Web Portfolio Design and Applications

摘要

In the first chapter of his book, John DiMarco asks Who needs a Web portfolio? In 2007, the majority of technical writers already have at least a basic Web site. My own site may be typical. It was originally designed with a WSIWIG HTML editor as a place to share information such as the course materials for a class taught at a local college. In 2003 it was updated to add marketing materials for a published book. Because I've recently become a contract writer, the site again needs to be updated and moved into a dedicated Web development tool such as Dreamweaver. Web portfolio design and applications seemed the ideal book to assist with a revamp. Web portfolios are the preferred type of e-portfolios, which are "new media products . . . delivered using a variety of electronic media" (13). A Web portfolio uses the Internet as its delivery platform. While such portfolios can be used for business purposes, the book focuses on personal use, in particular in the academic environment.