Web Art and Design

Catalog description

This studio course will focus on web design fundamentals of building and designing websites. In addition, students will also be introduced to the history, theory and best practices of web design and art through readings, assignments and hands-on lectures. Topics will include compositional principles of the web page, layout and navigation design, color schemes for the web, effective uses of multimedia incorporation non-linear narratives. Through several small-scale projects, students will learn how to implement HTML, CSS and JQuery (or the current industry standards of web design technologies) in website design and creation. It is expected that students will spend additional time outside of class completing course assignments.