ARTM3210 HTML Toolbox: Schedule

Class 1 8.31 – Introductions

  • Review: HTML and CSS basics
  • Begin: Home page and Experiment 1 – see posts for details.
  • Read: The Zen of CSS Design: p. 9-121

Class 2 9.7 – Design & CSS

  • Due: Home page & Experiment 1
  • Critique: Home page
  • Homework: Experiment 2
  • Project 1: Zen Garden 1.0

Class 3 9.14 – Studio Time

  • Due: Experiment 2
  • Homework: Experiment 3
  • Read: The Zen of CSS Design: p161-197

Class 4 9.21 – Project 1 Working Critique

Class 5 9.28 – Responsive Design

  • Homework: Experiment 4
  • Read: The Zen of CSS Design: p. 122-159
  • Project 2: CSS Zen Garden 2.0  Using only Photography (you will work with Digital Photography students), Typography and color, create a responsive layout that fits on a smart phone, laptop and desktop.

Class 6 10.5 – Experiment highlights & Studio time

  • Due: Experiment 4
  • Homework: Experiment 5

Class 7 10.12 – Studio Time

  • Due: Experiment 5 and a challenge for your peers
  • Homework: Experiment 6
  • Read: The Zen of CSS Design: p. 198-235

Class 8 10.19 – Templates, Content Management and Individual meetings / Brainstorming

  • Due: Experiment 6
  • Final Project Assigned – brainstorm outside of class
  • Homework: Final Project, Experiment 7

Class 9 10.26 – Critique

  • Due: Zen Garden 2

Class 10 11.2 – Studio Time

  • Sketches and Architecture Due
    Rough Design Comps Due end of class

Class 11 11.9 – Interactive Forms

  • Final Project Slices Due at the end of class

Class 12 11.16 – Student Demos / Challenge Showcase

  • Final Comp Due
  • Demos
  • Due: all student challenges
  • Final Projects Templates Code should begin

Class 13 11.30 – Studio Session

  • Templates should be coded and ready to trouble shoot

Class 14 12.7 – Studio Session

  • Finalize the site build and put on the finishing touches

Class 15 – 12.16 8:30am to 10:30am – Final Critique