Web Design
Web Design is a full year class open to all students. Students learn about the fundamentals of web design coding and layout while researching and applying the usability principles.
Background As a web designer you will be creating the majority of your website for paying clients. We have a lot of experience creating for ourselves but now we need to create for others. A way to learn about clients is to study how freelance designers operate and learn from their experiences. A freelance designer is a designer who works primarily from home. Freelancers own their own business, pay their own taxes, and manager their own finances. Many web designers are freelance. Read this page and this page. Take notes on both. Objectives
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WEB DESIGN MIDYEAR: WEDNESDAY JANUARY 23RD 3RD PERIOD: 9:15-10:45 4TH PERIOD 10:55-12:25 50% Project Background Styles change and websites must change and evolve with current Internet trends. Most websites update or redesign every 5 years. Assignment Your assignment is to redesign a website. You must choose a poorly designed site and make it pop into something more interesting. You will create a wireframe before you begin. The wireframe must be done on the computer. You may either use Photoshop or Illustrator to design the site but the size MUST be 1024 x 768 at 300 ppi. Be sure to take a screenshot of the site so we can see both sites compared to one another. Be sure to PRINT OUT THE FOLLOWING:
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What Makes a Good Site? (How you will be graded)
Click the following link for examples: http://designmodo.com/website-redesign/ 50% Exam Topics on the Exam:
Background: There are thousands of fonts out in the world. Fonts should be used appropriately. Just because a font is "pretty" doesn't mean it works for everything. We will be learning how to identify and classify fonts as well as how to choose the correct fonts for a webpage. Assignment: Download the font practice below. Fill it out on your computer and print it out (make sure your name is on it). Your assignment is to create a website homepage using ONLY typography. Try using it as a texture for your site. The site is your portfolio page as a web designer. It should introduce you and your artwork. Tips:
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