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	GDS News & Announcements (or Subscribe) C138 Studio Use FAQ C138 Studio Policies Lecture: Internet History Lecture: Web Design Statistics Lecture: Analyzing Web Sites Parkland Library	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: Animated Type (Hula)	Project 4: brief due (11:55pm) Homework 12 due (11:55pm)
25	Mon	Nov 16		Project 3: template due (8am) Project 4: concepts due (8am)
26	Wed	Nov 18		Homework 13 due (11:55pm)
27	Mon	Nov 23		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

Other important dates:

Midterm and final reviews are individual appointments. Each student will sign up for 10 or 15 minute sessions. You must haver ALL the work you have completed up to that point published for review. Do NOT throw away any material from this class. Your grade will depend on it. Your midterm or final grades will be given to you at this session.
Labor Day is Monday September 7 (no classes).
Thanksgiving Vacation is November 26–29 (no classes).
There is no final exam for this class, but there will be one scheduled quiz.
For other important dates see the Parkland Academic Calendar.