Week5: September 20

Topic: Starting to Build, Web writing

Read for Class:

• HTML5 for Web Designersrs (*.pdf, skim)
• CSS3 for web designers (*.pdf, skim)
• Murach Ch. 6 CSS Layouts
• Murach Ch. 7 Lists & Links
• Redish Letting go of the words Chapters 3 and 6 (from Safari Books Online)
• From the web:  all of these links open in new windows. NB:  Yes, there are a lot of links here.  Yes, you need to read them all.  But, they are all perspectives on different things you’ll be doing with your team projects.  They should give you a solid start on understanding the code that you want to write.
  • the cascade in cascading style sheets
  • grids in design
  • HTML5 <main> element
  • Absolute/relative/fixed positioning (these  should get you started enough to begin to play with options in your own projects)
    • explanation 1
    • explanation 2
    • explanation 3 
  • Fixed navigation bar
  • Multiple navigation bars for download (or copy, paste, tweak)

Do for class:

• bring a wireframe either lo-fidelity or using on online tool that mocks up the structure of your home page and interior page
• continue working on coding your home page and inside page for the Web Project New: GSOLE and also working on the content. Should have a good start on the CSS and the main structure of HTML done. Bring a working draft of your code.
• bring two questions to class (in any format) that you need answered in regards to the readings

In class:

• discussion of the readings
  • Copy, paste, tweak theory and exercise
• work time
  • discuss client visit and prototypes
  • share information and resources
  • work, work, work