Project MAKE: Part 1

Your projects will be a series of iterations of a website that explains/instructs the user on how to make something. (This need not be realistic - parody, satire, and fantasy are all permissible). I do expect excellent writing regardless.

DUE: Midnight, April 2nd.

METHOD OF SUBMISSION: Post link to your personal site (again) in the comment section here. Ensure you have a link to the site from your personal web page.

REQUIREMENTS:

1. Post a link to your Project MAKE: Part 1 on your personal web page.

2. The first website must be in a subfolder entitled MAKE1 in your home directory.

3. The website must be comprised of at least 3 web pages.

GRADING CHECKLIST:

• Link to your project 1 is clearly visible from your personal web page. (I should be able to find the link within 3 seconds).
• pages are viewable
• links to to and from home directory
• website is structured as stated above
• all links work
• one page contains an annotated bibliography. This is a list of sources where you went to get ideas for your pages.
• Color scheme is appropriate for the subject matter
• All text is legible
• Each page has a consistent layout
• An external style sheet is used for all web pages

Basic Web Design Principles

There is a simple acronym used to remember basic design principles. That is C.R.A.P. (Contrast, Repetition, Alignment, and Proximity).

In an effort to start with a clue, we will talk about design concepts, color theory, and get you started in Photoshop as a means of doing preliminary layout.

We'll have a look at various examples at COMMUNICATION ARTS.

Your projects will be a series of iterations of a website that explains/instructs the user on how to make something. (This need not be realistic - parody, satire, and fantasy are all permissible). I do expect excellent writing regardless.

DUE: Midnight, April 2nd.

METHOD OF SUBMISSION: Post link to your personal site (again) in the comment section here. Ensure you have a link to the site from your personal web page.

REQUIREMENTS:

1. Post a link to your Project MAKE: Part 1 on your personal web page.

2. The first website must be in a subfolder entitled MAKE1 in your home directory.

3. The website must be comprised of at least 3 web pages.

GRADING CHECKLIST:

• Link to your project 1 is clearly visible from your personal web page. (I should be able to find the link within 3 seconds).
• pages are viewable
• links to to and from home directory
• website is structured as stated above
• all links work
• one page contains an annotated bibliography. This is a list of sources where you went to get ideas for your pages.
• Color scheme is appropriate for the subject matter
• All text is legible
• Each page has a consistent layout
• An external style sheet is used for all web pages