• SYLLABUS
• CALENDAR VALHALLA
• CALENDAR PEEKSKILL
• PROJECT 1:
  WORST OF WEB REDESIGNED
• PROJECT 2:
  NY HERE & THERE
• PROJECT 3:
  MY PORTFOLIO
• READING
• RESOURCES

READINGS

• John Maeda, “The Laws of Simplicity” (19mb pdf.)
• Edward Tufte, "Envisioning Information - Micro/Macro"Web Page Design for Designers
• John Lenker, "Train of Thoughts - Designing the Effective Web Experience” pp 8 to 31 (3mb pdf.)

TIPS ON READING

from Reid Gustafson, Graduate Student at the University of Maryland, Department of History.

• 1.) Be sure to understand the author’s argument after you are done reading. In the end, the readings are about ideas. In other words, the author is trying to convince you the reader of something and they are using names, dates, events, and other things as supporting evidence to support their argument. So if you finish reading something and you cannot identify the author’s argument in your own words, go back and re-read the reading.
• 2.) Write as you read: Many of us tend to remember something better if we take notes while we write. These notes can be as simple as you want them to be. These notes can also be as complex as you want to make them. The point is if you take notes you will probably be able to understand colonial Latin American history on a deeper level.
• 3.) Ask questions. If there is a term or name (or whatever) in the reading which you do not know then circle it and write a question mark next to it. Then in discussion question raise your hand and ask what the heck the term or name means. That way you will help us all understand the reading.
• 4.) Question the arguments. Ask yourself whether you agree or disagree with the author's reading and why you agree or disagree. If you are not sure whether you agree or disagree with the author's conclusions then ask yourself why you are not sure. This questioning-the-arguments trick will really be useful when it comes time in the essays for you to develop your own arguments.