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week 1: introduction to the web |
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where did the web come from? how does it work? the philosophy of data, and some perspectives on how young the whole thing is.
- origins of the web
- how does it work
- some examples
- the future
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week 2: the "ml"s--html, sgml, and xml |
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morning: theory--general description of markup
languages. practise--hands-on coding of a web page using html basics; researching
techniques and solutions to problems. afternoon: more html, plus mounting
your site to a server.
- html, the document format of web pages
- what's a markup language?
- your first web page
- how a tag is structured
- working with fonts and text layout
- putting an image on your page
- finally...your first hypertext link
- getting help online
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3: dhtml, web authoring tools, image production |
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morning: introduction to javascript and dhtml.
using an app (dreamweaver) to produce a web page. afternoon: understanding the <table> tag. using an app
(photoshop) to create images for web pages.
- intro to javascript and dhtml
- intro to dreamweaver (2.0)
- the dreamweaver workspace
- making a page in dreamweaver
- preview your work
- the table tag
- creating web images with photoshop
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week 4: production practices, and more html |
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morning: overview of production
issues...scoping the project, flowcharting/architecture, file types, directory structures, naming
conventions, absolute vs. relative paths. afternoon: using tables for page layout and an intro to frames. please submit your chosen topic for your final assignment this week.
- a broader perspective: website production
- brainstorming with the client
- consider the audience
- document the project
- producing a blueprint of the site
- setting up your working environment
- creating a site skeleton
- file naming conventions
- absolute and relative paths
- using tables for page layout
- the famous left-hand navigation layout
- how to: building a page with left-hand navigation
- removing column and row walls in a table
- some other table-layout examples
- an alternative to tables: frames
- creating a frames page
- getting rid of the frame borders
- linking between frames
- some caveats to frames usage
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week 5: animation/multimedia on the web. |
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morning: overview of animation technologies (java, quicktime, real player, shockwave, flash, vrml, dhtml), including examples. afternoon: introduction to macromedia flash: stage, timeline, layers, symbols, tools. please have ready to hand in this week: a project scope, a technical spec, and if appropriate, a site blueprint.
- java, plug-ins, and flash
- java
- plug-ins
- built-in animation
- let's learn flash!
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week 6: using flash |
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flash was taught in class in hands-on demonstrations. students completed the product tutorials found under the help menu. also recommended for outside class learning were michael kay's tutorial on webmonkey. and flash help sites: flashzone and flashkit
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final assigment |
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each week we'll be doing in-class work which
will develop the skills needed to complete the final assignment. assignments
are due the friday after the last class. |
