Schedule

Week one: Introduction to course, HTML basics.
Readings: XHTML basics (.pdf)
Set up your myweb.csuchico.edu account

Week two: Additional HTML, CSS basics.
Link: Methods of CSS manipulation
Readings: More XHTML (.pdf), CSS basics (.pdf) CSS links (.pdf)
Due Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.: Exercise one

Week three: Photoshop, design basics.
Sites: Color harmony [Meyer's model] and complementary colors [another model]
Readings: More CSS (.pdf), Photoshop for the Web (.pdf)
Quiz one

Week four: Mulitple divs, uploading
Readings: CSS IDs
Due Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.: Exercise two

Week five: Basics of multimedia, Flash introduction
Readings: Flash basics (.pdf), graphic creation (.pdf), complex graphic creation (.pdf) and the stop action (.pdf)

Week six: Flash text, images. Flash HTML code.
Readings: SWFs in HTML (.pdf). Text and slideshow (.pdf), Code for HTML (.txt)

Week seven: Using buttons and Actionscript
Readings: Buttons (.pdf) and Labels (.pdf)
MEET WITH PHOTO STUDENTS (W 8-9 p.m.)
Quiz two

Week eight: SPRING BREAK

Week nine: Quiz two. Audio, Photos in Flash.
Readings: Movie clips (.pdf)

Week ten: Movies into Flash (reading and exercise), external .swfs
Reading: McAdams on external swfs.

Week eleven: Due Sunday, 8 pm: Exercise four

Week twelve: Readings: Audio in Flash (.pdf)
Meeting with photojournalism students for final project discussion.
Exercise: Sound with buttons and photos

Week thirteen: Storyboard assignment
Readings: Unique buttons (.pdf)
Quiz three

Week fourteen: Flash interface design.
Readings: TBD

Week fifteen: Lab work on final project. Uploading.
Due Wednesday, 7:30: Exercise five
Readings: TBD

Week sixteen: Final project lab work.
Quiz four

Finals week: FINAL PROJECT DUE

 

Critical dates

Quizzes

Feb 11 or 13

March 10 or 12

April 21 or 23

May 19 or 21

 

Exercises

Feb 6, Exercise one

Feb. 20, Exercise two

Feb 27, Exercise three

March 26, Exercise four

April 9, Exercise five

April 23, Exercise six

Finals week, Final project

 

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