Tuesday, October 31, 2006
For Homework:Read - Chapter 6, from Learning Web Design.
Project #1 - Sketch out 3 possible designs for your portfolio homepage. To be handed in at the beginning of class.
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Wednesday, October 25, 2006
For Homework:Assignment #4 - Complete and post on the web.
Blog - Write a self-evaluation for your fourth assignment. Is your navigation system clear, consistent, and easy to learn? What parts of the design are you satisfied with? What, if anything, do you think you could have done better? Be sure to include the link to your Fry Steel page.
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Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Focus on User- design shapes user experience
- consider user's experience "moving through" the site
- avoid bad user experience by setting up logical structure and providing clear navigation
Information Design- organize the information
- plan how users will find it
- information design process (inventory, organize, give structure)
Interface Design- provides a way for users to get to information
- determine how structure will appear visually
- develop navigational tools
Navigation Design- help visitor find their way around: where am i? where can i go from here?
- use standard navigational options
- clarity, consistency and effiency are fundamental
- incorporating navigational elements to help users move around site
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Monday, October 23, 2006
For Homework:Project #1 - Fill out the
information design worksheet for your portfolio project. (To be handed in at the
beginning of class on Wednesday.)
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Wednesday, October 18, 2006
For Homework:Read - Chapter 20, from Learning Web Design
Blog - Using the portfolio you chose for the last blog assignment, review/analyze its navigational system. How many/which of the "10 qualities of successful navigation" does the site contain? Is it easy to learn, consistent, have clear labels, etc? Blog what you discover.
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Monday, October 16, 2006
For Homework: Read - Handout, Chapter 1 from Information Architecture for the World Wide Web by Louis Rosenfeld & Peter Morville
Blog - Write a review for an online portfolio. How is the content organized? How does the navigation work? Does anything make the site stand out? Would you change anything? Be sure to include the website address.
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Wednesday, October 11, 2006
For Homework: Assignment #3 - Complete and post on the web.
Blog - Write a self-evaluation for your third assignment. Do you feel your design succesfully markets your product? What parts of the design are you satisfied with? What, if anything, do you think you could have done better? Be sure to include the link to your eBay page.
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Thursday, October 05, 2006
For Homework: Enjoy your fall break
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Monday, October 02, 2006
For Homework:Read - Read "
Editorial Style" from the Web Style Guide
Blog - After reading the above chapter on editorial style, write a draft of the text you will use for your eBay assignment. Be sure to use the techniques mentioned in the chapter to enhance your content's readability.
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A table is a grid of rows and columns that intersect to form
cells. And because cells can have a fixed width and height, you have more control over layouts and spacing. Thus, tables are the key to building more complex designs.
Table Uses1) Display data (
Borders on /
Borders off)
2) Better alignment (
Borders on /
Borders off)
3) Overall page structure (
Borders on /
Borders off)
4) Holding together multi-part image (
Borders on /
Borders off)
Basic Table PropertiesDescriptions and ExamplesFrom Design to TableCreating effective tables means having to determine the number of rows and columns you'll need to place an item at a particular position on the page. So for each layout you need to answer the question "How many table rows and columns will this design require?"
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