GD 110 Web Design
Summary
Students will use current industry standard design applications such as Photoshop and Illustrator, and beginning hand-?coding in HTML, CSS for introductory web design. An introduction to visual design fundamentals will include composition, typography, web color, and digital imaging.
Informational navigation, structure, front-?end design, and implementation will be studied.
Texts
Below is a list of both printed and web-?based resources that you?ll find helpful throughout the term, and in the future. If you are serious about learning web design, then I would recommend that you purchase one of the following books:
Felke-?Morris,Terry. Basics of Web Design HTML5 & CSS3. 3rd Edition
Elizabeth Castro and Bruce Hyslop. HTML5 and CSS3: Visual Quickstart
Guide.
w3schools.com is the hands-?down best online reference and educational tool for any web-?based programming language that you could ever need.
http://www.codecademy.com/is a free tutorial based lesson site for learning HTML, CSS, and other languages.
TOOLS
WireFraming/Mockup:
Adobe Photoshop CC 2018
MockFlow http://www.mockflow.com/
IDE:
WebStorm: http://www.jetbrains.com/webstorm
Editors:
Sublime Text 2: http://www.sublimetext.com/2
Coda: http://www.panic.com/coda
Grading
GRADING + CRITIQUE
Final grades will be based on your projects and quizzes throughout the term, as
well as a final during exam week. Final grades are calculated based on standard deviation (ie, a so-?called bell curve). This is meant to give you an reasonably accurate idea of where you stand among your peers.
The final curve is based on grades throughout the quarter. Each project grade is based on the following components of your work.
Bear in mind that not every project will require the
same amount of each component.
THOUGHT / RESEARCH: This is the intellectual or conceptual component of a project. You might equate it with ?art direction? or ?strategy?.
STRUCTURE / FORM: Your use of the basic ?elements and principles of design?as we say. How well you?ve managed to communicate the previous component.
Sometimes we call these two aspects of our work: form and content.
CRAFT / DETAIL: Ability to follow project parameters and instructions. Attention
to detail. Desire to have a clean edge, uniformity, clarity, and detail.
PROCESS / EFFORT / PROFESSIONALISM: This is where we collect some
aspects of our work that are perhaps a bit more intangible. Both ?effort? and ?professionalism? fall into this category. Your ability to show up to class on time, participate meaningfully in critiques, attempt things that seem beyond your reach, etc.
This syllabus is subject to change as necessary during the quarter. If a change occurs, it will be thoroughly addressed during class, posted under Announcements in D2L and sent via email.
Evaluations are a way for students to provide valuable feedback regarding their instructor and the course. Detailed feedback will enable the instructor to continuously tailor teaching methods and course
content to meet the learning goals of the course and the academic needs of the students. They are a requirement of the course and are key to continue to provide you with the highest quality of teaching. The
evaluations are anonymous; the instructor and administration do not track who entered what responses. A program is used to check if the student completed the evaluations, but the evaluation is completely
separate from the student’s identity. Since 100% participation is our goal, students are sent periodic reminders over three weeks. Students do not receive reminders once they complete the evaluation.
Students complete the evaluation online in CampusConnect.
This course will be subject to the university's academic integrity policy. More information can be found at http://academicintegrity.depaul.edu/ If you
have any questions be sure to consult with your professor.
All students are expected to abide by the University's Academic Integrity Policy which prohibits cheating and other misconduct in student coursework. Publicly sharing or posting online any prior or current materials from this course (including exam questions or answers), is considered to be providing unauthorized assistance prohibited by the policy. Both students who share/post and students who access or use such materials are considered to be cheating under the Policy and will be subject to sanctions for violations of Academic Integrity.
All students are required to manage their class schedules each term in accordance with the deadlines for enrolling and withdrawing as indicated in the University Academic Calendar. Information on enrollment, withdrawal, grading and incompletes can be found at http://www.cdm.depaul.edu/Current%20Students/Pages/PoliciesandProcedures.aspx.
Students who feel they may need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact the instructor privately to discuss their specific needs. All discussions will remain confidential.
To ensure that you receive the most appropriate accommodation based on your needs, contact the instructor as early as possible in the quarter (preferably within the first week of class), and make sure that
you have contacted the Center for Students with Disabilities (CSD) at:
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