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LECTURES
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| WEEK 01 | Orientation: Get to know how the course works and introductions. Student questionaire, showcase, types of websites and workflow process. | MOV 1 | LAB01: Introductions |
| WEEK 02 | Automation: Web Photo Gallery, Contact Sheets, and Picture Package | MOV 14: Creating a web photo gallery only |
LAB02: Web Photo Gallery |
| WEEK 03 | Planning Process: Layout of Page in PS Guides and grids, Layers, Shapes, Alignment, Transform |
MOV3, 5 | LAB03: Recreate a Page Layout |
| WEEK 04 | Image Preparation: Sizing and Cropping, Image Resolution, Improving Images for the Web | MOV 6 | LAB04: Add Images to Page Layout |
| WEEK 05 | Copyright and Aquisition: Scanning and Digital Workflows, Image Management in Adobe Bridge: Labeling, Renaming Files, Metadata |
MOV2 | LAB05: Copyright and Contact Sheet |
| WEEK 06 | Automating Tasks: Image Processor and Actions, Batch, Droplets, Get Check List | MOV 14, 6 Storyboard only | LAB06: Storyboard/Flowchart |
| WEEK 07 | Color and Navigational Graphics Look at Existing Websites, Idea Discussions for Final Assignment |
MOV 4, 8, 9 |
LAB07: Color and Banners |
| WEEK 08 | Midterm Design Layout and Navigation |
LAB08: Midterm LAB09: First Draft of Page for Final Layout |
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| WEEK 09 | Optimizing Images for the Web: Compression, Web File Formats | MOV 7 | LAB10: Resubmission of Layout with Changes |
| WEEK 10 | Slices and Links | MOV 12 | LAB11: Slicing of Midterm Layout |
| WEEK 11 | Rollovers and Image Maps in ImageReady and Dreamweaver |
MOV 13 | LAB12: Interactivity of Midterm Layout |
| WEEK 12 | Special Topic: Posting the Site, FTP, Domain Names | Lecture Notes Only | LAB13: Get a Domain LAB14: Slice Layout |
| WEEK 13 | Special Topic: Customizing Web Photo Galleries | Lecture Notes PDF | LAB15: Script Email Address LAB16: Layout in DW |
| WEEK 14 | Special Topic: Creating Animated Graphics | MOV 11 | LAB17: Upload files and testing |
| WEEK 15 | Special Topic: How Flash Works with Photoshop | MOV 15 Layered PS files in Flash | Fine Tuning |
| WEEK 16 | Special Topic: Creating PDFs | Lecture Notes |
More Testing |
| WEEK 17 | Final Presentation of Final Assignment | FINAL: Submit URL |
CONTACT: andrea@bluelinestudio.com, use this ONLY when you have a problem getting into InSignt. Leave messages in Mail and in Discussions. I will check these Monday thru Friday. I will hold online office hours Tuesdays between 9:00 and 11:00 AM if you would like an immediate response.
READINGS
All required assignments are listed in the course syllabus above and consist of video lessons. Lecture readings are provided also under each WEEK.
ATTENDANCE
This is a vigorous course and if you don’Äôt keep up with the work you will not succeed. It is your responsibility to drop the class. If you do not drop and do not hand in work or contact me then you will fail the class.
HOMEWORK
Homework consists of exercises from the videos, lab work I have provided for you and a final project. All homework will be turned in by uploading through Assignments or Discussions as requested. I will expect to see all your work, that means all layers that are necessary for some assignments. Please do not jpg your work unless specified, but rather zip or stuffit to compress all documents. NO WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED BY EMAIL TO ME UNLESS SPECIFIED. All homework must be turned in by the due date. Late work will lose points, 1 point for each week late. No work will be accepted after the last day of the course. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE TO SAVE AND BACK UP YOUR WORK! I will not accept any excuses about the dog eating your disk or a fatal computer crash.
GRADING POLICY
You will NOT be graded on exercises from the videos. These are for your own knowledge and to help you complete the lab work I will provide.
All grades will be determined by a point system as follows:
Labs: 10 Labs 85 points
Final Assignment 15 points
A 90 100
B 80 89
C 70 79
D 60 69
F 59 and below
LABS LISTED (85 Points)
Lab01 Orientation
Lab02 Web Photo Gallery
Lab03 Recreating a Page Layout Part1
Lab04 Recreating a Page Layout Part2
Lab05 Copyright and Contact Sheeet
Lab06 Storyboard and Flowchart
Lab07 Navigational Graphics: Banners
Lab08 Practicial Midterm
Lab09 First Page of Layout
Lab10 Resubmission of First Page Layout
Lab 11 Slicing of Midterm
Lab 12 Interactivity of Midterm
Lab 13 Get a Domain Posting
Lab 14 Slicing a Layout
Lab 15 Script Email
Lab 16 Layout in Dreamweaver
Lab 17 Upload files to server and testing
FINAL: Submit URL
FINAL PROJECT BREAKDOWN
Page Layouts
Image Preparation and Optimization
Slicing and Navigation
Interactivity of Navigation
Testing
Uploading and Presentation
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