Department of Industrial, Interior, and Visual Communication Design
Senior Senior Lecturer
Andre Christopher Murnieks
e-mail: murnieks.2@osu.edu
im: amurnieks
messages: 292–6746
Schedule
Week 01
T 06.23
R 06.25
Course overview; introduction to computer studio environment; set-up accounts
Project discussion; elements of on-line communication; set-up environment
Print vs. web: interactive hierarchy; critique a site; homework test;
Review potential sites for redesign
Week 02
T 06.30
R 07.02
Anatomy of a site; understanding the media; the designer's roll
Reading & homework exercise 01 due: Dreamweaver CS3: The Missing Manual: Chapters 1, 2 & 3 p.1–111; "The Dreamweaver Test Drive" (tutorial starts at p.38)
Deconstructing a site; file architecture and nomenclature
Personal portfolio development: setting up my site (URL research due)
Project proposal due
Week 03
T 07.07
R 07.09
Site architecture; site layout strategies
Reading & homework exercise 02 due: Dreamweaver CS3: The Missing Manual: Chapter 4 p.113–151; "Cascading Style Sheets" (tutorial starts at p.139)
User-centered processes, task-based sequences; interaction with the site
Personal portfolio development: formatting text (experiences, bio, etc. due)
Week 04
T 07.14
R 07.16
Content, copy writing, chunking, grouping
Reading & homework exercises 03 & 04 due: Dreamweaver CS3: The Missing Manual: Chapter 5 & 6 p.153–246; "Links" & "Images" (tutorials start at p.185 & 238)
Typography on the web
Personal portfolio development: navigation (nomenclature, theme due)
Site architecture due
Week 05
T 07.21
R 07.23
Creating a concept for the web; strategies and presentation style
Reading & homework exercise 05 due: Dreamweaver CS3: The Missing Manual: Chapter 7 p.247–282; "Tables" (tutorial starts at p.270)
Use of color, image, texture on the web
Web graphic formats (GIF, JPG, PNG, etc.)
Personal portfolio development: imagery (photos for portfolio due)
Week 06
T 07.28
R 07.30
Critique: review and critique of concepts
Reading & homework exercise 06 due: Dreamweaver CS3: The Missing Manual: Chapter 8 & 9 p.283–366; "CSS Layout" (tutorial starts at p.351)
Progressive disclosure, motion effects animation
Week 07
T 08.04
R 08.06
Concept presentations
Reading due: Dreamweaver CS3: The Missing Manual: Chapters 12, 13 & 14 p.457–554; "Spry, Behaviors & Flash" (be sure to do Spry and Behaviors)
Creating the prototype: demonstration & simulation
Progress report due: concept refinement & personas
Week 08
R 08.11
T 08.13
Navigation standards, visual language
Progress report due: navigable wireframes
Reading & homework exercise 07 due: Dreamweaver CS3: The Missing Manual: Chapters 10 & 11 p.367–456; "Forms" (tutorial starts at p.440)
Advanced web techniques, plug-ins and extensions
Personal portfolio due
Week 09
T 08.18
R 08.20
Progress report due: built primary page types; working session
Reading & homework exercise 08 & 09 due: Dreamweaver CS3: The Missing Manual: Chapter 18 & 19 p.647–712; "Snippets and Libraries" & "Templates" (tutorials start at p.659 & 701)
Working session; browser compatibility, platform issues, usability testing
Exam Week
T 08.25
R 08.27
Prototype presentations: Hopkins 176 from 2:30 p.m.– 5:30 p.m.
Project documentation: submitted to my office between 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
The schedule is subject to change due content changes as well as potential weather related issues. Please check the class web site for any announcements.