Why Web Design?
Lesson Number 12, September 22, 2014
Due For This Class
- Project #3 - Due Monday before class - upload to GitHub and link from your personal portfolio
- Codecademy
- HTML Basics II (Due Monday, September 22, 2014)
- Project: Social Networking Profile (Due Monday, September 22, 2014)
Lesson Breakdown
- Why web design?
- How do you start planning a website?
- Planning content and design
Presentation
Shared Resources
- For students who have been having difficulty with Brackets, you can try another code editor. I've put together a tutorial on using Sublime Text, if you would like to try this as an alternative.
Homework
- Read Clear and Effective Communications in Web Design. This is a long article. I will be talking about it and asking you questions about it in Wednesday's class.
- Read the chapter I handed out in class. Start thinking about your final project.
- Create a document (word, text, google docs) that outlines the following
- An idea of what your final project will be (about 2 sentences)
- Potential audiences for your final site (at least three audiences)
- What you want to communicate to each of the audiences
So, your final document should look something like this:
Kelly Anne's Final Project
Planning Document
For my final project, I hope to develop a portfolio that will allow me to showcase some of my best photography and writing that I have created in the past year. This content is important to me and I think it will allow me to demonstrate my talent.
Audiences
- Future Employers
- This audience is (describe the audience). They will find my site (how?). I hope I can communicate (what?) to them.
- Potential Web Design Clients
- This audience is (describe the audience). They will find my site (how?). I hope I can communicate (what?) to them.
- Potential Photography Clients
- This audience is (describe the audience). They will find my site (how?). I hope I can communicate (what?) to them.