GDS 220 Graphic Design for the Web

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

 

    Fall
2010
Classroom Activities
(Tentative Schedule 8–10:45am)
Projects & Assignments
1 Mon Aug
23

GDS News & Announcements

C138 Studio Use FAQ

C138 Studio Policies

Lecture: Internet History

Lecture: Web Design Statistics

Lecture: Analyzing Web Sites

Geocities-izer

Parkland Library

Homework Assignments

Blogging Assignment
Project 1: assigned

2 Wed Aug
25

Exercise 1: Personal Process Page
(and publishing)

Homework 1 due (11:55pm)
3 Mon Aug
30
Exercise 2: Site Architecture (Developing the Content) Project 1: research due (8am)
4 Wed Sept
1
Exercise 3: Optimizing Web Images

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

  Mon Sep
6
LABOR DAY
(college closed)
 
6 Wed Sep
8

Exercise 4: Advanced Photoshop Mockup

Project 1: site architecture due (8am)
Homework 3 due (11:55pm)
7 Mon Sep
13

 

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

8 Wed Sep
15
Exercise 5: Slicing for Web Production

Homework 4 due (11:55pm)

9 Mon Sep
20

Project 2: client interview (8am)

 

Project 2: research due (8am)

10 Wed Sep
22

 

Project 2: brief due (11:55pm)

Homework 5 due (11:55pm)

11 Mon Sep
27
 

Project 1: template due (8am)

Project 2: concepts due (8am)

12 Wed Sep
29

Exercise 6: CSS and Javascript

Homework 6 due (11:55pm)

13 Mon Oct
4
 

 

14 Wed Oct
6
Exercise 7: Dreameaver Templates (Mourning Dove)

Project 2: mock-up due (8am)

Homework 7 due (11:55pm)

15 Mon Oct
11
MIDTERM REVIEW  
16 Wed Oct
13

 

 

Project 1: final critique (8am)

Project 3: assigned

Homework 8 due (11:55pm)

17 Mon Oct
18
Exercise 8: CSS Floats (Résumé) Project 2: template due (8am)
18 Wed Oct
20

 

 

Project 3: research due (8am)

Homework 9 due (11:55pm)

19 Mon Oct
25

Exercise 9: Advanced CSS (Happy Cog)

 

Project 2: final critique (8am)

Project 3: brief due (11:55pm)

20 Wed Oct
27

 

Project 3: concepts due (8am)

Homework 10 due (11:55pm)

21 Mon Nov
1

Project 2: client presentation (8am)

Exercise 10: Rounded Corners

 

Project 4: assigned
22 Wed Nov
3
 

Project 3: mock-up due (8am)

Homework 11 due (11:55pm)

23 Mon Nov
8

Exercise 11: Reverse Engineering

 

Project 4: research due (8am)
24 Wed Nov
10
 

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

25 Mon Nov
15
Exercise 12: Webmaster Basics Project 3: template due (8am)
Project 4: concepts due (8am)
26 Wed Nov
17
 

Homework 13 due (11:55pm)

27 Mon Nov
22

Exercise 13: GIF Animation (Prairie Gardens)

Project 3: final critique (8am)
Project 4: mock-up due (8am)
28 Wed Nov
24

 

 

Homework 14 due (11:55pm)
29 Mon Nov
29
 

Project 4: templates due (8am)

30 Wed Dec
1
QUIZ Homework 15 due (11:55pm)
31 Mon Dec
6
  Project 4: final critique (8am)
32 Wed Dec
8
  Homework 16 due (11:55pm)
33 Mon Dec
13
FINAL REVIEW
 


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