Web Design Background

What is a web page and what is web design

Intro to HTML and FTP

HTML basics: headings, paragraphs, lists and anchors
Uploading to the server

HTML Fundamentals

Review HTML language
Common markup and file management basics

HTML Fundamentals Continued

Intro to CSS

How to use basic CSS styles

Web Standards + Accessible Design

What “standards” and “access” by whom?

Formatting Web Pages with CSS

The big CSS concepts
CSS Selectors
How to style elements on your pages

Intro to Web Graphics

Purpose and limitations of web graphics
Accessibility and usability considerations
Using Photoshop to create and modify web graphics
Scanning

Intro to Web Fonts

Laying Out Pages with CSS

How to control visual structure

Navigational Design with CSS

Creating a compelling navigation system

CSS Review

Planning a Website + Usability Testing

A model project management process
Intro to information architecture
Intro to user-centered design principles

Visual Design Fundamentals

Graphic design principles and practices for the web

Design Process and Grid Layouts

Information Architecture

No Class Meeting

Layouts and Creating Design Mockups

Designing templates
Thinking and designing hierarchically
Interface consistency and navigation
Due: style tiles and wireframes for final project

Final Project Design Critique 1

Due: first mockups for final project

Final Project Design Critique 2

Due: final mockups for final project
final Recipe Book website

Final Project Due

All final projects must be complete and uploaded to your Simmons web space