website: ryanSmithArt.com/fall2024

WEEK #1

Tuesday, Aug. 27th: 1st day of ART466
- HTML & WWW intro.
- Introductions
*Go over Syllabus*
* HTML BASICS
Look at page1.html

- What is SquareSpace?
- What's Wix?
- What about bootStrap?

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WEEK #2

[Tuesday, Sep. 3rd]
- CSS Coding
** External Style Sheets
* Teach each other CSS code

*add/drop period ends Wednesday (September 4, 2024)

WEEK #3

[Tuesday, Sep. 10th]
NO CLASS TODAY: SEP 10th SICK DAY :(

WEEK #4

[Tuesday, Sep. 17th]
*Open up Adobe Dreamweaver
- Assign Project #1"
- Hexadecimal System
- CSS Positioning & other fun stuff
- Horizontal navigation bar

WEEK #5

[Tuesday, Sep. 24th]

- How to embed a youTube video 
- Photoshop Actions Window {image gallery}
- Rollover Images

WEEK #6

[October 1st]

Ira Glass on Storytelling on Vimeo.

- Talk about uploading to the WWW 
- How the web works 

WEEK #7

[October 8th]
- "Project #1" is due
{in-class presentations}
- Assign "Project #2"

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GOOD | CHEAP | and/or FAST

WEEK #8

[October 15th]
- Talk more about JavaScript ( jQuery )
- jQuery (& Fa Fa-Bars)

WEEK #9

[October 22]
- Introduce BOOTSTRAP
- MORE RESPONSIVE WEBDESIGNS

WEEK #10

[October 29]

...what's a favicon?
- smoothScrolling
-.gifs ?


**withdrawal deadline for full-semester courses: Monday, November 4.

WEEK #11

(monday): 
"Last day to withdraw from full semester courses with a grade of W" 

[Tuesday, November 5th: Election Day ]

** "Project #2" IS DUE
- Review uploading (FileZilla)
- Look at ryanSmithArt.com
- Talk about net.art?
- Talk about "Final Project"

WEEK #12

[Nov. 12th 2024]
* Talk about Typography & Readability
*study for Quiz
- Talk about "Final Project"

WEEK #13

[Nov. 19th]
*QUIZ & net.art presentations

- CLASSWORK / HOMEWORK -

DUE : Tuesday, Nov. 26th

Take a 2nd look at your student webpage...

- (If your haven't done so already) Update your CSS code.
- Improve the graphic design of your student page
- Get rid of any unnecessary hyperlinks
- Make sure your links to projects are easy to find

- "Re-upload" your updated pages.
- Email me with your URL when it's completed.

You should have the following assignments linked to your page:
- Project #1
- Project #2 Proposal
- Your 2nd Project
- Your "net.art" assignment
- Final Project proposal
- An image of what your final will tentatively look like
(Figma Link, .pdf, and/or .jpg images)

WEEK #14

[ Tuesday, Nov. 26 : optional class ]
Final Project proposal & "work in progress" are due

NOTE:
if you do not want to come to campus, please email me with a directory (.zip file)
…with a started "Final Project", make sure student webpage is updated.
If you need help with your projects, or anything related to Graphic Design…
Then please come to class.

[ Thu, Nov 28: Thanksgiving ]
HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING :)

via GIPHY

WEEK #15

[Dec. 3rd, 2024]
...last day of class before Exams
[class photo]
Final Project: Rough Draft is due

Exam Time:

Tuesday, DEC. 10th - 7:30pm
https://www.towson.edu/registrar/calendars/exams.html

"Classes with a start time of 6pm or later:
meet on their regularly scheduled evening at 7:30pm"

*DEC 16th: Last day of Exams, End of Fall Semester *

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