Website Design Awards
Syllabus
AR
314 Graphic Design III
Albertus
Magnus College
Jerry
Nevins, Professor
Phone:
773-8546, office, 203 Aquinas Hall
Fall Semester, 2007
Contact
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Introduction:
Graphic Design III is intended to be a continuation of the work begun in Graphic
Design I and II and at its heart is about the skillful interaction of text
forms and images into cohesive, clean designs.
The focus of your work this semester will be on creating a personal, professional web site which will showcase your resume, creative images from your portfolio as well as a statement about your goals as a designer. You will take it live to the internet using an ftp client. You will get your own domain name and learn to update and maintain your website.
Technical Topics:
Introduction to Dreamweaver
Editing photographs for use in your projects
Scaling and setting up linked image galleries
Understand information hierarchies
Linking, hypertext, problem solving
Color design and integration across your site
Page layout and design for the monitor
Goals of the Course:
-Plan a Web site design based on the function and content of the information to be delivered. Extend that understanding to helping solve client needs in the future.
-Create a site map that visually shows the plan of each page in your site and how the architecture of the site is conceived.
-Develop user-friendly pages with bandwidth-saving techniques and clear navigation systems.
-Integrate prior graphic design experience to the Web site design.
Academic Expectations:
Attend all classes, care about your work, make progress in the medium, help
and cooperate with your classmates, take risks, make mistakes. Your grade
will be based on your willingness to achieve the above as well as a portfolio
of 10 pieces due at the end of the semester. A maximum of 3 absences is allowed,
with or without a valid excuse. After that your grade will drop.
Tradition of Honor: As a member of the Albertus Magnus College Community, each student taking this course agrees to uphold the principles of honor set forth by this community, to defend these principles against abuse or misuse and to abide by the regulations of the College. To this end, every student must write and sign the following statement at the end of each examination: "I declare the Honor Pledge."
Special Needs and Accommodations: Please advise the instructor
of any special problems or needs at the beginning of the semester or mod.
Those students seeking accommodation based on disabilities should provide
a Faculty Contact Sheet obtained through the Academic Development Center in
Aquinas Hall, (203) 773-8590.
Required Reading:
Numerous Photoshop tutorials online at http://www.adobe.com
Virtual Training Co. Photoshop CS2 Essential Training with Michael Ninness... Free
Lynda.com has video tutorials that cover Dreamweaver, Photoshop, FTP and more
Any mass market bookstore will have numerous Photoshop titles for sale in the computer section. Although not required you may want to pick up a book that fits your budget an learning style to have as a reference.
Suggested Reading:
The Non-Designer's Design Book, Second Edition - Robin Williams (Author); Paperback
Niederst, Jennifer. Learning Web Design: A Beginner's Guide to HTML, Graphics,
and Beyond. Sebastopol, CA:O'Reilly, 2003.