GDS 220 Graphic Design for the Web

Home Page: gds.parkland.edu/gds/220
Instructor: Paul Young

 

    Fall
2009
Classroom Activities
(Tentative Schedule 8–10:45am)
Projects & Assignments
1 Mon Aug
24

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Lecture: Internet History

Lecture: Web Design Statistics

Lecture: Analyzing Web Sites

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Homework Assignments

Blog Assignment
Project 1: assigned

2 Wed Aug
26

Exercise 1: Personal Projects Site (and publishing)

Homework 1 due (11:55pm)
3 Mon Aug
31
Exercise 2: Reverse Engineering Project 1: research due (8am)
4 Wed Sept
2
Exercise 3: Webmaster Basics

Project 1: concepts/site map due (8am)
Homework 2 due (11:55pm)

  Mon Sep
7
LABOR DAY
(college closed)
 
6 Wed Sep
9
Exercise 4: Site Architecture (Developing the Content) Project 1: site architecture due (8am)
Homework 3 due (11:55pm)
7 Mon Sep
14

Exercise 5: Optimizing Web Images

Project 1: mock-up due (8am)
Project 2: assigned

8 Wed Sep
16
Exercise 7: Slicing for Web Production

Homework 4 due (11:55pm)

9 Mon Sep
21

Project 2: client interview (8am)

Exercise 8: CSS and Javascript

Project 2: research due (8am)

10 Wed Sep
23

Project 2 Final Brief

Project 2: brief due (11:55pm)

Homework 5 due (11:55pm)

11 Mon Sep
28
 

Project 2: concepts due (8am)

12 Wed Sep
30

Exercise 9: CSS Basics (Happy Cog)

Project 1: template due (8am)

Homework 6 due (11:55pm)

13 Mon Oct
5
Exercise 10: Advanced CSS (Mourning Dove)

 

14 Wed Oct
7
 

Project 2: mock-up due (8am)

Homework 7 due (11:55pm)

15 Mon Oct
12
MIDTERM REVIEW  
16 Wed Oct
14

Exercise 6: Advanced Photoshop Mockup

 

Project 1: final critique (8am)

Project 3: assigned

Homework 8 due (11:55pm)

17 Mon Oct
19
  Project 2: template due (8am)
18 Wed Oct
21

Project 3: client interview (9am)

 

Project 3: research due (8am)

Homework 9 due (11:55pm)

19 Mon Oct
26

Exercise 11: CSS Floats (Résumé)

 

Project 2: final critique (8am)

Project 3: brief due (11:55pm)

20 Wed Oct
28

Exercise 12: GIF Animation (Prairie Gardens)

Project 3: final brief

Project 3: concepts due (8am)

Homework 10 due (11:55pm)

21 Mon Nov
2

Project 2: client presentation (8am)

Exercise 13: Rounded Corners

Project 4: assigned
22 Wed Nov
4
 

Project 3: mock-up due (8am)

Homework 11 due (11:55pm)

23 Mon Nov
9

Project 4: client interview (9am)

 

Project 4: research due (8am)
24 Wed Nov
11
Exercise 14: Introduction to Flash (Clock)

Project 4: brief due (11:55pm)
Homework 12 due (11:55pm)

25 Mon Nov
16
Project 4: final brief Project 3: template due (8am)
Project 4: concepts due (8am)
26 Wed Nov
18
 

Homework 13 due (11:55pm)

27 Mon Nov
23
Exercise 15: Animated Logo (Ad Club) Project 3: final critique (8am)
Project 4: mock-up due (8am)
28 Wed Nov
25
Project 3: client presentation (9am) Homework 14 due (11:55pm)
29 Mon Nov
30
 

Project 4: templates due (8am)

30 Wed Dec
2
QUIZ Homework 15 due (11:55pm)
31 Mon Dec
7
Guest Speaker: Chuck McKenna Project 4: final critique (8am)
32 Wed Dec
9
Project 4: client presentation (9am) Homework 16 due (11:55pm)
33 Mon Dec
14
FINAL REVIEW
 


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