My name is Joshua Madrid and I'm the instructor for this course. We'll continue exploring the basic architecture of web design with web-authoring app (Dreamweaver & introduce you to other tools) as well as animation/motion graphics (Animate & others). With those tools you'll get a chance to practice and apply them to your own site designs.
This class is considered a "hybrid" where it shares both online aspects as well as online elements. We meet in PV CA211 on Tuesdays (unless something happens, like bad weather, preventing us from meeting that day). Check out the Start Here module. (BTW, everything is housed inside Modules in Canvas.) Look closely at the Syllabus and Calendar for this course.
Make sure you check the Announcements every time you enter the course. When I add/amend and Announcement, it automatically triggers an email to your MCC email. That is how I will be communicating with you so always check your MCC emails.
There are 2 required textbooks for this class. Textbooks are available in the MCC–Penn Valley bookstore and online here.
HTML & CSS: Design and Build Websites
Published by Pogue Press/O'Reilly, 1st Ed., McFarland
ISBN-10: 1118206916
Mastering Adobe Animate 2023
Published by Joseph Labrecque, 2023 Ed.
ISBN-10: 1837636265
I strongly urge you to keep this book for your permanent library collection as a reference for your graphic design profession. In this course, students will be expected to exhibit a fundamental knowledge of the web designer's craft through the application of information derived from lectures, readings and research to studio assignments.
We'll cover advanced site management, use visual design, tools for creating responsive web content, implementing style sheets, adding behaviors. Students will be designing with HTML, image-editing software, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Figma.