This week we learned more about uploading files to the server, styling our html files with css, and downloading and converting typography from the web into our html files. I had the most issues with uploading files to the server because I don’t fully understand the process. However, it’s one of the main topics I want to learn because it’s vital to the web design process so I’ve been spending a lot of time researching it this week.
What I did learn from uploading my files to the server was just how important it is to name and organize your files. I made the mistake of copying my files and putting them into a server folder, because there wasn’t really much instruction on that bit, and ended up deleting files that I thought I didn’t need. I deleted files because the server folder system confused me and so I decided to go back to my original filing system, deleted the copied files, but then it completely messed up all of my files for some reason and I spent hours trying to get my files back. I still don’t fully understand how having a server folder is different than just having a root and source folder within the files you are uploading, but I am working on understanding that.
The typography module was also really confusing because when something didn’t work the way it was intended, I would scour the web trying to troubleshoot why it may not be working. The font-squirrel video showed different information than the transfonter files I downloaded. The files looked different and I wasn’t sure if I was doing something wrong or if it was my computer or what.
Just feeling a bit lost and in the woods this week for class.