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Assignment #1: Web site design feedback
Due Dec 14

Grab a web site design feedback form from my desk.

You will each individually evaluate two other team's small business websites.

Wait until the team's website is marked "Ready for Review" on the team website table. Use these assignments:

The review is done individually. Each student will fill out two review forms.

Place completed forms on my desk. After I check them off I'll distribute them to the team.

Assignment #2: Journaling – how did the last quarter go?
Due Nov. 15

Follow these steps:

  • Open this document: First Quarter Evaluation Form
  • Save it to your My Documents folder
  • Answer the questions and add any other feedback about the class
  • Turn it in by copying it to my outbox. If you’re not sure how to do that, follow these steps.

Assignment #3: Color and Web Site Layout
Due Nov. 16

Today you’ll explore a few web sites that will show you how to balance different colors in your own web sites.

First go to the Poynter Institute's Color, Contrast and Dimension web site. Browse through the pages and play with the color gadgets inside.

Then go to Mundi Design Studio's Web Color Theory page to play with color combinations. Drag colors from the palette over to the boxes on the right. Use these three buttons to change modes:

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The button on the right lets you play with colors on a mock web page. Drag colors over to the background of the mock page to change the background color. Here’s an example of a truly bad combination:

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Finally, explore Mundi’s Principles of Graphic Design page. Almost everything you click on does something on this site.

Assignment #4: Finish Personal Web site
Due Nov. 21

Personal Web site Components 
   
Component Points
Three pages  2 points
Links between the pages  2 points
At least one photo credit  2 points
Page text color and background color 2 points
Table used for layout 2 points
Good spelling and grammar 2 points
Overall quality and quantity 3 points
   
Total 15 points

Assignment #5: Team Member Survey Form and Team Roles
Due Nov. 22

    1. Fill out the survey form handout, questions 1 - 5. To answer question #5, see assignment "call to action" (below).
    2. Read your teammates' survey forms
    3. Everyone on your team will help will the entire project, but each member will have one official job. Decide who will take which role:
      • Web researcher
        Find photos on the web that will grab the reader's emotions. Keep a record of where the photos come from.
      • Art director
        Create color and layout that jump out of the page!
      • Text author
        Write clear information that forcefully delivers your team's message.

    Mark your role on the survey form (question #6).

    1. As a team, come up with one or more action proposals that you'll decide on later. Write them down on each team member's form (question #7).

Keep this survey form. I will check you off when it is completed.

Assignment #6: Class Page Redesign
6 points
Due Tuesday, Nov. 29

Team Competition: The class web page is still pretty ugly. In your team folder you'll find a copy of the class web page. Work with your teammates to make it more interesting.

Grab some public domain photos or make some artwork using Fireworks. Any media needs to be in the public domain because the class web page is published on the Internet.

Your team has a copy of the class web page in the outbox at dllevine\writeable\4th period.

At the end of class on Friday, December 2, the class will vote on the best design. I'll use that design for the rest of the quarter.

You will be graded on:

The web site is creative and interesting
2 points (group grade)
The web site is readable and understandable 2 points (group grade)
Your Fireworks graphic improves the web site
2 points (individual grade)

Assignment #7: Small Business Web Site(team)
10 points
Due Friday, Dec. 9

Your team will create a simple web site for a small business such as a restaurant, clothing store, or book store. It can be a real or a made-up business.

For example, see this web page for the "Blue Jay Cafe", which doesn't really exist. Only the "Reviews" like goes anywhere.

Each team member will be responsible for one page on the web site.

Do these steps:

  1. As a team, fill out the Design Worksheet. There is a copy in your team folder in the outbox. Look at this sample worksheet for an example of how to fill it out. Do not work on the web site until the worksheet is complete.

  2. Each team member makes a paper layout. This is a rough color sketch of the web page. I'll have one posted that you can look at. Do not work on the web site until the layout is complete.

  3. Each team member makes one web page in Dreamweaver. Use the paper layout and the design worksheet to guide your page design.

You will be graded using this rubric. The first two items are graded as a team. The rest are graded for your individual page.

RUBRIC 0 points 1 point 2 points
Design worksheet Many questions missing or poorly answered Mostly good answers Detailed answers to all questions.
Clear purpose It's hard to tell what this web site is about The viewer can tell what this web site is about The viewer quickly knows the purpose of the web site. All pages have a uniform theme.
Paper layout Mostly scribbles The layout looks a little like a web site The layout gives a good idea what the site might look like
Creativity Page is dull and uninteresting Some attempt at layout and color The page has good layout and color.
Customer appeal Page makes the business look bad Customer might use the business The page will draw customers to the business

Assignment #8: Artifact Web Page Design
2 points
Due Wednesday, January 4

See this web page for assignment details.

Assignment #9: Artifact Web Page
10 points
Due Wednesday, January 9

See this web page for assignment details.

Assignment #10: Final Project Subject
4 points
Due Wednesday, January 11

Fill out this form, which will tell me the subject of your final project. The form will also ask you to evaluate two web sites that cover similar topics.

Copy the form to my outbox when you're done with it.

Assignment #11: Final Project Goals
4 points
Due: Thursday, Jan 12

Fill out this form, which will help you decide how to design your web site.

Assignment #12: Final Project Rough Draft
4 points
Due Tuesday, Jan. 24

On Jan. 24 I will review all of the web sites that have been submitted to the outbox and give you feedback towards your final version.

Anything close to a real web site will get four points for the rough draft, but I will not give any late credit for ths rough draft.

Assignment #13: Final Project
20 points
Due Tuesday, Jan. 31

See the full desription

Assignment #14: Final Project Journal
5 points (0.5 points each day)
Due every day starting Jan. 18

At the start of every class period you'll write one journal entry.

Your journal is located in my outbox under "writeable", then "final project", then your user name. Go there now and you'll find a blank journal to fill out.

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