January (Wk #) |
Major Projects |
Exercises |
Homework |
Campus, Culture |
Ideas, Terms, Skills |
| T 1/16 (1) |
Introduce Personal Course Home Page (PCHP) |
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First Day of Classes |
Introduce class, "BETA" versions, "round" character (vs flat or diffuse), Web site "concept," "design scheme," a "preamble." |
| R 1/18 (1) |
Begin brainstorming session for the PCHP concept. |
Liquid Design, Moving Files with Dreamweaver |
Obtain books, a USB drive (a.k.a "flash" or "thumb" drive). Create the suggested set of folders on your drive. |
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liquid design, setting up a "site" in Dreamweaver, exporting site information, editing HTML pages with Dreamweaver, posting files to the Web, folder management, clustering, free-writing. |
| T 1/23 (2) |
Complete the Brainstorming session for the PCHP concept; Settle on concept for PCHP Project |
Complete LIquid Page Design, Moving Files with Dreamweaver, Logging into Webx, Beginning Banner Techniques, |
Complete Brainstorming of PCHP before class today, print out trail preamble (step 5) to turn in at the beginning of class |
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importing site information back into Dreamweaver, basic Dreamweaver page-editing skills: inserting text, modifying text, inserting images from the "assets" folder. |
| R 1/25 (2) |
Discuss PCHP preambles and concepts |
Beginning Banner Techniques,
Intermediate Banner Techniques |
Complete any exercises assigned at the end of last class (Liquid). Try logging onto Webx discussion to post the URLs of those assigned exercises.
Come in with a decided concept for your PCHP project |
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Photoshop skills. |
| T 1/30 (3) |
Bring in revisions of PCHP preambles |
Intermediate Banner Techniques.
Jello Page Design.
Using an existing page as a model
Colors |
Complete the color tutorial before class today,
Work on PCHP |
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color, resolution in page design, jello page design. |
February (Wk #) |
Major Projects |
Exercises |
Homework |
Campus, Culture |
Ideas, Terms, Skills |
| R 2/1 (3) |
Studio Session for the PCHP (BETA), introduce workshop process |
Complete Jello |
Work on PCHP |
Ground Hog Day tomorrow |
archiving the BETA version of the PCHP. |
| M 2/5 (4) |
PHCP Beta due by noon |
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| T 2/6 (4) |
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Read Nielsen C1, "Why Web Usability?" (8), "Page Design" C2 (16) before class today |
Environmental Internship and Career Fair (St. Paul Student Center) |
engineering approach vs. artistic approach, load time, screen real estate |
| R 2/8 (4) |
Studio Session for the PCHP (BETA), introduce workshop process |
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Work on PCHP Final version for Monday |
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| M 2/12 (5) |
PCHP Final due by noon |
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Work on PCHP Final version for today |
UM Job & Internship Fair (free bus available from UMD to MSP) |
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| T 2/13 (5) |
PCHP commentary due. Introduce Glocalization Site Project,
Glocalization Brainstorming
Introduce workshop |
Mark-Up Language, Tiling Backgrounds |
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Valentine's Day tomorrow |
code, Nielsen's idea of separating meaning and presentation |
| R 2/15 (5) |
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| T 2/20 (6) |
workshop PCHP,
questions about the Glocalization Site Project? |
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Prepare for workshop today |
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| R 2/22 (6) |
workshop PCHP |
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Prepare for workshop today |
Graduate & Professional Student Career Fair Coffman Great Hall, U of M Mpls |
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| T 2/27 (7) |
workshop PCHP,
questions about the Glocalization Site Project?
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Prepare for workshop today
Come to class with several possible ideas for the Glocaization Project |
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March (Week #) |
Major Projects |
Exercises |
Homework |
Campus, Culture |
Ideas, Terms, Skills |
| R 3/1 (7) |
Discuss topics/angles for Glocalization and menu items |
Glocal "angles" (copy and paste exercise) |
Read Nielsen C3, complete Reading Guide due before class today |
Idealist.org Non-Profit Career Fair |
"topic/angle,"
Content design,
structural menu items,
one-minute site production |
| T 3/6 (8) |
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Image into Type for headings
Ripped, Sliced Banner
Templates,
Selecting with Masks. |
Read Nielsen C4, "Site Design" 162
Bring in topic/angle for Glocalization and menu items |
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| R 3/8 (8) |
Studio Day for Glocalizaiton Project; Introduce ReVision, Client Projects. |
image maps |
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one-minute site production |
| T 3/13 (9) |
SPRING BREAK |
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| R 3/15 (9) |
SPRING BREAK |
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| M 3/19 (10) |
Glocalization Site due by noon |
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| T 3/20 (10) |
workshop |
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non-physical (virtual) audiences, experience design, totem-pole design, care words, value and visibility, topic and angle. narrator's define the tour, alignment and grids, |
| R 3/22 (10) |
workshop |
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audience (trash/treasure), site structure as statement of purpose, hybrid literacy, negative space (trapped), visual hierarchy, originality and value (on the network), boxes and borders (clutter), site structure as an analysis |
| T 3/27 (11) |
workshop |
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narrator defines a tour, cultural work (stories and values), image ghettos, data vs. information vs. experience, audience scenarios |
| R 3/29 (11) |
Client brainstorming |
Templates |
Come in with one or several possible ideas for clients |
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action-oriented sites, ethos, pathos, templates |
April (Week #) |
Major Projects |
Exercises |
Homework |
Campus, Culture |
Ideas, Terms, Skills |
| T 4/2 (12) |
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Complete Templates, |
Read the New York Times piece, "3 Out of 4 Visitors to the Met Never Make It to the Front Door" |
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| R 4/5 (12) |
Client Project criteria with examples. |
Complete Templates! |
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richness, action-oriented Web sites, ethos, pathos, community, mystery meat navigation |
| T 4/10 (13) |
Client Project criteria with your own examples. |
Child Windows |
Download 30-day free trials of Dreamweaver and Photoshop for use during the remainder of the semester |
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richness, action-oriented Web sites, ethos, pathos, community |
| R 4/12 (13) |
NO CLASS MEETING |
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| T 4/17 (14) |
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Forms |
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| R 4/19 (14) |
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CSS basics |
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coming M 4/23... MN Education Job Fair, Minneapolis Convention Center |
cascading style sheets |
| T 4/24 (15) |
Studio session (Client Project) |
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| W 4/25 (15) |
Client Project due by noon |
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| R 4/26 (15) |
workshop
Client Project commentary due |
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May (Week #) |
Major Projects |
Exercises |
Homework |
Campus, Culture |
Ideas, Terms, Skills |
| T 5/1 (16) |
workshop |
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| R 5/3 (16) |
workshop |
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| Finals Week (17) |
1. Complete and post Revision (and submit the printed commentary) by the scheduled final exam time:
2. Post the Final Client Project and send an email (detailing changes since the workshop) by the scheduled final exam time:
- 9:30 Class @ 10 a.m.Tues 5/8
- Noon Class @ 2 p.m. Wed 5/9
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