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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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