materials:
Required materials for this class:
(1) a flash drive or hard drive: 2GB or more (some external device to store your work on)
(2) *Personal Web Space (Towson user accounts are fine)
(3) a sketchbook, something not too big, about 8x10 inches (for notes and sketches)
(4) something to write & make drawings with
(suggested) a digital camera
*Bring your sketchbook (or some paper to write on) to every class.
*Bring your external storage device to every class (this will effect your grade).
Application Software That We Will Use:
- TextWrangler or TextEdit (something that has a plain text option)
*Brackets is also good : http://brackets.io
- More than 1 Web Browser (Firefox, Safari, Explorer, etc.)
- Photoshop (any version)
- an FTP interface (we will talk more about this later)
- Dreamweaver (optional)
- iTunes (optional)
I will suggest books, websites, and reading materials
All required reading will be found on the internet, for free.
Do not plagiarize :
http://www.developphp.com/view.php?tid=100
Books:
HTML, XHTML, and CSS: Visual QuickStart Guide, 6th Edition
By Elizabeth Castro
HTML5 & CSS Visual QuickStart Guide, 7th Edition
By Elizabeth Castro, Bruce Hyslop
Dreamweaver CS5 (CS6 or CC) for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide
By Tom Negrino, Dori Smith
Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 (CS6 or CC) Classroom in a Book
By Adobe Creative Team
PHP for the Web: Visual QuickStart Guide (4th Edition)
Internet Art
By Rachel Greene
Thinking with Type
By Ellen Lupton