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| Week 1 - August 25-28 |
Monday & Tuesday |
• Introduction
• Syllabus & Rubric
• Challenge 1: Mood boards |
• Project 1: Choose message |
Wednesday & Thursday |
• Critique: Mood Boards
• Lab 1: Page Basics & Links
• Styleguides
• Assign Project 1: Blog Page
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• Blog: Question 1 |
| Week 2 - September 1-4 |
| Monday & Tuesday |
No Class-Labor Day-MONDAY ONLY
• Managing a Site
• Slices in Photoshop
• Tables in Dreamweaver
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WE HAVE CLASS ON TUESDAY! MY MISTAKE! |
Wednesday & Thursday |
Lecture: Color
Lecture:Text type
Challenge 1B: Color Palette
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• Project 1: Choose color and type for styleguide |
| Week 3 - September 8-11 |
Monday & Tuesday |
• Work on Project 1
• Layout
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Wednesday & Thursday |
Lecture: Imagery
Challenge 1C: Images
Lab 3: Web Graphics I
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| Week 4 |
Mon, February 11th
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Lab 2: Cascading Style Sheets
Lab 4: Layout I
Lecture: Imagery
Challenge 1C: Images
Lab 3: Web Graphics I |
- Project 1: Select & prep all images
- Project 1: Finish website
- Blog: Question 3
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Wed, February 13th
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Lab 5: Upload
Critique: Project 1
Project 2:Overview
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- Project 2: Competitive Research
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Mon, February 18th |
Project 2: Creative Brief
Lecture: Unity & Emphasis
Challenge 2C: Layout
Lab 6: Layout II
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- Project 2: Create layout
- Project 2: Create styleguide (color & text type)
- Blog: Question 4
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Wed, February 20th |
Lecture: Display type
Challenge 2B: Display type
Lab 7: Web graphics II
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- Project 2: Create navigation bar
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Mon, February 25th |
Lecture: Photography
Challenge 2A: Photography
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Wed, February 27th |
Project 2: mid-project critique
Tutorial: Creating a second page
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- Project 2: Finish menu pages
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Mon, March 3rd |
Open lab
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Wed, March 5th |
Critique: Project 2
Project 3: Overview
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Mon, March 10th |
IMPORTANT: note from Professor Sweeney
Project 3: Creative Brief
Lecture: Decorative type
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- Project 3: Styleguide: Color, type & imagery
Blog: Question 7
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Wed, March 12th |
Lecture: Navigation systems
Lecture: Shape & Line
Lab 8: Web Graphics III
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- Project 3: Wireframes & Sitemap
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Mon, March 17th
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SPRING BREAK
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Wed, March 19th
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SPRING BREAK
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Mon, March 24th |
Lab 10: Layout III (Using CSS)
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Wed, March 26th |
Lecture: Adding interactivity
Lab 9: Web Graphics IV
Challenge 9: Rollovers
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- Project 3: Finish interface
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Mon, March 31st |
Lecture: Content Emphasis
Challenge #8: Designing content
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Wed, April 2nd |
Lab 11: Forms
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Mon, April 7th |
Open lab
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Wed, April 9th |
Critique: Project 3
Pick studio for presentation
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Mon, April 14th |
Note from Professor Sweeney
Project 4: Overview
Project 4: Message, Goals & Reqs |
- Project 4: Creative Brief
- Project 4: Sitemap & Wireframes Blog: Question 11
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Wed, April 16th |
Presentations
Lecture: Creative Interfaces
Challenge: Creative Interface
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- Project 4: Three interface comps
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Mon, April 21st |
Lab 12: Layout IV |
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Wed, April 23rd
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Lab 16: Image maps
Lab 14: Animated gifs
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- Project 4: Finish homepage
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Mon, April 28th
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Lecture: Interactive content
Challenge: Interactive content
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Wed, April 30th
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Lab 13: Hide & Show Behaviors
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| Mon, May 5th
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Lab 15: Multimedia |
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Wed, May 7th
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Open lab |
- Project 4: Finish and upload site
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Mon, May 12th
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Critique: Project 4 |
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