Archives for February 8, 2010

  1. Feb 08 10

    Assignment: Wireframing

    Due: Feb 17.

    Class on the 15th will be devoted to lab time.

    Project Requirements

    Wireframes for:

    Site

    Headers Main navigation Sidebars Footers

    Main page Single Portfolio Item Page Content Page (For about page, etc)

    Your wireframes should map out with boxes and labels where all major pieces of information will be on the page.

    Here’s an example of a very simple wireframe I put together in Photoshop:

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  2. Class: Portfolios, etc

    Looking for online portfolios to analyze? Check out:

    http://cargocollective.com/. Great work. I mean, crackerjack. http://www.rainbowmonkey.de/visual.html http://www.wk.com/ http://jasonzimdars.com/svn/ http://www.frankchimero.com/ … the list goes on…

    Quote of the day

    “Beware the lollypop of mediocrity: Lick it once, and you’ll suck forever.” — Brian Wilson

    Box model exercise HTML

    Box Model HTML/CSS Stub (.zip)

    Portfolio Interaction Concepts

    Site Title Site Description Site Navigation Portfolio Gallery

    Thumbnail Title Description

    Portfolio piece

    Piece title Screenshot (larger) Individual gallery/slideshow Description (longer)

    Lightboxes Close buttons [...]

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  3. Reading

    Web Standards Solutions, Chapter 12, CSS Layouts. Watch this video: http://johnnyholland.org/2009/10/30/johnny-tv-features-drawing-ideas-and-communicating-interaction/. How can sketching be used to improve interactive design for the web? http://stndrd.org/ is a great resource for learning about the design process.

    Download and read: http://stndrd.org/files/Stndrd_Digital_Process.pdf Read this page on digital design process http://stndrd.org/wiki/index.php?title=Digital_Production_Process

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