4 units, 3 lecture 3 lab

Production methods of graphics communications systems with emphasis on page development for World Wide Web publication. Projects explore the limitations and considerations of software application programs. Students will generate a web page. 

I. Introduction, Policies, Procedures

II. Overview of the Web
   A. History
   B. Rationale and Structure
   C. Terminology
   D. Protocols/file formats
   E. Bandwidth Issues
   F. Monitors/Color Space

III. Web
   A. Acronyms
   B. Browser comparison/limitations
   C. File naming conventions

IV. Page Production
   A. Design for Functionality
      1. Typographic
      2. Graphic Images
         a. file format
         b. image size in pixels
         c. resolution demystified
         d. file conversion
         e. scaling/cropping
      3. Color Space(s)
      4. Intro HTML with corresponding projects
         a. pages
         b. anchors/links
         c. tables
         5. Critique

V. Macromedia Dreamweaver
   A. Tool orientation, page production
   B. Tables in Dreamweaver with corresponding project
   C. Frames sample "client" project
   D. Layers, css
   E. Timeline animation
   F. Site definition/maintenance
   G. FTP
   H. HTML revisited/edited
   I. Critique

VI. Other Languages and Applications
   A. Javascript/ interactive features in Dreamweaver
   B. Javascript/interactive features inFireworks.
   C. Fireworks
      1. Image editing
      2. Resizing images
      3. Cropping/scaling
      4. Transparency

VII. Student website project
   A. Design/Development process
   B. Lab work
   C. Critique

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