ART 152 - Web Design I: Foundations

Units: 3
Students learn terminology and skills of graphic surface and interface design. Course covers graphics, layout, file- and version-management, wire-framing, prototyping, images, visual fundamentals and principles of interaction design to create web based interfaces and web sites.

Prerequisites: ART 100 and ART 102.
Equivalent Quarter Course: ART 2830.
Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Define and name the visible and structural layout and organizational components as well as the underlying code of website/web app;
Explain the process of creating a website from idea to finished page and explain the relevance of insights such as Hicks and Fitts laws on this process;
Create screen based layouts and the required graphic assets based in response to a creative brief and proposal;
Present web based solutions to an audience with conceptual and technical explanations and justifications;
Create web sites and web app from idea to finished product including supporting deliverables such as styletiles and wireframes;
Critique web based projects based on best practices, conceptual, aesthetic and technical criteria.