Web Design

This page describes information about how this site was designed and can be used as a resource for other teams.

Basic Coding and Software

The Website was designed using PHP & CSS around a Drupal Content Management System (CMS). The Drupal CMS organizes pages into nodes and allows users to edit pages through their browser.

System Recommendations

We suggest using Firefox 3.5, Internet Explorer 8, and Safari 4.

Feature

• Custom script to integrate Picasa Lamar Robotics account, where all newly uploaded pictures will be automatically updated in photo page.


• Video gallery integrates video from the Vimeo account, where all newly uploaded videos will be automatically updated in the video page. It is a similar concept with the Photo Gallery.


• The icons on the home page link to various Lamar Robotics accounts to make the website more interactive.


• RSS feeds

Helpful Sites

• w3school.com - Provides tutorials on HTML, CSS, PHP and other code languages.
• EchoEcho.com - Provides CSS tutorials and free resources for programming.