Class Calendar, IMED 2415.7501 / Spring 2007
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Friday Night Makeup Session #2 |
MAKEUP SESSIONS:
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Lecture: Text Size
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Lecture: IE <IF> Statements
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| Lecture: Elastic Design |
| Deconstruction: This Is Cereal or Germination or Elastic Lawn |
| Review: CSS 2 Selectors |
| Natural Language hCard & Email Ghosting |
| Points are Bad -- image & CSS-discuss |
| Google Reader Settings (you'll need to right-click and choose "Save Link As, then use Google Reader to import the settings.) |
Saturday Makeup Session |
MAKEUP SESSIONS:
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Looking Ahead: CSS 3 Best Site: CSS3 .info |
| Iron Webmaster Competition! |
Week ??? -- 5/4/2007 |
MAKEUP SESSIONS:
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| Uncertainty reviews + any outstanding presentations |
| Timeline Behaviors in Dreamweaver |
| Thoughts: Clarke / Floats, possibly elastic CSS, or Positioning in 10 Steps |
| Zen Garden deconstruction -- Retro Theater and Lily Pond |
(old stuff)
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Week 10 -- 4/27 |
| Centering Fixed-Width Elements (class example with animated .GIF file) |
Definition lists vs. bulleted lists (class example) |
| Button bar with image replacement & image slicing (class example) |
rounded corners (class example) |
| "Default" padding in browsers and how to deal with it |
Week 9 -- 4/13 |
"Uncertainty" due absolutely, without a doubt, next week for sure. |
Read for Next Week: |
Lecture:
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Lecture: Night of the Image Map |
| Lecture: Wrap-Up, Plan for the Future Classes |
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Create a two-page website on any topic using the techniques we have covered this semester plus one new thing you have discovered on your own. Must use absolute positioning. Due last Saturday of class. Be prepared to discuss your "new thing" that night. |
Week 7 -- 3/2 |
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Group I |
Group II |
Help with Kite Festival project Reminder: Kite Festival due next week |
Read Swag: Multi-Column Lists and create your own multi-column lists as you read. |
Group Project: del.icio.us, digg, and StumbleUpon -- what are these? Report back next class. |
Project Two (due 3/23) Create a three-page website for a band named "Uncertainty." The site must
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Lecture: General review, CSS Box Model Lecture: Borders |
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| Presentations Assigned | |
| If you missed last week: Lecture on Google Reader (towards end of class) | |
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Week 8 -- 3/9 |
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Group I |
Group II |
| Report: del.icio.us, digg, and StumbleUpon | Listen to report |
Review |
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| If you missed last week: Lecture on Google Reader (towards end of class) | |
- Week 8 (3/5 - 3/10) -- Presentations Group A
- 3/16 is Spring Break
- Week 9 (3/19- 3/24) -- Presentations Group B
- Week 10 (3/26 - 3/31) --
- Week 11 (4/2 - 4/7) -- No Class - Spring Holiday
- Week 12 (4/9 - 4/14) --
- Thursday (4/12) is the last day to withdraw
- Week 13 (4/16 - 4/21) --
- Week 14 (4/23- 4/28) --
- Week 15 (4/30 - 5/5) --
- Week 16 (5/7 - 5/10) --
- Final Exams (5/7 - 5/10)
Past Weeks
- Week 1 (1/16 - 1/20)
- Pre-Test
- Textbook Discussion
- Design Notebooks
- Grid Assignment / Creative Commons
- May be digital or physical (physical preferred)
- Select at least six Creative Commons images
- Arrange images on an 8x10 grid
- Points to consider:
- white space
- rhythm
- balance
- proportion
- dominance
- unity
- Bring to class next week for discussion
- Reading Homework:
- Extra Credit Opportunity
- Will automatically raise your grade by one letter on successful completion
- Must start project this week
- Initial options: The Artist's Way or The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
- Other ideas and/or options negotiable
Week 2 -- 1/26 |
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Group I |
Group II |
| Discussion: Design Notebook and Grid Assignment. | |
| Discussion: Readings | |
| Student Profile | |
| XHTML A and B (NOTE: You don't have to read Castro -- we can get by with the W3 School's XHTML Guide) (due next class) | Templates: Working as a group, see how many common page layouts you can come up with, and then locate templates for each layout. Compile your results on a web page, including comments on the shortcomings and advantages of each template. (Due Feb. 16) Accessibility: On your own, using your grid assignment as a starting place, create a two-column floated layout. In the main content area, place a form to help a person report a problem with a product made by your fictional company. The form should include (Due Feb. 9)
It should also validate through CynthiaSays for WCAG accessibility, and should be friendly for a color-blind audience. |
Reading: |
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Week 3--02/02 |
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Group I |
Group II |
| Discussion: Design Notebook and Grid Assignment. | |
| Discussion: Readings | |
| Student Profile | |
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Reading: |
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- Week 4 (2/5 - 2/10) --
- Week 5 (2/12 - 2/17) -- no class, Sharon ill
- Week 6 (2/19 - 2/24) -- Bonus Class, extra credit for all who attended