Topic outline

  • General

    • Announcement

      This course is listed as GWDA133 - Fundamentals of Web Design and is cross-listed as the following:

      • WDM1003 - Introduction to Client-Side Languages
      • DSN2043 - Web Scripting
      • GWDA133 - Fundamentals of Web Design

  • Week 1

  • Week 2

    • Homework Due

      • Article Formatting
      • Chapter 2 Reading & Assessment

    • In-Class

    • Lesson

    • In-Class Assignment

      • Create a Basic Page That Utilizes All of the Tags (Elements) Presented
      • Upload to FTP - in-class/week_02/

    • Homework Assigned

    • Frank Lloyd Wright Mini-Site

      • Download Needed Files From Link Below
      • Using the Content from the Archive, Create a 3-Page Mini-Site About Architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Each page must contain content, a single image, headings, and a page title.
      • All pages must be cross-linked to each other through a single common/consistent text-based link navigation.
      • Submit the site to FTP - Week-02/homework/

    • Reading

      • Read Chapters 5 & 6 (eBook)
      • Complete Reading Assessment Week 2 - Reading Assessment in eCompanion

  • Week 3

    • Homework Due

      • FLW Single-Column Multi-Page Website
      • Chapters 5 & 6 Reading and Assessment

    • In-Class

    • Lesson

    • In-Class Assignment

      • Create a Basic 3-Page Website That Utilizes All of the HTML5-Specific Elements and Custom Classes. Must contain:
        • 3 Pages Cross-Linked to Each Other
        • CSS Declaration for ALL HTML5-Specific Elements
        • CSS Declaration for a Minimum of 2 Custom Classes
      • Upload to FTP - Week-03/in-class/

    • Homework Assigned

    • Frank Lloyd Wright Mini-Site

      • Using the website that you created for homework last week over architect Frank Lloyd Wright, create and apply a stylesheet that performs the following:
        • Headings in a serif font
        • Body text in a sans-serif font
        • Page background color other than white
        • Font color other that black (must compliment the page background color)
        • Articles to have a 50px margin on all sides.
        • Articles are to have a background color separate from Body. Be consistent through site.
        • Footer text is 9pt, wide letter spacing, with the body background / body text colors inverted.
      • Submit the ZIP/Compressed Folder to eCompanion Week 3 Dropbox

    • Reading

      • Read Chapters 7 & 8 (eBook)
      • Complete Reading Assessment Week 3 - Reading Assessment in eCompanion

  • Week 4

    • Homework Due

      • FLW CSS Formatted Multi-Page Website
      • Chapters 7 & 8 Reading and Assessment

    • In-Class

    • Lesson

    • In-Class Assignment

    • Homework Assigned

    • Personal Grid & Layout

      • Based on the grid created in class today, create a basic page layout for your project site.
      • Use the Illustrator template file below

    • Graphics Sizing

      • Based on your design, it is time to start creating/sizing images for deployment on your project site.
      • Resize the image (with artboards trimmed/cropped as tight as possible) to the following:
        • 1 Column Span - 60px
        • 2 Column Span - 140px
        • 3 Column Span - 220px
        • 4 Column Span - 300px
        • 5 Column Span - 380px
        • 6 Column Span - 460px
        • 7 Column Span - 540px
        • 8 Column Span - 620px
        • 9 Column Span - 700px
        • 10 Column Span - 780px
        • 11 Column Span - 860px
        • 12 Column Span - 940px
      • Export into a web-friendly format
        • PNG-24, PNG-8, GIF, or JPEG

    • Reading

      • Read Chapters 10 (eBook)
      • Complete Reading Assessment Week 4 - Reading Assessment in eCompanion

  • Week 5

  • Week 6

    • Homework Due

      • Progress Toward Site-Build
      • Chapters 14 Reading and Assessment

    • In-Class

    • Lesson

    • In-Class Assignment

    • Homework Assigned

    • Continue Site Build

      • Continue Site Build
        • Suggestion: Get One Page Fully Built and Populated with Content

    • Reading

      • Read Chapters 13 (eBook)
      • Complete Reading Assessment Week 6 - Reading Assessment in eCompanion

  • Week 7

    • Homework Due

      • Progress Toward Site-Build
      • Chapters 13 Reading and Assessment

    • In-Class

    • Lesson

    • In-Class Assignment

    • Homework Assigned

    • Continue Site Build

      • Continue Site Build
        • Suggestion: Copy Completed Page and Replace Content for Subsequent Page(s)

    • Reading

      • Read Chapters 16 (eBook)
      • Complete Reading Assessment Week 7 - Reading Assessment in eCompanion
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    Week 8

  • Week 9

    • Homework Due

      • Progress Toward Site-Build
      • Ready for Project Snapshot Presentations

    • In-Class

    • In-Class Assignment

      • Project Snapshot Presentations

    • Homework Assigned

    • Continue Site Build

      • Continue Site Build

    • Final Presentation Prep (Graduates)

      • Upload to FTP
      • Prepare Answers to Following Questions:
        • Who is Your Target Audience?
        • What is the Purpose of the Site?
        • How Would You Gauge if the Site is Successful?

    • Reading

      • Read Chapters 20 (eBook)
      • Complete Reading Assessment Week 9 - Reading Assessment in eCompanion

  • Week 10

    • Homework Due

      • Progress Toward Site-Build
      • Chapter 20 Reading and Assessment

    • In-Class

    • In-Class Assignment

      • Project Workshop
      • Graduate Final Project Presentations

    • Homework Assigned

    • Finalize Site Build

      • Finalize Site Build

    • Final Presentation Prep

      • Upload to FTP
      • Prepare Answers to Following Questions:
        • Who is Your Target Audience?
        • What is the Purpose of the Site?
        • How Would You Gauge if the Site is Successful?

    • Reading

      • Read Chapters 21 (eBook)
      • Complete Reading Assessment Week 10 - Reading Assessment in eCompanion

  • Week 11

    • Homework Due

      • Progress Toward Site-Build
      • Chapter 21 Reading and Assessment

    • In-Class

    • In-Class Assignment

      • Final Project Presentations