Syllabus for November, 2009
Be sure to read the assignments before every class meeting. Also take a look at the hyperlinked assignment listings. They give specific instructions relative to each assignment.
This syllabus is subject to change throughout the semester. Check your e-mail and the course Web site every week for changes. And be prepared each class for a quiz on the assignments. You never know . . . . Quizzes may be announced, or they may be a surprise. Remember, if you are late for class, you may miss a quiz, and quizzes cannot be made up.
You may want to scroll down through the syllabus periodically to get a sense of where you are and what you have left to do for the month.
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Week 9: Nov. 3-5 |
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Read Dmitry Kirsanov's "The World of Fonts," December 1998. |
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Read Jennifer Kyrnin's "Beginning Cascading Style Sheets." |
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Use the HTML Code Tutorial when you need to check out a detail or two. |
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The W3 Schools tutorials on Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) will give you a leg up on creating interesting styles for the Web. |
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If you've purchased The Missing Manual, keep reading as necessary. |
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Continue to work on Assignment two, due November 18, 19. |
Week 10: November 10-12Read Joe Gillespie's "typography." |
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Read Patrick Lynch's ideas on "Graphic Design 100," "Balanced Pages," and "Design Grids for Pages." |
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Continue to read Jennifer Kyrnin's "Beginning Cascading Style Sheets." |
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Use the HTML Code Tutorial when you need to check out a detail or two. |
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The W3 Schools tutorials on Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) will give you a leg up on creating interesting styles for the Web. |
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If you've purchased The Missing Manual, keep reading as necessary. |
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Continue to work on Assignment two, due November 18, 19. |
Week 11: November 17-19Read Dmitry Kirsanov's "The World of Texture," January 1997. |
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Explore Vincent Flanders' Web Pages that Suck.com, "where you learn good Web design by looking at bad Web design." |
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Read Jennifer Kyrnin's "HTML Forms Tutorial." |
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Use the HTML Code Tutorial when you need to check out a detail or two. |
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The W3 Schools tutorials on Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) will give you a leg up on creating interesting styles for the Web. |
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If you've purchased The Missing Manual, keep reading as necessary. |
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Assignment Two due at class time on November 18, 19. |
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Week 12: November 25-28Read Patrick Lynch's ideas on "Editorial Style." |
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Read Jennifer Kyrnin's advice about frames in "Creating Framed Web Pages." |
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Continue to explore Vincent Flanders' Web Pages that Suck.com, "where you learn good Web design by looking at bad Web design." Be sure to read "Mystery Meat Navigation" (linked with icon to the right). |
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Use the HTML Code Tutorial when you need to check out a detail or two. |
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The W3 Schools tutorials on Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) will give you a leg up on creating interesting styles for the Web. |
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If you've purchased The Missing Manual, keep reading as necessary. |
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Begin to work on Assignment three, due December 14, 16. |
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