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DATE CLASS HOMEWORK
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

• 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

WE HAVE CLASS ON TUESDAY! MY MISTAKE!

Wednesday & Thursday

Lecture: Color

Lecture:Text type

Challenge 1B: Color Palette

• Project 1: Choose color and type for styleguide
Week 3 - September 8-11

Monday & Tuesday

• Work on Project 1

• Layout

Wednesday & Thursday

Lecture: Imagery
Challenge 1C: Images
Lab 3: Web Graphics I


Week 4

Mon, February 11th

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

Wed, February 13th

 

 

Lab 5: Upload
Critique: Project 1
Project 2:Overview

  • Project 2: Competitive Research

Mon, February 18th

Project 2: Creative Brief

Lecture: Unity & Emphasis
Challenge 2C: Layout
Lab 6: Layout II

  • Project 2: Create layout
  • Project 2: Create styleguide (color & text type)
  • Blog: Question 4

Wed, February 20th

Lecture: Display type

Challenge 2B: Display type
Lab 7: Web graphics II

  • Project 2: Create navigation bar

Mon, February 25th

Lecture: Photography

Challenge 2A: Photography

Wed, February 27th

Project 2: mid-project critique
Tutorial: Creating a second page

  • Project 2: Finish menu pages

Mon, March 3rd

Open lab

Wed, March 5th

Critique: Project 2

Project 3: Overview

  • Project 3: Research

Mon, March 10th

IMPORTANT: note from Professor Sweeney

Project 3: Creative Brief
Lecture: Decorative type

  • Project 3: Styleguide: Color, type & imagery
    Blog: Question 7

Wed, March 12th

Lecture: Navigation systems
Lecture: Shape & Line
Lab 8: Web Graphics III

  • Project 3: Wireframes & Sitemap
Mon, March 17th

SPRING BREAK

Wed, March 19th

SPRING BREAK

Mon, March 24th

Lab 10: Layout III (Using CSS)

Wed, March 26th

Lecture: Adding interactivity

Lab 9: Web Graphics IV

Challenge 9: Rollovers

  • Project 3: Finish interface

Mon, March 31st

Lecture: Content Emphasis
Challenge #8: Designing content

Wed, April 2nd

Lab 11: Forms

  • Project 3: Detail page

Mon, April 7th

Open lab

Wed, April 9th

Critique: Project 3

Pick studio for presentation

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

Wed, April 16th

Presentations
Lecture: Creative Interfaces

Challenge: Creative Interface

  • Project 4: Three interface comps

Mon, April 21st

Lab 12: Layout IV

Wed, April 23rd

Lab 16: Image maps

Lab 14: Animated gifs

  • Project 4: Finish homepage

Mon, April 28th

Lecture: Interactive content
Challenge: Interactive content

Wed, April 30th

Lab 13: Hide & Show Behaviors


Mon, May 5th

Lab 15: Multimedia

Wed, May 7th

Open lab
  • Project 4: Finish and upload site

Mon, May 12th

Critique: Project 4
 
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