Web Design

Catalog description

An introduction to researching, planning, and producing websites for a range of clients. Students use different tools to conceive, develop, layout, design, and implement their website and related media. Students are expected to have a beginning proficiency in Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator. Emphasis will be on the design and aesthetic aspects of web design, not just the technical aspects. Students will creatively produce a website including considerations of typography, color, branding, and layout. Students also install and modify a blog utilizing skills in HTML and CSS. Topics studied will also include: Page Ranking, Web Advertising, Video, and Domain names and Hosting. This course should interest various disciplines: computer graphics, photography, video, film, the visual arts, and education. Course Attributes: +Cost over $40, Creative Persp / Explorations College of Arts & Sciences Art