IDCC 380: Web Design II Spring 2010

Welcome to IDCC 380, Web Design II, 01/16/09

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Building upon the knowledge and experience gained in IDCC 370 Web Design I, this course develops further the generally accepted concepts and applications of information architecture, human factors, and usability in creating and managing Web sites. Topics include page layout and design, navigation systems, interface design, Web graphics information architecture, interactivity, writing for the Web, site architecture, management, and maintenance. You will work with high-end Web authoring tools to create various site elements.

Please take a moment to fill out the IDCC 380 student information form.

If you have questions, just e-mail me at wbuchholz@bentley.edu. Feel free to comment on this announcement, or if you want to e-mail it, click on the little mail icon directly below.

Labels: human factors, information architecture, interactivity, navigation systems, usability, web design

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Exercise 7 - Usability Associates Services, 02/24/08

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Tuesday, February 26, we will begin Exercise 7, using one set of the tabs you generated with CSS Tab Designer, Thursday, February 21. This tab set will become the top-tier primary navigation in the header of the services page of our prototype site, Usability Associates.

Exercise 7 will allow you to place the tabs in a fully functional template, complete with wrapper, header, left-column secondary navigation, right column content, and footer. The screenshot at right (click for larger view) illustrates the prototype I built from a tab set placed into one of the earlier layout exercises.

This exercise introduces you to a number of new Web design challenges, chief of which is putting together layout (with appropriate color palette), primary navigation (generated), secondary navigation (hand carved), exported and commented CSS, exported JavaScript, W3C validation, and high level prototype functionality. All in all, this exercise is an excellent design, information architecture, and site management experience.

If you have questions, just e-mail me at wbuchholz@bentley.edu. Feel free to comment on this announcement, or if you want to e-mail it, click on the little mail icon directly below.

Labels: css, CSS Tab Designer, information architecture, internal navigation, navigation systems, primary navigation, prototype, secondary navigation, template, top-tier navigation, web design

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Welcome to IDCC 380, Web Design II, 01/02/08

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Building upon the knowledge and experience gained in IDCC 370 Web Design I, this course develops further the generally accepted concepts and applications of information architecture, human factors, and usability in creating and managing Web sites. Topics include page layout and design, navigation systems, interface design, Web graphics information architecture, interactivity, writing for the Web, site architecture, management, and maintenance. You will work with high-end Web authoring tools to create various site elements.

Please take a moment to fill out the IDCC 380 student information form.

If you have questions, just e-mail me at wbuchholz@bentley.edu. Feel free to comment on this announcement, or if you want to e-mail it, click on the little mail icon directly below.

Labels: human factors, information architecture, interactivity, navigation systems, usability, web design

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Exercise One on Menus, 02/01/07

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I promised you in class today an easy way to get to the navigation menu model, which illustrates your first navigation exercise using CSS Tab Designer. Just use this model to refresh your memories about what I am functionally expecting in this assignment. Do not feel that you have to copy my menus or color scheme.

Remember to supply the greeked text and any images you may want in laying out your pages. At this point, do not worry about the jump menu. We can work on that using Dreamweaver in class on Tuesday, February 6. Come Tuesday with all six menu pages finished so you can demonstrate to the class your menu choices in a nice tight little web of possibilities.

If you have questions, just e-mail me at wbuchholz@bentley.edu. Feel free to comment on this announcement, or if you want to e-mail it, click on the little mail icon directly below.

Labels: cascading style sheets, CSS Tab Designer, Dreamweaver, exercises, navigation systems

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Welcome to IDCC 380, Web Design II, 01/18/07

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Building upon the knowledge and experience gained in IDCC 370 Web Design I, this course develops further the generally accepted concepts and applications of information architecture, human factors, and usability in creating and managing Web sites. Topics include page layout and design, navigation systems, interface design, Web graphics information architecture, interactivity, writing for the Web, site architecture, management, and maintenance. You will work with high-end Web authoring tools to create various site elements.

Please take a moment to fill out the IDCC 380 student information form.

If you have questions, just e-mail me at wbuchholz@bentley.edu. Feel free to comment on this announcement, or if you want to e-mail it, click on the little mail icon directly below.

Labels: human factors, information architecture, interactivity, navigation systems, usability, web design

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