The most important thing to keep in mind is that design is about communication.What is web design?
What forms can "media" take? What makes media "interactive"? We'll discuss these and many other questions throughout the course by exploring a wide range of examples, developing basic technical skills through the course exercises and projects, all the while keeping an eye toward implementing more sophisticated projects in the future.
Web design is still being invented.
How can a web site be made more interactive?
- a web site with user-selectable style sheets
- two-way communication options for web sites: e-mail, web forms, subscriptions
- alternative delivery for web content: HTML newsletters, RSS feeds, mobile browsers, CD, DVD
- "individualized" web user experience through advanced navigation
- multimedia as a blend of text, pictures, audio, video, and animation
- interactive objects programmed in Flash (as covered in Art 407)
What professional opportunities exist in the field of new media development?
Many people get involved in different ways at different points in a project's development: as a planner (identify needs, organize information), as a designer (create the look and feel), as a technical lead (code and program the design), as a consumer/evaluator of projects, or as a one-stop-shopping, do-it-all consultant. Specific job titles that might be called into a project include information architect, interface designer, writer, and content developer.
This course will explore a number of questions related to web site design.
