Week
|
Topic |
Readings |
Due |
Week 1
9/1-6 |
Setting the Stage
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Week 2
9/7-13 |
Meaning
- Planning & Web Design
Mechanics - Dreamweaver
|
Castro: 1-3, 6, 15, 16, 22
Tutorials: Getting Started, Understand CSS
Dreamweaver Help
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Week 3
9/14-20 |
Meaning
- Graphic Design
- Layout
& Grid System
Mechanics - Dreamweaver |
Castro: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Tutorials: CSS Layout Basics, First CSS Site
Resources: Adobe CSS
Dreamweaver Help
|
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Week 4
9/21-27 |
Meaning
- Graphic Design
- Web
Design Summary
Mechanics - Dreamweaver |
Castro: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Tutorials: Best CSS Practices, (Styling With CSS)
Resources: Smashing Magazine CSS
PDFs: Get Your Design to Browser
Dreamweaver Help |
Ex 1 |
Week 5
9/28-10/4 |
Meaning
- Graphic Design
- Visual
Storytelling
Mechanics - Fireworks |
Castro: 5
Tutorials: Formats, Working with Images, Fireworks CS4 Intro, New Vector Tools
Fireworks
Help
|
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Week 6
10/5-11 |
Meaning
- Interaction Design
- Basic
Mechanics - Fireworks, Dreamweaver |
Fireworks & Dreamweaver Help |
Ex 2 |
Week 7
10/12-18 |
Meaning
- Navigation Design - Basic
Mechanics - Fireworks, Dreamweaver |
Dreamweaver & Fireworks Help
|
Rev Ex1
|
Week 8
10/19-25 |
Meaning
- Animation Design - Basic
Mechanics - Flash |
PDFs: Design with Flash
Flash Help
|
Ex 3
|
Week 9
10/26-11/1 |
Meaning
- Animation Design - Basic
Mechanics - Flash |
Flash Help
|
Rev Ex2
|
Week 10
11/2-8 |
Meaning
- Animation Design
- Advanced
Mechanics - Flash |
Flash Help
|
Ex 4 |
Week 11
11/9-15 |
Meaning
- Interaction Design
- Basic
Mechanics - Flash
|
Flash Help
|
Rev Ex3
|
Week 12
11/16-22 |
Meaning
- Interaction
Design - Advanced
Mechanics - Flash
|
Flash Help
|
Ex 5
|
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Thanksgiving Break
|
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Week 13
11/30-12/6 |
Meaning
- Extras
Mechanics - working on Term Project
|
Castro: 18 (Video Embeds) |
Rev Ex4
|
Week 14
12/7-13 |
Meaning
- Course Review & Evaluation Criteria
Mechanics - working on Term Project
|
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Rev Ex5
|
Week 15
12/14-20 |
Virtual Website Presentations |
|
Term Project
|
