DM 164: Web Design

DM 164: Web Design Accessible Syllabus

Syllabus

Course Description

This Web Design course  will introduce you to web design using digital media tools; graphics, illustrations, text, sound, motion, using software programs for the web. You will have the opportunity to practice using web-based applications as well as learn the fundamental elements behind web development such as HTML and CSS coding, as well as some of the special applications for a blog-based site such as Wordpress. 

Throughout your projects and exercises, you will explore industry practices and standards, design elements, and accessibility, all exercises will explore the use of digital technologies for basic planning and layout skills!

Meet Your Instructor

Stephanie Clark  clark_stephanie@sac.edu

Email clark_stephanie@sac.edu
Work Phone (714) 241-5818
Office Location DMC109 (but I'm rarely there due to my commitments to the college). If you email me to schedule a face-to-face meeting, I will always make time to meet with you.
Pre-scheduled Office Hours Th 9-11am

View our course  communication plan here.

Required Materials

The software used in this course will rely on web developer applications, one that is very useful is Dreamweaver because it offers a 'designer' and 'developer/coding' view, which can benefit students. Dreamweaver is provided through Adobe CC. Please go to  this Adobe student subscription link   to purchase your copy of Adobe CC if you don't already have a subscription. Dreamweaver is not required,  but if you are a student that likes to visualize their work, it may be an easier program than other applications that we will also examine.

Student Learning Objectives

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

1. Design web pages using tools and strategies, such as site maps, to develop content, information structuring, and navigation.
2. Build web pages that utilize basic skills in organization, design, and construction.
3. Solve creative web problems focused on developing easily navigable hierarchy.
4. Maximize visual impact and effective communication within relatively restrictive web formats.
5. Use basic HTML authoring and digital kinetics to solve web design problems; solutions will utilize visual design principles and digital artwork creation/organization.  
6. Identify proper web developer software to achieve optimal outcomes and controls necessary in addressing client-based web design problems.
7. Create a diverse portfolio of web solutions to a variety of client-based design problems.

Citations

Some items from this course have been appropriated via Creative Commons license.

"GCOM 361 Beginning Creative Web Design, Fall 2017" by Heather Hogan is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0 , this work has been altered from its original state. Multiple pages have been condensed into a single page, and information has been reformatted to create a new assignment. Content from this source is utilized in Module 8.