| Week 1 – 9/6 |
| Wednesday Class introduction – syllabus, goals, etc. For Next Class: Read the following chapters in Learning Web Design: Chapter 1: “Getting Started in Web Design” Chapter 2: “How the Web Works” Chapter 3: “Some Big Concepts You Need to Know” Sign up and register for a domain. Before you do this, I recommend watching these videos: Choosing a Domain Name: Do This First How to Chose a Domain Name When the One You Love is Taken You can also use Name Checker to see if the name you chose is available on other platforms. |
| Week 2 – 9/11-5 | Classes will be held in Zoom |
| Monday Discuss readings Slide Deck For Next Class: Read the following chapters in Learning Web Design: Chapter 4: Creating A Simple Web Page Install Brackets (or get familiar with Phoenix, the Brackets web editor) Wednesday CLASS CANCELLED Begin familiarizing yourself with HTML and CSS by going through Exercise 2-1 in Learning Web Design. Look at both the HTML and CSS (click on the link to kitchen.css). Then pick a few of your favorite websites and view and do the same. |
| Week 3 – 9/18-20 |
| Monday – Slide Deck Brackets Intro Discuss Chapter 4: “Creating A Simple Web Page For Next Class: Read the following chapter in Learning Web Design Chapter 5: “Marking Up Text” Wednesday – Slide Deck More creating a simple webpage and marking up text Introduce Major Assignment #1 Begin work on Major Assignment #1 For Next Class: Read the following chapter in Learning Web Design Chapter 6: Adding Links Chapter 7: Adding Images (don’t worry too much SVG part) |
| Week 4 – 9/25-29 |
| Monday – Slide Deck Linking pages and images Demo For Next Class: Read the following chapters in Learning Web Design: Chapter 11: Introducing Casscading Style Sheets Chapter 12: Formatting Text Wednesday – Slide Deck Introduce CSS Discuss some aspects of text formatting CSS Practice For Next Class: Review Chapter 11 pp.246-260 and all of Chapter 12: Formatting Text |
| Week 5 – 10/2-6 |
| Monday Slide Deck Discuss CSS Inheritance and Formatting Text More CSS Practice For Next Class: Read the following chapter in Learning Web Design Read Chapter 13: Colors and Backgrounds Wednesday Slide Deck For Next Class: Read the following chapter in Learning Web Design Chapter 15: Floating & Positioning |
| Week 6 – 10/6-13 |
| Monday Discuss positioning Continue working on Major Assignment #1 For Next Class: Read the following chapters in Learning Web Design: Chapter 16: CSS Layout with Flexbox and Grid; pp.419-447 Wednesday Slide Deck Discuss Flexbox Work on Flexbox Exercises 16-1, 16-2, & 16-3 Work on Major Assignment #1 For Next Class: Read the following chapter in Learning Web Design Chapter 16: CSS Layout with Flexbox and Grid; pp.447-484 Friday Major Assignment #1 Due by 11:59PM |
| Week 7 – 10/16-20 |
| Monday Slide Deck Major Assignment #1 Recap – questions, suggestions, domain issues, etc. Discuss CSS Grid Begin working on Grid Exercises 16-4, 16-5, & 16-6 Wednesday Spend some time looking at classmates’ Good & Bad pages Finish Grid Exercises |
| Week 8 – 10/23-27 |
| Introduce Major Project #2 Begin working on Major Assignment #2 For Next Class: Read the following chapters in Learning Web Design: Chapter 17: Responsive Design Also read Web Accessibility and skim WAI & Section 508 Wednesday Discuss Responsive Web Design Discuss Accessibility For Next Class: Read the following chapters in Learning Web Design: Chapter 18: Transitions, Transformations, & Animation, pp. 517-536 |
| Week 9 – 10/30-11/3 |
| Monday Discuss Transformations For Next Class: Read the following chapters in Learning Web Design: Wednesday For Next Class: Read the following chapter in Learning Web Design Chapter 18: Transitions, Transformations, & Animation, pp. 536-545 Friday Major Project #2 Due by 11:59 |
| Week 10 – 11/6-10 |
| Monday Introduce Major Project #3 Discuss Animation Discuss Landscape Analysis Begin Working on Landscape Aanalysis Wednesday Continue working on Landscape Analysis For Next Class: Read the following: Unger & Chandler Chapter 12: Wireframes & Annotations Friday Major Project #3 Part 1 Landscape Analysis Due by 11:59 |
| Week 11 – 11/13-17 |
| Monday Discuss Wireframing Disuss Paper vs Digital Wireframes Begin working on wireframes For Next Class: Read the following chapters in Learning Web Design: Chapter 22: Using JavaScript, pp. 632 (JavaScript Libraries)-637 Wednesday Discuss JavaScript Continue working on Wireframes |
| Week 12 – 11/20-24 |
| Monday Continue Working on Wireframes Wednesday NO CLASS Friday Major Project #3 Part 2 Wireframes Due by 11:59 |
| Week 13 – 11/27-12/1 |
| Monday Open workshop for Project #3 Wednesday Open workshop for Project #3 |
| Week 14 – 12/4-8 |
| Monday Open workshop for Project #3 Wednesday Open workshop for Project #3 |
| Week 15 – 12/11-15 |
| Monday Open workshop for Project #3 Wednesday Open workshop for Project #3 |
| Week 16 12/18-21 | Finals Week |
NO FINAL EXAM Wednesday Major Project #3 Part 3 Due 12/20 by 11:59PM |