GDT 150 Design for the Internet: Fall 2001
This website serves as the main resource for Fall 2001 GDT 150 Section 3 "Design for the Internet" at Washtenaw Community College. The class meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:00 - 8:55 pm in OE152. Of course, you’re already here…
This syllabus is subject to change based on your feedback. If there’s something you’d like to cover in class, make sure that you let me know, and I’ll try to work it in.
| Date | Topics | Homework/ Reading (due the next class) |
|---|---|---|
| 9.4 | Class Introduction »» Take the survey |
website critique, buy book(s) |
| 9.6 | Convert critique paper to a webpage/ structural code/ post (ftp) Download the homepage template Class Notes |
reading ch. 1 + 6, post 1st pages |
| 9.11 | Class Cancelled | none |
| 9.13 | Continue converting paper to webpage, links notes |
reading ch.2 + 4, Ensure WCC email account functions |
| 9.18 | FTP, Designing for the medium notes |
none |
| 9.20 | Designing for the medium, Working in Photoshop notes |
Post student homepage and assignment 1, Design page in Photoshop and post to site |
| 9.25 | Graphics/ cutting graphics in ps/ Planning for html/dw notes |
reading ch.9 |
| 9.27 | Work Day | cut all graphics for homepage, reading ch.8 |
| 10.2 | Intro to dreamweaver notes |
finish reading ch.8 |
| 10.4 | Exercise: Recreate sample homepage in Dreamweaver Work Day |
post new homepage |
| 10.9 | Workday | reading ch.10 |
| 10.11 | Typography/ Intro to css Exercise: reformat page w/ css Class Notes |
Post exercise page |
| 10.16 | Using formal design concepts for page layout notes |
layout a page w/ creative formal considerations |
| 10.18 |  Work day |
cut and build page in HTML/ DW |
| 10.23 | Critique | reading ch.3 |
| 10.25 | Navigation/ Interface design/ Site architecture notes |
Find 5 sites with differing navigation systems that you find interesting or effective. Add the links to your WCC homepage |
| 10.30 | Liquid Page Layout Exercise: Layout variable width page of text, and format text appropriately using stylesheets Save this link |
Read article: Information vs. Experience Bring materials needed for next project—a five page website with content of your choice |
| 11.1 | Work day | Complete layouts for homepage and subpage |
| 11.6 | Dreamweaver templates | cut and build template/ create .dwt from template design |
| 11.8 | Interactivity/ Javascript | reading ch.11 |
| 11.13 | Work Day | complete site, using css to format text in template |
| 11.15 | Project 3 due Critique |
Have a Happy Thanksgiving |
| 11.27 | Review, graphics optimization, Find & discuss portfolio site examples | Final Project due 12.20 Optional Reading: The Trouble with Em ‘n En |
| 11.29 | Work Day | Final Project |
| 12.4 | Frames Work Day |
Final Project |
| 12.6 | Work Day | reading ch.7 |
| 12.11 | Opening new windows, image maps Work Day |
Final Project |
| 12.13 | Work Day | Final Project |
| 12.18 | Work Day | Final Project |
| 12.20 | Critique of final project | none |
