This page has a breakdown of the general content that we will cover in each class. Major project due dates are listed on this page, as are assignments, test and critique dates. This schedule is subject to change.

Week 1

January 11th - class introduction, intro to html

January 13th - how the internet works, servers, FTP & VPN, html tags

Week 2

January 18th - NO CLASS

January 20th - validator, html5 structure, google fonts, font awesome

• Due: Assignment 1, Hello World
• Read: As We May Think, by Vannevar Bush and Long Live the Web, by Tim Berners-Lee

Week 3

January 25th - NO CLASS

January 27th - html5 structure, html5 media, html review, introduction to css

• Due: Assignment 2, Assignment Portal (index.html)
• Read: Duckett HTML & CSS: chapters 1-5, 8

Week 4

February 1st - html quiz, css syntax, selectors, color

• Due: Assignment 3, HTML Structure & Practice
• Watch: CSS Fundamentals

February 3rd - css layouts, boxes, grids - follow along with these examples

• Due: Assignment 4, Sitemap

Week 5

February 8th - css review, in-class work time

February 10th - wireframes, web design, graphics, optimization

• Due: Project 1, Hypertext Narrative

Week 6

February 15th - css review, work-time

• Read: Duckett HTML & CSS: chapters 10-17 (read 17 first)
• Due: Assignment 5, External CSS
• Extra Credit: Bio-Art, Video Mapping & HCI

February 17th - css layouts, web design & responsive media - follow along with demo-2-17

Week 7

February 22rd - css layouts, responsive web design - follow along with demo-2-22

• Due: Assignment 6, Website Design Review
• Read: CSS Positioning 101
• Watch: Photoshop CC for Web Design - first login at lynda.colorado.edu then click on the link to the video

February 24th - psd grids & wireframing

• Due: Assignment 7, Mobile First / CSS Media Query
• Finish Watching Photoshop CC for Web Design

Week 8

February 29th - psd comps

• Due: Assignment 8, Self Portrait Wireframing

Extra Credit Opportunity - Natalie Jeremijenko in ENVD 134 at 5:47pm

March 2nd - css transformations and transitions

Week 9

March 7th - review

• Extra Credit: Natalie Jeremijenko

March 9th - midterm test and in-class work time
IN CLASS ASSESSMENT: Midterm Test

Week 10

March 14th - midterm critique - name picker

• DUE: Project 2, CSS Reskin
• DUE: Project 3, Self Portrait

March 16th - midterm critique - name picker

Week 11 - SPRING BREAK

March 21st- NO CLASS

March 23rd - NO CLASS

Week 12

March 28th - intro to javascript

March 30th - reading discussion, javascript

• Read: Archiving the Web
• Read: Duckett, Javascript & Jquery: chapters 1 and 2

Week 13

April 4th - javascript, the document object model (DOM)

• Due: Assignment 9, Javascript Messages
• Watch: What is p5.js, Basics of drawing, and Variables in p5.js (there will be a quiz on the videos on wednesday)

April 6th - p5js

Week 14

April 11th - p5js

• Due: Assignment 10, p5 Primatives

April 13th - p5js

• Due: Assignment 11, Project 6 Creative Brief

Week 15

April 18th - web development demo - psd comp to work from, demo skeleton and github repo example of finished site

• Due: Assignment 12, Project 6 Creative Brief (Updated)

April 20th - review + in-class work time

Week 16

April 25th - review + google analytics, domain names & web hosting

• Extra Credit Due: Extra Credit #3
• Extra Credit Due: Extra Credit #4

April 27th - web practicum
IN CLASS ASSESSMENT: Web Practicum

FINALS SCHEDULE

Our scheduled final exam time will be used for an in-class critique of your final three projects.

• DUE: Project 4, Responsive Narrative
• DUE: Project 5, p5 Interaction
• DUE: Project 6, Personal Site

Section 010 - Thursday, May 5, 4:30-7:00pm

Section 020 - Monday, May 2, 1:30-4:00pm