Aim: How to build a Site Banner?

The purpose of a page banner is to establish a consistent identity on all pages so viewers know they are on a page of your website and recognize what the website is about. Create a page banner:

1._Start Adobe Fireworks CS3. 2._ Create a new file with dimensions at least 400 pixels wide and 100 pixels high. (Match your banner width to the pixel width of the web page you’re designing.) 3._ Turn on Guides and turn on Rulers from the View menu so you can align banner elements easily. 4._ Use the Rectangle tool or the Ellipse tool to create a background shape (such as a rectangle or oval) for the page banner. 5._ Add effects to the background shape. 6._Add text to the banner. 7._ Add effects to the text, as you desire . 8._ Add images to your banner, as you desire.

The illustrations to the right show the effects used in the Property inspectors for the text and the background ellipse in the sample banner.

9._Save the file as "LB4NameLastnameP6". 10._Post your Banner on your blog and write one or two paragraph answering the following questions. a._What were your initial goals for the page banner? b._What design concepts and principles did you incorporate into the page banner? c._How was each design concept intended to contribute to communicating the purpose of the page banner? d._Do you have new goals in mind for the page banner? If so, what are they and why?