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Posted by Keith Doyle
Keith Doyle
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Website Planning

I love all the videos on actually coding websites, but I was wondering if there were any resources here or elsewhere that really dive into the planning phase since that's crucial to the coding/design part of the project.

4 Answers

Shawn Denham
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Shawn Denham
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Shawn Denham
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Shawn Denham
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Hey Keith,

you can try http://lynda.com

James Barnett
James Barnett
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On one hand, Lynda is a big website, and as not a very helpful suggestion.

On the other hand, I did find this course Web site planning and wireframing which looks perfect.

Shawn Denham
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Shawn Denham
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Dang...that's just mean James. :P

Sharon Walls
Sharon Walls
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Sharon Walls
Sharon Walls
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For Gold members there's a whole Bonus Content section on dev/designer planning. Even if you're not coding with Ruby specifically, the sprint planning stuff is really useful.

James Barnett
James Barnett
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James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points

I think my favorite is resource on this is probably A Beginner’s Guide to Wireframing

This is also a good step by step design workflow

Here are a few videos you can watch

Keith Doyle
Keith Doyle
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Keith Doyle
Keith Doyle
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Thanks for all the info. I was thinking something along the lines of from "Yay I've got a client/project" through delivering/handoff and everything in between. I'll definitely check put those resources. I tried Lynda.com awhile ago and wasn't a fan really. Maybe I didn't try the right courses.

Shawn Denham
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Shawn Denham
Python Development Techdegree Student 17,802 Points

There is a design fundamentals course that is pretty good. It is more of a process type course though. Not much tech.

James can probably get you the link to it. ;)

Shawn Denham
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Shawn Denham
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Ps. That design fundamentals course is here on treehouse!

Keith Doyle
Keith Doyle
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Yes sir. That's on my list and I've gone through a badge or two. Didn't think it talked about the initial planning phase though.

Thanks again.

Shawn Denham
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Shawn Denham
Python Development Techdegree Student 17,802 Points

Might be the wrong one then. I'll look it up and let you know when I get back to the house.

It went over meeting with the client and the process you should think about going through before you start writing code.

Keith Doyle
Keith Doyle
25,973 Points

Was it this one? How to run a web design business

James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points

I was thinking something along the lines of from "Yay I've got a client/project" through delivering/handoff and everything in between.

Check out http://www.sitepoint.com/web-design-workflow-made-easy/ it starts with client prep & ends with client approval.

Also here's the link to design foundations course

Shawn Denham
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Shawn Denham
Python Development Techdegree Student 17,802 Points

James Barnett yeah that is a good one!

Keith Doyle this was actually what I was thinking of http://teamtreehouse.com/library/websites/design-foundations/becoming-a-problem-solver-2 It's short but I really got a lot out of it, again it is a 30,000ft view of the concepts but it gives you a great framework to build into.