Programming for the Artist (GA234)
Below is the weekly breakdown of projects and assignments for this class. The syllabi for this course, and others I teach can be found on the main page. If you have a question or concern, please contact me. I generally respond to e-mails within a few hours of receiving them.
Useful Resources:
- Required text for the course: Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML by Eric Freeman. (approx. $27.00)
| Programming for the Artist Week-by-Week Breakdown |
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| Week 1: Intros / Ice Breakers |
| Week 2: "Sturbock's Coffee Shack" Assignment Due, Quiz 1 |
| Week 3: "Link This" Assignment Due |
| Week 4: Project 1. Part 1: "Restaurant Revamp" Layouts Due. |
| Week 5: President's Day (Holiday) |
| Week 6: Project 1. Part 2: final website Due. |
| Week 7: Project 1. Part 3: Creating a Menu Image Gallery for your restaurant MIDTERM EXAM |
| Week 8: Project 2: Part 1. Site map, Concept Sketches and template comps due. |
| Week 9: Project 2: Part 2. Working navigation, external CSS page, digital assets and page structure due. |
| Week 10: Review for Final Exam, Final Portfolio Website Due - Class Presentation |
| Week 11: FINAL EXAM |
| Online Image Map editor | Nettuts | Interactive CSS Color Picker |
| Useful Cheats for Webdesigners | PSDtuts | Excellent Designer Portfolio Examples |
| CSS Cheatsheet | FaveUp | Color Contrast Check (Useful!) |

