Revised November 19, 2009
The schedule shows assignments listed by date. Since links can change throughout the semester, be sure to start here each work session.
Past weeks
Week 1-7
- Presenting collections
- Project 1: Collections site with gallery or slide show
Week 8: October 12-18
- Navigation: Rollover Graphics and CSS Navigation
- Rollover Handout - see examples and Listamatic
- example: image rollovers
- CSS Navigation (Listamatic, Background Images)
- CSS Navigation with Listamatic videos and examples
- Make your own example and link to it from 217 Portfolio (could be in a project)
Week 9: October 19-25 - Slideshows and Galleries
- Slideshow/gallery lab - use one of the following methods to create a slideshow or gallery. Link to your example from 217 Portfolio. (Your example can be in a project.)
- Dreamweaver Command > Create Web Photo Album (example)
- Dreamweaver Behaviors: Hide and show div on mouseover
- Fireworks Command > Create Slide Show (example)
- Picassa: embed slide show (example)
- Javascript from dynamicdrive.com (example)
Week 10: October 26 - November 1
- CSS Review
- CSS Overview videos
- CSS Layout
- Using behavior to hide/show div
- Project 2: 217 Portfolio (due week 12)
- Work on Project 1
- On Your Own:
- Fireworks CS4 Essential Training: lessons 1-2 (Workspace, Graphics 101)
- Head First Web Design: 4. Layout & Design (skim coding details)
Week 11: November 2 - November 8
- Web file formats
- Digital Web Magazine: Creative Use of PNG Transparency in Web Design
- add this table into your 217 Portfolio notes page and fill it in:
PNG GIF JPG Color depth Animation? Transparency? browser support Best for
- Optimizing
- Backgrounds
- finish Project 2: 217 Portfolio (due week 12)
- Work on Project 1
- On Your Own:
- Fireworks CS4 Essential Training: lessons 3-4 (bitmaps, vector images)
Week 12: November 9 - November 15
November 13: Veterans Day Holiday
- NO CLASS this week
- On Your Own:
- Fireworks CS4 Essential Training: lessons 5-6 (symbols, animation)
- Head First Web Design: 5. Designing with Color (add notes to your 217 Portfolio Notes page)
- Explore color design tools and resources & post your comments to Blackboard Discussion. (What are your favorite color resources? What's your color design process?) Add some links to your 217 Porfolio.
- Find an example of an animated banner ad to share in class.
November 12 : Last Day to Drop Class
Week 13: November 16 - November 22
- Web animation
- Share examples of banner ads.
- What makes a good Banner Ad? Add your notes to your 217 Portfolio Notes page.
- Banner ad assignment (due in 2 weeks)
- Intro to remaining projects:
- project 3: Main Page sketch (due after break)
- Project 4: Main Page Comps
- Project 5: Main page optimized for web
- Fireworks CS4 Essential Training: lessons 7-8 (web graphics/slicing/exporting, text)
Week 14: November 23 - November 29
November 26-28: Thanksgiving Weekend Holiday
On your own:- Finish project 3: Main Page sketch
- Work on Project 4: Main Page Comps (due 2 weeks)
- Work on project 1
- Fireworks CS4 Essential Training: lessons 9-10 (creative options, rapid prototyping)
Week 15: November 30 - December 6
- Slicing and optimizing for the web
- Finish Main page comps, submit file to Blackboard
- Finish project 1, submit URL to Blackboard
- Work on Main Page optimized for web
- Fireworks CS4 Essential Training: lesson 11 (workflow)
Week 16: December 7 - December 13
- Finish and upload Main Page optimized for web. Submit URL to Blackboard.
- Finish and upload completed 217 Portfolio. This should include
- Assignments:
- banner ad
- example of gallery or slide show (could be in a project)
- example of rollover images or Listamatic-style CSS navigation (could be in a project)
- Notes
- Head First chapters on layout and color
- file formats
- what makes a good banner ad?
- links to Projects
- Project 1
- Project 4: Main Page comps (Fireworks png)
- Project 5: Main Page optimized for web
- Links
- Assignments:
- Review for Final Exam
December 14 - December 20
- Final Exam: Online until December 20
- Project Presentations: Friday, December 18 from 9:00 to 11:00am.
Bring a dish to share if you wish. I'll bring a dish and plates/napkins/cups.