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Keith: Hi, I’m Keith. |
Sadia: Hey, and I’m Sadia. The focus of this Buzzwords lesson is design on the |
web! |
Keith: So, we know that the web is an endlessly useful |
tool-- that much of what we're able to accomplish |
today using only a computer was not easy to do |
before the widespread use of the Internet. |
Sadia: That’s definitely the truth, but the question is, who decides how all |
this stuff will look? |
Keith: Why are some websites pleasant to look at, while |
others you can't stand to look at, even if they've got |
great content? |
Sadia: The answer to both questions is simple, and that’s design. |
Keith: Yeah, the work of web designers is part of what keeps |
people returning to the web. |
Sadia: So much on web is just fun to look at! |
Keith: Nice to look at, and web design has some similarities to newspapers, |
magazines, books and other forms of print design, |
right? |
Sadia: I mean, both web and print design are focused on the visual presentation of |
information. |
Keith: And I imagine, like print designers, web designers |
have a lot to think about when they sit down to |
determine the look and feel of a particular website. |
Sadia: They have to think about the kind of |
information being presented, the intended audience of |
the website, the type of technology supporting the |
website, and the web browsers and the operating systems |
that site visitors are using. |
Keith: So a banking website, while it’s well designed, will look |
quite different than the entertainment site for |
teenagers-- |
Sadia: Banking website will probably have clean lines and minimal |
graphics and not a lot of color, while the second one |
will be kind of loud and flashy, bright colors, crazy graphics, and |
maybe even sound. |
Keith: And Sadia, you’re a bit of a web designer yourself, aren’t you? |
Sadia: I don’t know about designer. I kind of know what they do, but I can’t really do it. |
Keith: Okay, well, why don’t you tell us about some of the programs that these web designers use to create a look and feel for a website. |
Sadia: Good question. I think a lot of web designers use, like Adobe, Photoshop, and maybe Illustrator. |
Keith: I think a lot of the Adobe programs are very popular with web designers. |
Sadia: And probably, like, Macromedia Fireworks, and Dreamweaver, and all these kinds of things. |
Keith: They’re all Adobe, aren’t they? |
Sadia: Yeah, yeah. |
Keith: I think it’s pretty safe to say that Adobe is the name brand for web design. Well, listeners, we want to know: What do some of your favorite websites look like? |
Keith: Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. |
Keith: design [natural native speed] |
Saida: the creation of how something looks and functions |
Keith: design [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
Sadia: design [natural native speed] |
Next: |
Keith: endlessly [natural native speed] |
Sadia: in a way that seems not to end; in a way that takes a |
long time |
Keith: endlessly [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
Sadia: endlessly [natural native speed] |
Next: |
Keith: accomplish [natural native speed] |
Sadia: succeed at something |
Keith: accomplish [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
Sadia: accomplish [natural native speed] |
Next: |
Keith: backend [natural native speed] |
Sadia: unseen part of a website where content is managed |
Keith: backend [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
Sadia: backend [natural native speed] |
Next: |
Keith: front end [natural native speed] |
Sadia: the look and feel of a website or program |
Keith: front end [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
Sadia: front end [natural native speed] |
Next: |
Keith: pleasant [natural native speed] |
Sadia: easy to enjoy |
Keith: pleasant [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
Sadia: pleasant [natural native speed] |
Next: |
Keith: minimal [natural native speed] |
Sadia: small, simple |
Keith: minimal [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
Sadia: minimal [natural native speed] |
Next: |
Keith: offbeat [natural native speed] |
Sadia: unusual |
Keith: offbeat [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
Sadia: offbeat [natural native speed] |
Next: |
Keith: program [natural native speed] |
Sadia: write software applications or websites |
Keith: program [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
Sadia: program [natural native speed] |
Next: |
Keith: GUI [natural native speed] |
Sadia: acronym for Graphical User Interface; the look of a |
website or program |
Keith: GUI [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
Sadia: GUI [natural native speed] |
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