Wednesday, Jan 8, 2014: Class 1

In this class…

• Review of course outlines, assignments & expectations
• Introduction of online course resources
• http://guides.nscad.ca/content.php?pid=483919&sid=3966687
• Intro to programs: TextWrangler, Fetch
• Intro to boilerplate.html
• HTML5, Local HTML vs. Served HTML, Information Hierarchy, Text Formatting, Hyperlinks

[icon size=”tiny” image=”icon-cloud-download”] Download basic HTML5 page boilerplate.html

Homework

[icon size=”tiny” image=”icon-play-circle”] Video playlist on YouTube

• Watch videos 1-6 in review, to ensure you have the basics down pat.
• Watch videos 7-10 in preparation for next class.
• Read article “How Users Read on the Web“
• Read article “Website Reading: It (Sometimes) Does Happen“