Web Design NJCU: magmaldesign.com

Due 12/11

FINALS

-Final portfolios and final client projects

Presentation: Charlotte

Due 12/9

Client project presentations

Due 12/02
Continued work on client projects.
Continued communication with clients and work on the websites. Have clear objectives for each team member to accomplish before class on 12/2. Use the class time to work together and to update objectives for the final week. Websites will be presented on 12/9.

Presentation: Charlotte
*Continue to work on your own portfolios.

Due 11/18

Continued work on portfolio sites based on feedback

Client Meetings: Be prepared to meet with clients, draw up contracts and begin work on the projects. Make a plan to communicate with the clients for the weeks leading up to final presentations. Make plans for 2 weeks of work (over thanksgiving holiday.)

Presentation: Emerald- Smashing Magazine

Due 11/11
Portfolio Projects Presentation!! Group Critique
Get domain and host if possible.....not mandatory. You MUST be able to present the site from the projected machine so be sure all of your files are in order.

If you are using Wordpress - you MUST host your Wordpress site to present it.

Presentations: Carlos and Julissa

Due 11/4
Complete assignments from last week and continue work on Portfolio project.
-Read Chapter 17 and complete all exercises
-Create pages in Dreamweaver
-research galleries for portfolio - try Lightbox 2

2 links on delicious

Presentation: Carlos

Due 10/28
-Read Chapter 17 and complete all exercises
-Create wireframes for portfolio pages and make a site map
-Begin executing pages in Dreamweaver

2 links on delicious

Presentation: Jeffrey

Due 10/21

Read Chapters 15 +16 and complete all exercises

Portfolio materials: images, projects and copy for your portfolio.

Site map: Concept for portfolio, sketches of what kinds of pages and menus, interaction and layout you would like for your portfolio.

2 links on delicious

Due 10/14
Project 3 - Non-linear story - final presentations of html projects!! Please show off! [These must be in a folder on a pen drive that can be presented from my computer. I will keep a copy of your projects.]

*Please make a post about your projects on the blog - include at least 1 still image and a short description. You will be graded on your post, your progress (including what you had on 10/7) organization of files, function, concept and design)

Portfolio preparation: Bring in materials you have been collecting for your portfolio: images, projects, project descriptions.

Make a sketch of possible site designs/concepts
2 links on delicious (portfolios) - Have links to at least 2 portfolios we can discuss in class

Presentation: Magdalena

Due 10/7
Project 3 - Non-linear story - posted to the blog
Presentation: Pavlina

2 bookmarks on delicious
begin collecting images for your portfolio

Due 9/30

Anatomy of a cause project - posted to the blog
Presentation: Jessica

2 bookmarks on delicious

look for examples of non linear stories on the web

Due 9/23
Project 2 - in Illustrator - posted to the blog - bring working files
Presentation: Rajah

2 bookmarks on delicious

begin collecting images for your portfolio

Due 9/16

Project 1 - posted to the blog

Read and do the exercises in Chapters 3, 4, 5 + 6

Presentation: Ellis

For those making up class work: you must also Read and do the exercises for Chapters 2, 7, 8, 9 +10.

Due 9/9

Introduction post on the blog

Read: Introduction and Chapter 1 Metaphor - of the Digital Foundations Book