CALENDAR VALHALLA
Class 1 - 09/08 || Intro to course || Worst of Web:
- DEMO: Introduction to Course Goals and Requirements /
Introducing Yourself
- PROJECT: Project 1 - Worst of the Web Intro
- HOME: Project 1 - Site Redesign: select site for redesign
- TUTORIAL: GS 0, 1, 2 in Adobe TV &/or Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 in Essential Training
Class 2 - 09/15 || Planning and presenting a site design:
- PROJECT PRESENTATION: Students present Worst of the Web Sites to Redesign
- DEMO: Intro to Web and Basic Dreamweaver Interface / Photohop Basics
- PROJECT: Worst of the Web Overview / Prototype / Flowchart Examples
- HOME: Project 1 - Prototype of redesigned homepage in Photoshop with Flowchart.
- TUTORIAL: GS 3 in Adobe TV &/or Chapters 4 in Essential Training
Class 3 - 09/22 || Project 1: Site Redesign Presentations || Text and Image Basics || Site Navigation Basics
- PROJECT PRESENTATION: Students present and hand-in Project 1 with Prototypes + flowcharts
- DEMO: Design Considerations for Web - intro / Design in Theory & Practice
- DISCUSSION: Text and Image Basics / Web Technologies
- READING: Read Maeda, The Laws of Simplicity. Each student will be required to read three laws.
- HOME:
- . Make 3 comments from Maeda reading for class.
- . Bring in "good" site design example (text/image unity)
- . Research design basics on type and image usage for web
Class 4 - 09/29 || Intro to Project 2 || Laws of Simplicity
- DISCUSSION: Based on Maeda's readings and on design basics research on type and image usage for web - students present comments on Design Considerations for Web - Students present "good" website example. Collect Comments.
- PROJECT: Introduce Project 2: New York: Here to There.
- HOME: Prepare Project 2 flowchart + site sketches of home page and secondary page example
- TUTORIAL: GS 4 & 5 in Adobe TV &/or Chapter 4 & 5 in Essential Training
Class 5 - 10/6 || Links
- QUIZ 1 – Based on Maeda’s readings and comments and and Essential Training Tutorials.
- DEMO: Linking in Dreamweaver + types of links
- PROJECT PRESENTATION: Students Presentation of Project 2 sketches + flowcharts
- SKETCHBOOK PRESENTATION
- HOME: Work on Project 2
- TUTORIAL: GS 6 in Adobe TV &/or Chapter 8 & 9 in Essential Training
Class 6 - 10/13 || CSS || Web Typography
- DEMO: CSS Basics and Web Typography
- DISCUSSION: CSS Resources / FTP basics
- TUTORIAL: GS 7 & 8 in Adobe TV &/or Chapter 6 & 7 in Essential Training
- HOME: Complete Project 2 - upload to server.
Class 7 - 10/20 || Project 2 Presentations || Tables
- PROJECT PRESENTATION: Students Presentation of Project 2
- DISCUSSION: Tables vs. CSS
- TUTORIAL: GS 9 in Adobe TV &/or Chapter 11in Essential Training
- READ: Edward Tufte, "Micro/Macro"
- HOME:
- . Prepare 3 comments on Edward Tufte, "Micro/Macro" for class.
- . Bring in an example of a "good" Personal/Portfolio site
Class 8 - 10/27 ||- Intro to Project 3 || Layout Tools
- DISCUSSION: View + discuss "good" Personal Portfolio sites from students and how it relates to Tufte’s “Micro/Micro”. Collect Comments.
- PROJECT: Introduce Project 3: Personal/Portfolio Site
- DEMO: Tracing Images, AP Divs and Tables
- HOME: Research Project 3: Prepare flowchart + site sketches of home page and secondary page
- TUTORIAL: Chapter 9 in Essential Training
Class 9 - 11/03 || Designing for Devices || Rollovers Class Activities*
- QUIZ 2 – Based o Tufte’s readings and comments and Essential Training Tutorials.
- PROJECT PRESENTATION: Students Presentation of Project 3 sketches + flowcharts
- DEMO: Devices + Rollovers
- TUTORIAL: Chapter 11 in Essential Training
- HOME: Work on Project 3: Start putting into HTML/Dreamweaver
Class 10 - 11/10 || XHTML, Devices and Rollovers if needed || Trip Week
- SKETCHBOOK PRESENTATION
- DEMO: XHTML
- DISCUSSION: Problem solving for student projects (if needed: continue to discuss devices and rollovers)
- TUTORIAL: Chapter 10 in Essential Training
- HOME: Complete Project 3 - upload to server.
Class 11 - 11/17 || Project 3 Presentations
- PROJECT PRESENTATION: Students Presentation of Project 3
- DEMO: Behaviors + Image Editing
- READING: John Lenker, "Train of Thoughts - Designing the Effective Web Experience" pp 8 to 31.
- HOME: Prepare 3 comments from Lenker, reading for next class.
Class 12 - 11/24 || Introduce Project 4 || Online Behavior and the Emotional Connection
Class 13 - 12/1 || Automated Tasks ||
- QUIZ 3: Based o Lenker’s readings and your comments and Essential Training Tutorials.
- PROJECT PRESENTATION: Students Presentation of Project 4 sketches + flowcharts
- DEMO: Demo of automation
- TUTORIAL: Chapter 15 in Essential Training
- HOME: Work on Project 4: Start putting into HTML/Dreamweaver
Class 14 - 12/8 || Media Objects
- DEMO: Quick Time + Flash media objects and Spry Tools
- HOME: Complete Project 4 - upload to server
Class 15 - 12/15 || Final Presentations
- SKETCHBOOK PRESENTATION
- PROJECT PRESENTATION: Final Presentations of Project 4
- PROJECT: Web portfolios upload
Final Exam - TBA
Note: This is a general schedule which is subject to change. I will keep you posted on any changes.