{"id":1822,"date":"2024-08-19T16:11:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T16:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acmgd.info\/id1\/?p=1822"},"modified":"2025-09-02T18:11:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T18:11:50","slug":"class-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acmgd.info\/id1\/class-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Class Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"

Week 1<\/h3>\n

Tue 9\/2<\/strong>
\n+ Course Introduction
\n+ Lecture: What is Interactive Design?
\n+ Introduction to Project 1; Research Project Begins
\n+ Split into research groups
\nHomework<\/strong>
\n+ Read Panafino PDF, and be ready to discuss it in class on Thursday<\/p>\n

Thu 9\/4<\/strong>
\n+ Small Group Meetings: Research Project
\nHomework<\/strong>
\n+ Continue to work on Project 1 website analysis, make sure to stay in collaboration with your group
\n+ Focus on creating a site map for your website, consider reviewing both desktop and mobile versions
\n\u2013 How does the desktop and mobile version differ?
\n\u2013 Is one version more successful than the other? If so, note the pain points you experience as a user while interacting with the site
\n\u2013 What improvement feedback would you give the design team?<\/p>\n

Week 2<\/h3>\n

Tue 9\/9<\/strong>
\n+ Brief Web History lecture and wireframe discussion
\n+ Share references and inspiration post
\n+ In-class working sessions with groups
\nHomework<\/strong>
\n+ Continue to work on website analysis
\n+ Read Chapter 1, UX Team of One<\/a><\/p>\n

Thu 9\/11<\/strong>
\n+ Lecture: What makes a good presentation?
\n+ In-class working session<\/p>\n

Week 3<\/h3>\n

Tue 9\/16<\/strong>
\n+ Small group critiques
\n+ In-class working session
\nHomework<\/strong>
\nfinish presentations<\/p>\n

Thu 9\/18<\/strong>
\n+ Project 1 Due <\/strong>class presentations
\nHomework<\/strong>
\n+ Review project 2 post on the class website…become familiar with GoogleFonts<\/a><\/p>\n

Week 4<\/h3>\n

Tue 9\/23
\n<\/strong>+ Lecture: Introduction to Project 2; Introduction to New\u00a0Topic in HTML
\nHomework<\/strong>
\n+ Be ready to discuss 3 typeface choices, Bring supporting research (Design Firm, Type Designer, Country of Origin, Intended Use, Year Created, etc.).
\n+ Read chapters 1 (pg. 10) – 3 (pg. 28), Don\u2019t Make Me Think, Steve Krug.<\/p>\n

Thu 9\/25<\/strong>
\n+ Discuss Typeface choices, individual discussions
\n+ Lecture: Introduction to CSS & HTML
\n+ Watch Helvetica, Documentary 2007
\nHomework
\n<\/strong>+ Keep researching the font family of your choice
\n+ Work on Site Map for Type Specimen Website<\/p>\n

Week 5<\/h3>\n

Tue 09\/30<\/strong>
\n+ Discuss Site Maps
\n+ Lecture: Introduction to CSS & HTML
\nHomework<\/strong>
\n+ Download and install Visual Studio Code<\/a>, complete preliminary homework HTML exercise<\/a> on Codecademy
\n+ Duckett readings Chapters 1 -3<\/p>\n

Thu 10\/2<\/strong>
\n+ Lecture:\u00a0Selectors
\n+ Finalize Site-Maps
\n+ Continue watching Helvetica, Documentary 2007
\nHomework
\n<\/strong>+ HTML exercise<\/a> on Codecademy
\n+ Read Chapters 2 & 3 Don’t Make Me Think, <\/em>Steve Krug
\n+ Bring in 5 wireframe sketches (each) for 2 layout directions, remember to annotate your wireframes<\/p>\n

Week 6<\/h3>\n

Tue 10\/7<\/strong>
\n+ Critique: Wireframes for Type Specimen Project
\n+ Work in class to further develop wireframes
\nHomework<\/strong>
\n+ HTML exercise<\/a> on Codecademy
\n+ Choose one direction and continue to develop wireframes<\/span><\/p>\n

Thu 10\/9<\/strong>
\n+ Individual Critiques
\n+ Working Session
\nHomework<\/strong>
\n+ HTML exercise<\/a> on Codecademy
\n+ Complete Medium Fidelity wireframes for critique on Tuesday
\n+ Export wireframes as PDFs to include in presentation
\n+ Include visual studies (color palette, typography treatment, pattern, grid, etc)
\n+ Refer to the Class Critique presentation post<\/a> for the presentation template<\/p>\n

Week 7<\/h3>\n

Tue 10\/14<\/strong>
\n+ Medium Fidelity Wireframes for Type Specimen Project Due
\n+ Whole class crit and presentations
\nHomework<\/strong>
\n+ HTML exercise<\/a> on Codecademy<\/p>\n

Thu 10\/16<\/strong>
\n+ Whole class crit and presentations (cont.)
\n+ Marking up a comp demo<\/a>
\nHomework<\/strong>
\n+ HTML exercise<\/a> on Codecademy
\n+ Complete<\/p>\n

Week 8<\/h3>\n

Tue 10\/21
\n<\/strong>+ Intro and Demo for Visual Studio Code
\n+ In-class coding exercise
\n+ Selectors Lecture
\nHomework<\/strong>
\n+ HTML exercise<\/a> on Codecademy
\n+ Create folders for your type specimen project
\n+ Set up Landing Page or Entry point of website
\n– Remember to refer to W3Schools, the Jon Duckett HTML & CSS text<\/p>\n

Thu 10\/23
\n<\/strong>+ VSC Demo
\n+ All class working session
\nHomework<\/strong>
\n+ HTML exercise<\/a> on Codecademy
\n+ Complete Marking up your comp assignment<\/p>\n

Week 9<\/h3>\n

Tuesday, October 28<\/strong>
\n+ Work in class on Type Specimen (Code)
\nHomework<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday, November 30<\/strong>
\n<\/b>+ Happy Halloween \ud83c\udf83 \ud83d\udc7b
\n+ Work in class on Type Specimen (Code)
\nRead:<\/strong> Duckett, HTML & CSS chapters for reference
\nChapter 10<\/strong>
\n+ Understanding CSS: Thinking Inside the Box, pg 229
\n+ CSS Selectors, pg 238
\n+ How CSS Rules Cascade, pg 239
\nChapter 13<\/strong>
\n+ Boxes, pg 301
\nChapter 15<\/strong>
\n+ Layout, pg 359
\nChapter 17<\/strong>
\n+ HTML5 Layout, pg 429
\nHomework
\n<\/strong>+ Continue working in Studio Visual Code
\n+ Have your homepage HTML and CSS ready for review on Tuesday<\/p>\n

Week 10<\/h3>\n

Tuesday\u00a0 11\/4<\/strong>
\n+ Work in Class
\n+ CSS Animations
\nHomework<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thu 11\/6<\/strong>
\n+ Work in Class
\nHomework
\n<\/strong>+ Finish type specimen presentation for critique on Tuesday<\/p>\n

Week 11<\/h3>\n

Tue 11\/11<\/strong>
\n+ Critique: Final Design Comps for Type Specimen Project (cont)
\nHomework<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thu 11\/13<\/strong>
\n+ Critique: Final Design Comps for Type Specimen Project (cont)
\nHomework<\/strong><\/p>\n

Week 12<\/h3>\n

Tuesday, November 18<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>+ Homework: Finish Coding Type Specimen project<\/p>\n

Thursday, November 20<\/strong>
\n+ Coded Specimen Prototype Due;<\/strong>\u00a0Introduction to Project 3<\/strong>
\n+ Working Session: Design\/Build\/Review Project 3, Review concept ideas and supporting research<\/p>\n

Week 13<\/h3>\n

Tue 11\/25<\/strong>
\n+ Working Session:\u00a0Design\/Build Project 3, continue concept and research review<\/p>\n

Thur 11\/27<\/strong>
\n*THANKSGIVING BREAK \u2013 NO CLASS*<\/strong><\/p>\n

Week 14<\/h3>\n

Tue 12\/2<\/strong>
\n+ Small Group Crits:\u00a0Design\/Build Project 3
\n+ Homework: Work on refinements, based on feedback<\/p>\n

Thur 12\/4<\/strong>
\n+ Working Session:\u00a0Design\/Build Project 3<\/p>\n

Week 15<\/h3>\n

Tue 12\/9<\/strong>
\n+ Small Group Crits: Design\/Build Project 3
\n+ Homework: Work on refinements, based on feedback<\/p>\n

Thur 12\/11<\/strong>
\n+ Working Session: Design\/Build Project 3<\/p>\n

Week 16<\/h3>\n

Tue 12\/16<\/strong>
\n+ Last Working Session: Design\/Build Project 3<\/p>\n

Thur 12\/18<\/strong>
\n+ Possible Final Exam Day
\n—
\nMon 12\/15 – 12\/22<\/strong>
\nUniversity-wide exam days
\nFinal Exam: TBD<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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