Thursday,
January 24

Housekeeping Details & Introductions

Practicum:
The MS Word to Web Page


Thursday,
January 30
 


Reading:
Paul C. Gutjahr et al., eds., Illuminating Letters

Internet Visit:
Flexible Layouts with CSS Positioning

Practicum:
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)


Thursday,
February 6
 


Reading:
Patricia Crain, The Story of A

Internet Visit:
Typography Matters

Practicum:
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)


Thursday,
February 13
 


Reading:
Robin Williams & Nancy Davis, The Non-Designer's Type Book

Internet Visits:
How Users Read on the Web
Differences Between Print Design and Web Design

Practicum:
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)


Thursday,
February 20
 


Presentations: Type Assignment

TYPE ASSIGNMENT DUE


Thursday,
February 27
 


Reading:
Katrin Eismann & Steve Simmons, Photoshop Restoration and Retouching

Practicum:
Photoshop/Photo Restoration


Thursday,
March 6
 


Reading:
Edward Tufte, Visual Explanations

Practicum:
Photoshop/Engravings


Thursday,
March 13
 


NO CLASS-SPRING BREAK


Thursday,
March 20
 


Presentations: Image Assignment

IMAGE ASSIGNMENT DUE


Thursday,
March 27
 


Reading:
Jay Bolter et al., Remediation: Understanding New Media
5. Steve Krug, Don't Make Me Think

Practicum:
Design


Thursday,
April 3
 


Internet Visits:
Webreference/Design
efuse/Design

Practicum:
Design


Thursday,
April 10
 


Playing:
Myst 3: Exile

Discussion:
Reading Roundup


Thursday,
April 17


Presentations: Design Assignment

DESIGN ASSIGNMENT DUE


Thursday,
April 24


Internet Visits:
A.I. and Web Marketing
Cloudmakers

Practicum: Interactivity


Thursday,
May 1


PRELIMINARY WEB ASSIGNMENT DUE
PRESENTATION OF PRELIMINARY VERSION


Thursday,
May 8


FINAL WEB ASSIGNMENT DUE
SELF-EVALUATION DUE