describes each: Image/graphic Video or Sound Logo Column of text Linda C. Morosko, 2008 The Web Wizard’s Guide to Web Design, James G. Lengel Linda C. Morosko, 2008 The Web Wizard’s Guide to Web Design, James G. Lengel

4. Listing the Elements Which elements appear on this site? Linda C. Morosko, 2008 The Web Wizard’s Guide to Web Design, James G. Lengel

5. Listing the Elements Continental Airlines element listing Logo (upper left corner) Navigation items Blue menu bar across the top Gold and blue tabs Flash specials box Search boses And much more Linda C. Morosko, 2008 The Web Wizard’s Guide to Web Design, James G. Lengel

6. Listing the Elements Web site elements: Each of the elements exists in its own file Logos are generally provided from the company or organization Text will generally come from the client as well (usually in a Word document) The designer would create the menus, backgrounds, etc., in either Photoshop or Illustrator Photos may need to be scanned Linda C. Morosko, 2008 The Web Wizard’s Guide to Web Design, James G. Lengel

7. Listing the Elements Think of yourself as a chef! You have to assemble the ingredients before you get started! Gather the elements before you begin designing. Without proper prep, the finished produce will suffer. Linda C. Morosko, 2008 The Web Wizard’s Guide to Web Design, James G. Lengel