The History of the Internet

Background:
Many of you have not lived life without the Internet. Much like the telephone, television, radio, and the computer, the invention of the Internet has revolutionized how we view and interact with the world. The Internet is essential to many of our daily activities and is available to us at our fingertips. 

Project Description:
You will be working in a group to create a minimalistic poster describing how the Internet works using icons. You will be learning how to use Adobe Illustrator and the pen tool in the process.

TOPICS:

• How the Internet works 
• History of the Internet (1969-1986)
• History of the Internet (1987-1998) 
• History of the Internet (1998-present day)
• The Visual History of Web Design
• What is HTML and CSS?
  
  

Specs

• Research the information first
• Plan out the poster on a piece of paper
• Use color and make the poster aesthetically pleasing
• ​size: 13x19

Grading

• Relevancy of Content
• Visual Design
• Technical Quality
• *****includes citing of sources
• Participation (in groups and individually)
• Presentation
• Grading Rubric

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