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
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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