Class 3 Preparation: Domain Name and Hosting Plan Purchased

Students should come to class with their domain name and hosting plan purchased. We will be configuring Dreamweaver in class, so that we can upload files to the server. Remember to bring your username and password which is provided by hosting service and domain registry service.

Note: Class 3 for Tues morning, section 7187 will be this week, Tues, Sept 15. For section 2288, Monday evening class, please be prepared for Mon, Sept 21.

ADV 3650: Online Class for Week of April 6/7

Hello CityTech ADV3650 students!

So here are the instructions for this week’s class.  There are 4 important tasks you must accomplish before our next class (April 20/21).

  1. Set up a WordPress blog on your project site, and select/implement a WordPress Theme. See the instructions on a separate post. (This doesn’t need to exist as part of your final project.)
  2. Post a comment on an earlier blogpost I created  titled “Post Affiliate Programs You Find Here“. List at least 2 affiliate programs you are planning to use on your site, or ones that you found interesting. Describe how each works.
  3. Download the quiz questions, and study for the test. Email me or post comments if you have any questions. I won’t give you the answers to the questions, but I will point you in the direction to find the answers. Perhaps your fellow classmates can help you figure it out with their comments 😉
  4. Build your class project site. When we return to classes after Spring Break, everyone is expected to have their site built. I will be teaching you things that will build upon a completed site.

Have a great break!

Advanced Web Design Students: Please come prepared to work next class

Please come prepared to work next class. We will spend part of the class working on your assignment. I will visit each student to review your progress.

Layout of Article (you choose from the web).
The assignment should be a full article, with pictures, and captions. You should be creative with your design and layout. I expect you to have chosen the article by next class, and begun the design process.  Photoshop/Illustrator files appropriate during this phase.

Feel free to post questions here, or email me.

Kionic’s Web Design Awards: Fall 2008

Kionic.com generously donated scholarships for CityTech’s Advertising Design and Graphic Arts Web Design program.

$200 will be given for the Kionic Award for Most Promising New Web Designer, Fall 2008. The candidates are:

http://jayenriquez.com/
http://samartndesign.com/home.html
http://www.jaymyth.com/
http://www.natashamarcano.com/index.html
http://www.j-intel.com
http://www.man-huang.com
http://www.rcollazo.com/
http://www.ihateudesign.com

$300 will be given for the Kionic Award for Best Web Site, Fall 2008. The candidates are:
http://www.donsham.com/tak/index.php
http://www.bedaiat.com
http://www.letsacoustic.com
http://www.herbalego.com
http://www.vynal45.com
http://www.jmhdesigns.net/

Check back on Tuesday, February 10 to see which sites receive the awards.

Final Project: Grading

Here are the different aspects of the final project site that I will be grading:

  • concept
  • interface design, usability, and consistency of the brand
  • type, layout, style, detail
  • clean code
  • skills learned in the course as they are implement on the site
  • content development
  • search engine optimization (SEO)
  • traffic and analytics
  • implementation of an affiliate program