THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CSS ASSIGNMENT
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CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE!!
YOU MADE IT!! WE ARE NOW AT OUR LAST WEEK OF THE SUMMER SESSION!!!
HOOORAY!!
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With this shortened summer session… I don’t want to overload you… and I hope that I am not doing that… From you the student I have been looking for:
1. EFFORT
2. QUALITY & CARE OF YOUR HOMEWORK & PROJECTS
3. CONSISTENCY
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Note: If are missing previous assignments… try to get them as soon as possible to receive some credit … every point counts!!
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For the final week we will be finishing with a BANG!! Although I truly believe the workload will be nothing unusual for you at this point… This coming week you will be finishing the essay/research CSS Paper…
Here is the Link to the research paper:
http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/02/10-web-typography-rules-every-designer-should-know-2/
Here is a link to some inspiration regarding typography:
http://spyrestudios.com/beautiful-typography-in-web-design-2/
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TYPOGRAPHY CSS PAPER
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WHILE THE OFFICIAL TERMINATION DATE FOR SUMMER SCHOOL
IS FRIDAY THE 27TH OF JULY…
I WILL BE EXCEPTING WORK FROM THIS ASSIGNMENT
WITHOUT PENALTY..
UNTIL SUNDAY THE 29TH OF JULY!!
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This CSS paper will be worth 8 POINTS in the homework section of your grade!!
Because of our limited time table to the end of the semester we will be substituting a paper instead of the pop up page workshop!!
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That paper should be 2 pages in length – double spaced, arial font, 12 point size. If you run out of ideas to discuss in your paper… revert to your knowledge and create connections from previous research assignments and projects… As usual, your opinion is encouraged… but I want to see that opinion backed up by research…
The first 2/3 of your paper should be something like this:
For example..
“I believe creating a clear hierarchy is important. Based on the article written by Thursday Bramm, entitled “10 Web Typography Rules Every Designer Should Know”, I agree that the size, type face, and location truly help guide the viewer of the website in the direction of the information that is most important.
I found a glaring misuse of this principle in my Worst Web Site in the World research. The site “http://www.rodcdavis.com/” is a confusing rabbit hole of information and disorientates the user on where the creator of the website would like you to navigate. I believe the creator of the website executes his goal of presenting himself at the top of the page, but I become confused where my next investigation on the site should begin.”
The last 1/3 of your paper should be dedicated to discussing
— Your choice for the CSS Web Site?
— Why you chose it?
— What design principles you utilized
— THE MORE INDEPTH DETAILS ( regarding your choices, design styles, etc.. etc… ) YOU INCLUDE THE BETTER!!
— What choices you made relative to the subject you decided to focus on?
— What difficulties did you have?
— How you enjoyed this project and the course as a whole?
OK … NOW LETS DISCUSS THE CSS PROJECT… Worth 17 Project Points!!
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FINAL CSS PROJECT
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WHILE THE OFFICIAL TERMINATION DATE FOR SUMMER SCHOOL
IS FRIDAY THE 27TH OF JULY…
I WILL BE EXCEPTING WORK FROM THIS ASSIGNMENT
WITHOUT PENALTY..
UNTIL SUNDAY THE 29TH OF JULY!!
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The page is created for a Group, Activity, or College (like Business and Industry), at Casper College… You may choose another product, club, etc outside of Casper College as well… But all chosen topics should be approved by me… please send me your chosen topic via email as soon as you have decided!!
You can look on the course website (CSS Gallery) to view some of the previous sites created.
Go ahead and choose a site and get working!!
ATLEAST :
1. 3 page CSS site
2.– 3 buttons for navigation controlled by relative or absolute positioning.
3– All 3 of the buttons utilize the hover feature….
4– Utilize an animated gif atleast 3 times within the site. This can be the same animated gif
5– Use atleast 1 of the principles described in the research article… available here: http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/02/10-web-typography-rules-every-designer-should-know-2/
6.– Attempt to emulate atleast 1 typography style you have found via research or from this link: http://spyrestudios.com/beautiful-typography-in-web-design-2/
Be sure to send via email your link to the 3 page CSS page assigned …
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SEMESTER PARTICIPATION GRADE!! WORTH 7 POINTS
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WHILE THE OFFICIAL TERMINATION DATE FOR SUMMER SCHOOL
IS FRIDAY THE 27TH OF JULY…
I WILL BE EXCEPTING WORK REGARDING THIS ASSIGNMENT
WITHOUT PENALTY..
UNTIL SUNDAY THE 29TH OF JULY!!
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Note: We did not receive a high level of or activity with the summer sessions webinars, google group, forum postings, active discussions etc… therefore I have come up with an alternative so that you can receive those crucial points to boosting your final grades!!
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Your task… regarding participation is as follows….
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1. If you have not joined facebook or our facebook group up until this point… JOIN NOW!! — note: for those who hate facebook or prefer to not be affiliated with this class/academic program/casper college … you can always delete your friendship or cancel your facebook account after the semester…
2. Friend our program on facebook at Web Casper or hoffman@caspercollege.edu… please also email me that you are trying to friend Web Casper so that I get that part of the process completed as soon as possible…
3. Capture the image of the assignment you want to use if it is not already an image… You can utilize the step by step tutorials below for mac or pc.
4. Post an image of your favorite piece you created in the course… with a sentence describing it… you can have as much fun with this as you please…
5. Please don’t be mean or negative!!
6. Email me to check your post so I know it is there…
7. THAT’S IT!!
YOU JUST RECEIVED YOUR 7 PARTICIPATION POINTS!!
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SCREEN CAPTURE MAC TUTORIAL
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Note: the video tutorial regarding uploading to facebook shows how to use the grab procedure for mac…
1. You can use a program called “Grab” that comes standard on the apple operating system.
2. Go to the top menu bar and choose: “Capture”
3. Choose “Selection” in the drop down menu
4. Drag your cursor over what you would like to capture.
5. Click the red button in the top left corner to close the window
5. Save the file to your computer’s desktop, documents, etc…
6. Save that image for the Web as it will be a big file. You can follow our previous instructions for saving for the web ( <— that link is here)… although this time you will not have to place the image on the server… you can just save the image and import it on facebook.
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SCREEN CAPTURE MAC TUTORIAL
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1. You can print the screen
2. To print the screen you click with the key fn (on the bottom left of your keyboard) and the print screen button or prtsc (on the top right of the keyboard)
Note: hold down both of these at the same time or it doesn’t work!!…
3. Save the file to your computer’s desktop, documents, etc…
4. Open the image in your favorite image editor and Crop to the desired size… we don’t need to see an image of your whole desktop…
5. Save that image for the Web as it will be a big file. You can follow our previous instructions for saving for the web (follow this link to get there)… although this time you will not have to place the image on the server… you can just save the image and import it on facebook.
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UPLOADING TO FACEBOOK TUTORIAL
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Note: the video tutorial regarding uploading to facebook is below…
1. Once you have been accepted as a friend … go the Web Casper Page/ Wall…
2. Click in the box that says “What’s on your mind?”
Feel free to type your description/sentence of the piece you decided to upload…
3. Click above that box that says “Add Photo/Video”
4. Click the drop down box that says “Upload Photo/Video”
5. Click Choose file… and select the image you would like to upload… then select the “choose” button or “enter” button
6. Now select the blue “Post” button on the lower right hand corner of the “Whats on your mind?” box …
7… Thats it… you uploaded… now just send an email to me so I know it is there!!
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UPLOADING TO FACEBOOK TUTORIAL
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The Link to this video is here: https://vimeo.com/46164491
The Password is: Thunderbird2012